Lyndale United Church of Christ

08/26/2026

Next Wednesday, September 2, 6:30pm
Our Whole Lives (OWL) Parent Orientation

Lyndale UCC and Spirit of Peace Church, Minnetonka, are co-hosting Our Whole Lives (OWL) for senior high students. The session runs September-April, with 12 in-person, 90-minute sessions on Wednesday and Sunday evenings, roughly twice per month.

OWL is a comprehensive sexuality education curriculum that addresses all that makes a person a sexual being: sexual identity, intimacy, sensuality, and sexualization, as well as sexual health. And it does so while centering the beliefs and ethics at the heart of the UCC's theology that all humans - no exceptions - are beloved by our creator, that our bodies are gifts meant to be honored and enjoyed, and that we have a profound responsibility to care for others through mutual respect, transparency, and compassion.

Check out the program slide presentation, then fill out the sign-up form for the required parent orientation on Wednesday, Sept. 2

08/23/2026

Email from First Christian Church Minneapolis FCC Calls Rev. Dan Adolphson as Senior Minister The Spirit is on the move at First Christian Church of Minneapolis! Assembled in a special meeting after w

08/22/2026

TOMORROW , Sunday, August 23 at 10am!

Worship at Lake Harriet Bandshell, 4135 W Lake Harriet Pkwy, Minneapolis, MN 5540

Join Lyndale UCC and members of other United Church of Christ Churches at Lake Harriet Bandshell for outdoor worship! We'll gather for worship, music, and prayer. It's a great opportunity to connect with members from other UCC churches and enjoy worship together in the fresh air. Everyone is welcome, so invite your family, friends, and neighbors!

In lieu of Adult Ed, a group will be meeting at Lyndale UCC at 9am to ride bike together to service at Lake Harriet. Please join.

Zoom is unavailable. We hope you can make it in person!

08/19/2026

THIS Sunday, August 23 at 10am!

Worship at Lake Harriet Bandshell, 4135 W Lake Harriet Pkwy, Minneapolis, MN 5540

Join Lyndale UCC and members of other United Church of Christ Churches at Lake Harriet Bandshell for outdoor worship! We'll gather for worship, music, and prayer. It's a great opportunity to connect with members from other UCC churches and enjoy worship together in the fresh air. Everyone is welcome, so invite your family, friends, and neighbors!

A group will be meeting at Lyndale UCC at 9am to ride bike together to service at Lake Harriet. Please join!

08/16/2026

Next Sunday, August 23 at 10am!

Worship at Lake Harriet Bandshell, 4135 W Lake Harriet Pkwy, Minneapolis, MN 5540

Join Lyndale UCC and members of other United Church of Christ Churches at Lake Harriet Bandshell for outdoor worship! We'll gather for worship, music, and prayer. It's a great opportunity to connect with members from other UCC churches and enjoy worship together in the fresh air. Everyone is welcome, so invite your family, friends, and neighbors!

08/15/2026

Tomorrow, Sunday August 16th

10:00am Joint Worship in the Park
Wabun Picnic Area, Pavilion G (4655 – 46th Ave S., Minneapolis)

There will be no Adult Ed or Zoom.

BBQ will be provided (vegetarian too). Bring sides, salads, veggies, chips, fruit or dessert.

We hope you can join us.

08/14/2026

TOMORROW: Saturday, August 15, 9am-11am
Volunteering at Wakan Tipi

The Green Team has organized to meet at Wakan Tipi to assist in restoration.

"Join us in caring for the lands, waters, plants, and animal relatives of Wakáƞ Tipi by lending a helping hand at our habitat restoration events. Take part in various activities to limit the spread of displaced plant relatives (invasive species)." -https://www.wakantipi.org/volunteer

265 Commercial St, Saint Paul, MN 55106
(the only road into the center goes through downtown)

08/12/2026

TOMORROW! Wednesday, August 12 5:30-7:30pm
Seed Sunset
East Phillips Community Garden

Come join the Green Team for this event hosted by our reparations partner, East Phillips Neighborhood Institute. This is a wonderful opportunity for youth and adults alike to learn gardening skills, slow down in a welcoming learning setting, and connect with neighbors.

Instructions will be provided for activities, and there will be tasks for all different abilities. You are encouraged to wear comfortable clothes that can get dirty and to bring a water bottle.

There will be snacks and limited work gloves available. No prep is needed.

Please RSVP for this free event by copying and pasting this link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScrYRn3DhZQGyKfSC_zNnIeDh6_0wJ-Z9Uama45xlrwA3cL-A/viewform

08/10/2026

We are so grateful that we got to receive a Word from Rev Derek Terry when he was with us in June for the 10th Anniversary of the Center for Sustainable Justice at Lyndale UCC sermon series. We return thanks to God for Rev Terry's life and grieve deeply his untimely death. May he rest in peace and rise in power. https://www.facebook.com/share/1Y9pr6RfK5/

The following is a joint statement from United Church of Christ General Minister and President/CEO, the Rev. Karen Georgia Thompson, and the Open and

08/08/2026

TOMORROW, Sunday August 9

8:45am Adult Ed: No Adult Ed

10:00am Worship

Rev. Claire Klein will lead us in worship this Sunday on the theme: Imperfection as Resistance. One of our colleagues used to proclaim to her congregation every Sunday. "Welcome to this perfection free zone". What matters is that we take a risk. We bank on the idea that our ability to forgive will always be greater than our judgment or disappointment in others. Imperfection is also one of the ways we live out our anti-colonial identity at Lyndale UCC. We will not play the game that we "wear our finest" or "put on our masks" in order to attend worship. We will be real with each other and we will make mistakes.

Copy and paste the address below to join Adult Ed and Worship:
https://zoom.us/j/6128253019

Or connect via phone by calling (312) 626-6799
(Meeting ID: 612 825 3019 / Password: 1884)