Celebration of Life for Paul Bower

Paul James Bower, age 62, died in his Minneapolis home surrounded by his family on October 19th, 2018. He was a kind, gentle soul who deeply loved his family, friends and life. Paul was born October 25th, 1955 in Madison, Wisconsin to the late David and Phyllis Bower. He was one of seven children and […]

Golden Friends Christmas service project

This year the Golden Friends service project for Christmas will be gathering various items for the LSS Street Outreach Teams to support youth experiencing homelessness. The Golden Friends will be gathering our donations over the next three Sundays, and assemble the kits at the Golden Friends meeting on November 16. The items needed are: – […]

Saying Goodbye

It is with regret mixed with deep gratitude for her years of service that I share the resignation of our administrator Jennifer Schultz effective on September 9, 2018. Jen has been a faithful servant of Grace Lutheran and of its predecessors Saint Paul’s and Emanuel for over thirteen years, and has been the coordinator of our Little […]

Support our Seminarian!

Grace Alworth has been with us for many years and has served in many capacities, including teaching confirmation and supply preaching. Grace has a Master of Arts in theology from Luther Seminary, and has long felt a call to ordained ministry but was unable to pursue it… …until now! Luther Seminary is currently offering “Jubilee […]

Vote To Change Name Unanimously Approved!

A special congregational meeting was held on Sunday, April 6 to vote on changing our name from “Northeast Community Lutheran Church” to “Grace Lutheran Church of Northeast Minneapolis.” The name change passed unanimously. This new name orients us firmly in God’s grace and aligns our name more directly with Grace Center, the community center project […]