Central Lutheran Church, in the heart of the city, welcomes all people to celebrate, discover and share the love of Christ.
Social Ministry
Central Lutheran shares the love of Christ through the following programs that serve both members of the church and members in the community around us:
The Clothes Closet provides clothing and a hot meal is also served each week on Mondays from 10:30 – noon for about 200 persons each week. Central also has a long tradition of opening its doors during business hours to members of the homeless community and offering fellowship and a warm place to sit.
Augsburg Nursing Center provides basic medical services to the homeless community through a partnership with Augsburg College.
Camp Amnicon, a high-adventure camp and outdoor retreat ministry, supported by an association of several congregations, offering a unique and powerful wilderness experience for youth and adults from inside and outside of the church. Camp Amnicon began over 30 years ago as an outreach ministry of Central Lutheran Church, which remains one of several significant supporters and participants in its vital ministry today.
Central Friends share the love of Christ through a ministry of listening, praying, visiting and caring for people in times of transition, change or challenge.
GLBT Advocacy Ministry functions as a voice within Central and the Minneapolis Area Synod, advocating for the full acceptance of gay, lesbian, bi-sexual and transgender persons.
Global Missions Team educates the congregation about the spiritual and physical needs of the global community; and helps channel resources to the needs of the world. Read a letter from CLC missionaries in Japan (January 2004).
Peace with Justice Ministry Team implements, within Central, a program of education and action around issues of peace and justice, seeking to supplant the evils of war, violence, poverty, hunger, economic injustice, environmental degradation, racism and other oppressions.
“We share the love of Christ in worship and learning, through our service and action in the community, and in the ways we reach out to other people. We reach out in pastoral care to one another during times of celebration, struggle, pain, or loss. We visit each other in the hospital and call each other to talk. We share our food, our homes, and our time with one another. We touch the lives of others in many ways, from simply having a cup of coffee together to lending our resources to help another in need.” (From the Mission Task Force Final Report, May 17, 2005)