Welcome to SpringHouse Ministry Center! The congregations of SpringHouse are offering worship both in-person and online.
First Christian Church:
Lenten Study Series:
With Greater Boldness – Exploring Queer & Trans Biblical Theology
led by Seth Anderson-Matz
Wednesdays: March 19, 26 – April 9, 16 – click here to join through Zoom
In our religious-cultural climate of Christian nationalism, great and necessary energy has been spent offering biblical support for reconciling and affirming LGBTQ+ life within Christianity. But all too often, “all are welcome” is where the queer & trans theological conversation ends. What comes next? What does queer & trans biblical theology have to offer beyond “God loves everyone”? What happens to our hearts–and our faith–when we approach the Bible as a queer & trans text?
Over the course of four weeks we will explore queer & trans biblical theology beyond apologetics, uncover scriptural evidence of the radical belonging and spiritual gifts of queer & trans people, and explore together how queer & trans liberation can inform, inspire, and invigorate our personal and collective devotion.
Lyndale UCC & Salem Lutheran:
Lenten Holden Prayer
Take a breath each week during your Lenten journey on Wednesdays as we gather around the cross together. This short 30 minute Zoom service is a mash up of Holden Evening Prayer and Holden Prayer Around the Cross and offers us time for song, prayer, and presence with one another during this holy season. Come when you can…ALL are welcome!
Wednesdays in Lent, (March 12 – April 9), 6:30 pm on Zoom
Adult Ed:
9:15 AM: Lyndale Adult Ed discussion group meets around a variety of topics (meeting in-person & online). Click here to join. (Meeting ID: 274 968 1035 / Password: 1884)
First Christian Church offers seasonal studies centered around the worship series in that season, or around a specific topic. For more information, please contact Pastor Dan.
Salem Adult Ed meets around a variety of topics at various times. Contact Pastor Rhonda for more information.
Child Ministries:
Currently our Child Ministries team is retooling what Sunday School will look like on Sunday mornings. Childcare is available in the Squiggle Space from 9:30 – 11:45 AM during the worship services.
Worship:
9:30 AM: Salem Lutheran worship is in-person (North Sanctuary) & online.
The Zoom Room is used for pre-worship gathering at 9:15 am and for Coffee Hour after worship. To access click here
LiveStream is used for the actual worship service starting at 9;30 am. Click here to access the Salem YouTube Channel
10:30 AM:
First Christian Church worship is in-person (Garden Sanctuary) & online. To join us on our LiveStream channel, click here.
Lyndale UCC worship is in-person (South Sanctuary) & online
(Meeting ID: 851 9136 3440 / Password: 3569)
Youth Group:
Youth Group meets Open Hours 10:00 – 10:40 AM Sunday mornings. Click here to contact Chelsea Boydon, SpringHouse Youth Minister
SpringHouse Ministry Center is a new way to be church in the 21st century. It is a way in which congregations can become more environmentally & financial stable, allowing them to be free to do God’s mission in new ways. SpringHouse is also a space where the wider community can meet, renew, grow and work for wholeness. We are a partnership of three local congregations: First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Salem English Lutheran Church and Lyndale United Church of Christ. Each congregation worships in its own way and together we share common ministries such as education and mission. View our brochure
First, we’re a ministry center, a hub or center for ministry for all three congregations and the community beyond. Within the ministry center there are three churches, three congregations.
Back in the day, a spring house was a small house or shed built over the place where a spring emerged from the ground. The spring’s natural cooling offered a cool place to store perishables and a safe place from which to draw water before the water flowed out over the land. A theme in the building and design process has been water—healing water, baptismal water. SpringHouse Ministry Center is a place from which healing waters flow forth into the neighborhood and beyond.