Featured Events
Homecoming Campfire
Grace University Lutheran Church 324 SE Harvard St, Minneapolis, United StatesNext week, come celebrate homecoming week with s'mores, community, and a campfire! The fall weather should be perfect for a campfire and we'll have all the supplies for s'mores -- just bring yourself and your friends along!
Coming Out Day Blessings
Northrop MallOn National Coming Out Day, LCM staff and student leaders will be out on the Mall giving out blessings to celebrate our queer siblings, and recognizing the joys and complexities of coming out. We'll also have a themed craft for you to join in! Come find us and receive/give a blessing this day!
Community Dinner + Conversation: Christian Gender Diversity & Opening Doors for Everyone
Grace University Lutheran Church 324 SE Harvard St, Minneapolis, United StatesJoin Austen Hartke, author of "Transforming: The Bible and the Lives of Transgender Christians," for a journey through the lives of several "gender outsiders" in scripture and Christian history. Come see what it can look like to be a gender-expansive person of faith, and find out how theology from LGBTQIA+ communities expands understanding and belonging […]
Fall Retreat
Heartwood Retreat Center N10884 Hoinville Rd, Trego, WI, United StatesOctober 13-15 | Heartwood Retreat Center in Trego, WI | Cost: $50 | Register by Sept. 29! The Fall Retreat is always a favorite of the year - open to new and returning students alike! Don't miss out on this great chance to get away, explore creation, connect with God and get to know new friends! We put this retreat mid-October, because that's […]
LCM Spring Break 2024: Reconciliation and Renewal in Northern Ireland
We live in a culture where everyone seems to be 'dug in,' defensive about their values, and deeply suspicious of anyone who does not share them. We are divided along lines of politics, religion, geography, race, and class. We long to connect with others, and still, we hold our values for a reason - they […]
Be Fed: Soup Cooking Class
University Lutheran Church of Hope 601 13th Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesDeacon Kari from Shobi's Table will be coming to lead a cooking class with us and teach us how to make delicious, affordable, homemade soup! All the soup we make together will be frozen and used at Be Fed in the following weeks. Of course, we'll get to try some too! Come for a day of […]
Community Dinner + Conversation: An Open Conversation about Loving Our Neighbor
Grace University Lutheran Church 324 SE Harvard St, Minneapolis, United StatesWhether on our social media feeds, through the news, or our daily lives, we as humans bear witness to suffering all around us. Recently, the Presiding Bishop of the ELCA, Elizabeth Eaton said that "God has called us to be a people who stand with others amid suffering" -- As people of faith, how can we engage the world, in all its joy and beauty, heartbreak and suffering, without growing numb or turning to despair? How can we stand with our neighbors in suffering, while also caring for ourselves along the way? Why as Christians is this an important part of our call?
Spring Retreat
More info about the retreat is coming soon, but we wanted to make sure you had the basics! The retreat is March 22-24, 2024, and cost to you is $50, thanks to generous donors. Scholarships are available! The official sign-up will go live when we get back to campus.
You’re invited to LCM Youth Night!
Grace University Lutheran Church 324 SE Harvard St, Minneapolis, United StatesWed., April 10 | Schedule: Dinner @ 6:30pm, pause student worship @ 8pm @ Grace University Lutheran Church | Please RSVP to dana@umnlutheran.org so we know how many to expect! This Spring, Lutheran Campus Ministry-Twin Cities is extending an invitation to all local high school youth to our special LCM Youth Night! On April 10, all […]
Conversations that Matter: Knowing, Being Known, and Our Call to Repair
Each summer, we gather with friends, and friends of friends, to join in an important conversation about our shared life together and our shared call in the world. It's a chance to meet some bright and interesting people, practice the lost art of curiosity, and have a good conversation about something that matters. Alumni and […]
Welcome Campfire
Grace University Lutheran Church 324 SE Harvard St, Minneapolis, United StatesAll students are welcome to join us this weekend for our Welcome Campfire! Stop by Grace University Lutheran Church (the church right by Superblock!) for s'mores, games, and hanging by […]
First Day Fest
Grace University Lutheran Church 324 SE Harvard St, Minneapolis, United StatesAll students are invited to come celebrate the first day of school with us! There will be free food with our weekly meal Be Fed, live music with our musician Nate Crary, art stations where you can block print a tote bag to take home, AND a SnoCone machine to keep us all cool! Invite your friends and come join in the celebration for the first day!
pause student worship
Grace University Lutheran Church 324 SE Harvard St, Minneapolis, United StatesDuring the school year, we meet for worship at 8pm at Grace University Lutheran Church — we call it pause because it’s like taking a big deep breath in the middle of the week. You can expect mostly students to be in attendance, acoustic music, beautiful art, robust conversation, quiet prayer, and reflection. Our communion table is […]
Spikeball in the Mall
Northrop Mall"Bump up" your first week of school hype and "set" the tone with some Spikeball! We'll have a few nets set up on the mall so it should be easy to spot us! Look for the LCM chalkboard sign!
Craft Night – Pennant Making!
Grace University Lutheran Church 324 SE Harvard St, Minneapolis, United StatesCome hang out before worship and and make a felt pennant to decorate your new room or door! All supplies will be provided.
Beach Day
Come join LCM for a fun afternoon at the beach! We will be going to Cedar Lake East Beach to swim, hang out, and play games by the lake! We will meet at University Lutheran Church of Hope (in Dinkytown) at 1pm, and carpool from there. Feel free to bring any games and snacks you'd […]
Service Opportunity: Food Prep @ Shobi’s Table
Our first service opportunity of the semester! Shobi's Table is a pay-as-you-can food truck ministry that serves delicious + homemade lunches to all, four days a week in the Rondo, Midway, and Frogtown neighborhoods of Saint Paul. We'll be helping them with food prep for the coming week. All students can join us -- simply […]
Community Dinner + Convo: Get to Know the Community
Grace University Lutheran Church 324 SE Harvard St, Minneapolis, United StatesIn a couple of weeks, LCM will be having a community dinner focused on getting to know one another! We will have delicious food, talking prompts, and great community. All are welcome whether you are an LCM regular or this will be your first event. Please RSVP to dana@umnlutheran.org so we can have an estimate […]
Afton Apple Orchard
Afton Apple Orchard 14421 90th St S, Hastings, MN, United StatesThere's nothing like apple picking in Minnesota in the fall! LCMers will be carpooling out to Afton Apple Orchard for some fall festivities in a couple of weekends! Join in the fall fun and spend an afternoon out together. RSVP to dana@umnlutheran.org so we know how many cars to bring and let us know if […]
Service Opportunity: Food Prep @ Shobi’s Table
Our first service opportunity of the semester! Shobi’s Table is a pay-as-you-can food truck ministry that serves delicious + homemade lunches to all, four days a week in the Rondo, Midway, and Frogtown neighborhoods of Saint Paul. We’ll be helping them with food prep for the coming week. All students can join us — simply RSVP to […]