Our waving rainbow flag outside and the loving community inside welcomes (all year long!) those people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ). This coming Sunday, June 16th, we celebrate with Pride Sunday, a week before Twin Cities Pride and two weeks before World Pride in New York City marks the fiftieth anniversary…
events category page
Dozens of children and youth from Edina Morningside Church and our wider community have flooded the halls, rooms, stage, sanctuary and surroundings of the church, as Morningside Theatre Company’s summer suite of musical theatre camps kicked off this week. Youth in grades 2-5 are rehearsing Annie KIDS (adapted from the Tony Award-winning Best Musical), and…
In recent years, Edina Morningside Church member Gwen Williams has shared in worship and other settings her lifelong efforts to overcome the effects of childhood sexual abuse. Her courage in addressing this history has modeled for the whole congregation the power that comes from leaning into our birthright identity as beloved children of God. Gwen’s…
Edina Morningside Community Church will host a series of spring classes introducing students to creative spiritual practices. Created by Karen Boileau, M.Ed., the classes incorporate stretching, breathing, prayer, drawing, walking in nature, and other activities to integrate the body and the mind, and to draw attention to the spirit within. Adults of all faith and…
EMC pulled out all the stops for Mardis Gras worship and a pancake breakfast — complete with music by the Dixiecats — on Sunday, Feb. 11. While middle-schoolers and high school students set the tables and cooked up sausages and pancakes, elementary school kids made prayer books that EMC missioners will bring to the Daylight…
Often the start of a new year sparks a resolution for more physical fitness. But what about our spiritual fitness? Come strengthen your spirit, your resilience and your sense of peace during our 2018 Lenten Series, Spiritual Cross Fit, led by Rev. Frank Bennett, Feb. 19 through March 19. Be renewed and gain greater insights…
Dozens of EMC members joyfully acted, sang and made music in Make a Joyful Noise: A Christmas Pageant in Story & Song on Sunday, December 17, sharing the story of Jesus’ birth and his love.
Join us for Make a Joyful Noise: A Christmas Pageant in Story & Song this Sunday, December 17. This season’s much-needed message of love will be performed in five stories and five pieces of music. Following the 10 a.m. service, our ever-popular annual Cookie Walk, a.k.a. the best-ever Christmas bake sale, will be held in…
Come join us for this annual economic-justice event in North Minneapolis. We’ll kick off our morning with breakfast at Lowry Cafe (2207 Lowry Ave. N.) at 8:30 a.m., carol along Victory Memorial Parkway at 10 a.m., and then check off some items from our Christmas gift lists at the Goddess of Glass at 11 a.m….
Ever since Hurricane Maria caused catastrophic damage in Puerto Rico, the American citizens there have been doing their best to cope with the humanitarian crisis. Meanwhile, El Colegio High School in Minneapolis has been collecting and shipping innumerable supplies, on a Delta flight and via a ship’s container, to Puerto Rico. EMC-donated supplies—personal care items,…