Worship is every Sunday at 10 am, in person and online (via Zoom or YouTube).
Online Worship
View the bulletin for this Sunday’s service. The Zoom link is provided in the bulletin. To view the livestream, and recordings of previous services, visit our YouTube channel.
In-person Worship
We are located in the Marcy-Holmes Neighborhood of Minneapolis, at 500 Eighth Ave SE, Minneapolis, 55414.
We do not have a parking lot; parking is available on the streets around the church. Please be respectful of our neighbors by adhering to posted parking signs. Please pay attention to Minneapolis parking restrictions during the winter months.
We also offer valet service for those with mobility challenges. Pull up to the Eighth Avenue entrance for help with parking and entering the building.
About our Worship
Each service is its own creation, with themes suited to the season of the church year and the life of the church. Our worship is grounded in scripture and tradition and it is responsive to the issues, struggles, and needs of our time. We use language with care and creativity, naming God in many different ways. Our music is diverse in style. We read poetry and incorporate visual art and videos. Sermons are an invitation to engage with biblical texts, with our own spirituality, and with the world around us. In the prayers of the people, we share our joys and sorrows with each other. Our wonderful choir sings most Sundays Sept-May.
We hold special services throughout the church year, including All Saints Day, and during the seasons of Advent and Christmas, Lent, and Easter.
Inclusion
We are working to become an inclusive community that welcomes people of all ages and abilities within all church spaces, including worship. Please let us know how we can best support you. We encourage children to be in worship—sitting in the pews, making art or playing in the kids’ corner in the front, wandering around the sanctuary as needed.
Coffee Hour
Coffee hour is before and after the worship service. Beginning at 9:30, we share warm drinks, snacks, and conversation.
2nd Hour
“2nd Hour” learning and community building opportunities occur regularly, but not every week, after worship. We often invite guest speakers on faith issues and critical social justice issues.
Baptism
We practice infant baptism and we also baptize older children, teens and adults. Baptism happens as part of public worship, for those individuals or families wishing to foster an ongoing relationship with our church.
Communion (Lord’s Supper, Eucharist)
We share in the meal of Communion in worship on the first Sunday of every month. We have an open Communion table. This means that all people are welcome to receive the bread and cup. You need not be baptized or a member of this or any other church. You are also welcome to simply observe if you’d rather not take communion.
Weddings and Memorial Services
If you would like to have your wedding at First Church, please visit our wedding page.
Memorial services at First Church are both personal and communal; they celebrate the life of an individual and they ground us in the faith that we share. Our Community Columbarium is a sacred space in our sanctuary that holds the ashes of loved ones who have died. The columbarium is available to members and friends of First Church and well as to members of the wider community. Please contact the church office to learn more about the columbarium.
