We invite all people to the light of Christ.

We are a community centered in worship. Our worship is liturgical, shaped by a centuries-old pattern. It is also creative and joyful in its use of music and the arts. By the work of the Holy Spirit, it shapes us into a forgiven body. It feeds us through the Word as we listen and speak, and in the Meal we share at Christ’s table. And it sends us out, the light and love of Christ to our neighbors and to the whole world.

RECENT NEWS

Christ Church Lutheran was recently designated as a National Historic Landmark.

"Christ Church Lutheran, Minneapolis, MN, holds national significance as one of the most celebrated works by Eliel Saarinen, who was among the nation’s most acclaimed architects and architectural educators of the 20th century. Saarinen was on the leading edge of the modernist movement and played a pivotal role in the emergence of modernist religious architecture in the United States." Read More...

— From the News Release Interior Secretary Kempthorne Designates 9 National Historic Landmarks in 9 States, January 16, 2009, U.S. Department of the Interior

Additional coverage and images in the Star Tribune:

Landmark church takes its place in history by Rochelle Olson

A portfolio of images by architect Pete Sieger, working with Tom Dolan, to record the beauty of Eero Saarinen's design of Christ Church Lutheran.

Save the Date: Sunday September 27, 2009
Celebration of our National Historic Landmark designation.

Festival worship,congregational dinner, special programs. Details will follow! Invite friends!

We are a community sent by the Spirit to serve—all people and the creation. Check out our website to learn more about our mission and ministries.

We are a community gifted with a lovely historic building in which the light of Christ shines. We invite you to come and see this place of architectural genius, of peace and quiet exhilaration. Our sublime, modernist sanctuary was designed by the Finnish-American architect Eliel Saarinen in 1949.  His son, Eero Saarinen, designed our education wing in 1962 to harmonize with his father’s triumph. Click on Tours for more information.

We are eager to welcome you to the light of Christ in this place!