St. Louis Park, an inner-ring suburb which borders the west side of Minneapolis, has a disproportionately large population of observant Jews, and close-knit Orthodox and Conservative communities are based there. Several of the city’s congregations,…
Saint John’s Lutheran Church in Rich Valley, MN. This church a member congregation of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS), a denomination of confessional Lutheranism. Beliefs and practices separate LCMS, an evangelical denomination, from other…
The sanctuary was dim, the only light coming from tiny square windows scattered along the walls, the artificial light reserved for the gilded dome of the sanctuary painted with an image of Christ, and the candles held by hand.