EMC’s Lenten Series “Souper Wednesdays” continues this week with Rev. Demetrius Chester, New Covenant Church of God in Christ, with his presentation, “My Experience and God’s Call for Unity.” Pastor Chester plans to share some of his experiences on race in Minnesota and an urgent call for unity among people of faith. Join us this Wednesday for dinner…
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Are frigid temperatures getting you down? Then take a night off from winter in EMC’s warm, cozy basement for a tropical-themed shindig plus pizza (pineapple and Canadian bacon, anyone?). This family-friendly movie—about a Minnesota pet bird who travels to sunny Brazil and falls in love—will please an intergenerational crowd. Join us Friday, March 4, 6:30–8:30 p.m. Feel free to just show…
Join us this Wednesday as we kick off Souper Wednesdays. Rev. John Gutterman will be talking about the latest in immigration reform, the Syrian and Central American refugee crisis, and ways we can work ecumenically to create a more welcoming Minnesota. Dinner begins at 6; then stay for the discussion, which will wrap up at 7: 30 p.m. …
Join friends and family members tonight at 7 p.m. as we ponder confession and restoration during our Ash Wednesday service—the beginning of our observance of Lent.
EMC members donned masks, beads and more in honor of our annual Mardis Gras event. We celebrated both during and after Sunday worship with a parade, a pancake breakfast, lively music by our choir and the DixieCats (including our own Gary Lundgren on trombone), plus Mardis Gras-themed decor. This day of merry-making precedes the beginning of Lent, held this week…
You’ve got five chances to attend EMC’s Lenten Series “Souper Wednesdays.” Better yet, attend all five. At each, you’ll enjoy dinner and hear from a great local speaker on a compelling topic, including immigration, homelessness and the experience of race in Minnesota. Souper Wednesdays Schedule: Feb. 17: Rev. John Gutterman, Conversations with Friends, “Ministry at a Time of Migration” Feb. 24: Rev. Demetrius Chester, New…
Twenty-plus EMC members headed to Chanhassen Dinner Theatres this week to see “Sister Act” and our own Music Director Alex Heetland both playing keyboards and directing the band. His two-week stint as director follows another he enjoyed there last fall for “Mary Poppins.”
TRUST, an interdenominational group of South Minneapolis churches, will present its annual worship service to celebrate the life and legacy of The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., at Living Spirit United Methodist Church (4501 Bloomington Ave., Minneapolis) on Sunday, Jan. 17, at 5 p.m. EMC confirmands are encouraged to attend and invite the rest of the congregation…
Before heading back to normal routines after the holidays, EMC teens and adults remembered those whose routines never change. On Sunday, Jan. 3, five middle-schoolers and three adults spent the afternoon at Boneshaker Books, reading letters from women incarcerated throughout the U.S. and selecting books they requested to mail to them. It is a ministry our young people especially love, choosing…
Which Christmas Eve service will you attend? Consider joining us for the Christmas Eve Intergenerational Service at 4 p.m. We’ll welcome Baby Jesus by lighting the Christ Candle, listening to special music, singing carols with accompanists Alex Heetland on piano and Pete Haugen on guitar, enjoying Time with Children led by Janet Anderson, hearing a homily from Pastor Howard—and, of…