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July 2020
Moms “Off the Clock”
Save these dates for two upcoming virtual gatherings and come together to share in casual, cozy conversation. Contact Marie Kruskop for more information and to RSVP.
Find out more »August 2020
Isolation in Perspective: Criminal Justice, Discrimination, and the Church
As the world experiences a global health pandemic, we are united in an unusual mass experience of isolation. Still, we do not all experience the same level of hardship. By studying the criminal justice system and striving to understand our own complicity in it, what perspectives might we gain on isolation and social disconnection? What might this pandemic teach us about the lasting trauma of isolation? And where is the church in all of this? Link to the event webpage:…
Find out more »Nursery Circle Time
Join Marie Kruskop each week for Nursery Circle Time. Each week a new nursery story will be read. To watch each weekly videos visit the WestminsterMpls YouTube Channel here!
Find out more »Sunday Morning Worship
Welcome to worship that engages the heart and mind. Dignity, joy, warmth, and beauty are the hallmarks of worship at Westminster. Our services are steeped in a rich Westminster tradition that engages the heart and mind through scripture and sermon, prayer, the best in organ and choral sacred music, and profound silence. Worship takes different forms at Westminster, all aimed at fulfilling our mission to proclaim and celebrate the Good News of Jesus Christ and to gather as an open community…
Find out more »Gathered at Five Worship
Westminster is a lively, social justice-oriented community in the heart of Downtown Minneapolis. Gathered at Five is our way of doing non-traditional worship that is casual and eclectic, led by a diverse group of pastors and musicians who are ready to welcome you. More information about Gathered at Five available here.
Find out more »Youth Group Coffee Shop
Join your youth community for a virtual coffee shop (contact Matt Lewellyn-Otten for Meeting ID and Password info). We will catch up, play games, and just spend some time together in the community. Grab your favorite drink, get cozy, and connect with the community.
Find out more »Faith In Action: Let’s Get Uncomfortable
Danger Boat Productions will host a facilitated conversation about racism, its consequences, and how we all share the responsibility to do the work for change. The Danger Boat approach is specially designed to help white people to do more of their own learning, growing, and dismantling. Find more information and register here.
Find out more »Happy Hour Discussions: Big Questions for a Changing Church
Let's gather our conversations around Big Questions for a Changing Church into a single (Zoom) room! Matt Skinner and Rachel Sheild Gustafson will host. RSVP to Mahin Hamilton for Zoom details. If you missed the series, catch up on YouTube!
Find out more »WestConnect Morning Bible Study
The Spirit is active in the Westminster community right now, even online. Join associate pastor, Sarah Brouwer, for Bible Study on Facebook live and learn about what God has for us this day.
Find out more »Moms Group
Moms Group will continue meeting this summer as a time for connection for moms with children of all ages. Please join us! Our format accommodates the need to care for your children as necessary. For more information and to get the Zoom meeting ID and password, contact Marie Kruskop.
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TownTalks: Racial Trauma and Mental Health
"But all our phrasing — race relations, racial chasm, racial justice, racial profiling, white privilege, even white supremacy — serves to obscure that racism is a visceral experience, that it dislodges brains, blocks airways, rips muscle, extracts organs, cracks bones, breaks teeth... You must always remember that the sociology, the history, the economics, the graphs, the charts, the regressions all land, with great violence, upon the body." —Ta-Nehisi Coates, Moderated by Rubén Vázquez, Vice President of Racial Justice and Public Policy…
Find out more »High School Game Night
Tune in for a fun game night! We will play some games to get us moving and some JackBox games. RSVP to Matt to get the Zoom information.
Find out more »Adult Education
Adult Education is normally dormant during the summer, but since so many are feeling a desire for engagement during this season of separation, we have prepared several opportunities for the community to continue to grow and connect spiritually. Join us for the following events: Big Questions in a Changing Church | Dr. Matthew Skinner Each week a different theologian will visit and discuss their perspectives on how congregations can be changing creatively, thinking differently, nourishing themselves spiritually, and accompanying their…
Find out more »Faith In Action: Microaggressions and Bias
The YWCA Minneapolis is resuming its racial justice education programming and is offering an interactive online class in which participants will explore questions such as: What does it mean to have bias? Are biases good or bad? Where does bias come from? This workshop helps individuals understand how and why biases form. Participants will learn about race, power, privilege, and identity. Find more information and registration here.
Find out more »Summer New Members Class
We have many new folks in our community participating in worship and we would like to provide an opportunity for them to unite with Westminster in membership before the regularly scheduled fall class. If you know of someone who might be interested in knowing more about membership at this time, please encourage them to connect with Meghan Gage-Finn, mgage-finn@wpc-mpls.org.
Find out more »Latest Sermons
Learning on the Way about ResilienceAugust 2, 2020 - 9:24 am
Learning on the Way: Investing in the FutureJuly 26, 2020 - 9:33 am
Learning on the Way about EvilJuly 19, 2020 - 8:42 am
Learning on the Way about HumanityJuly 12, 2020 - 9:22 am
Learning on the Way: Intersections and ThresholdsJuly 5, 2020 - 11:29 am
