Community United Church of Christ

04/03/2026

Good Friday. Not because we are good, we aren't. Not because the world is good, because it ain't. But, because God is good and God even be damned - Jesus loves you. Good Friday Service tonight 7 pm. Come just as you are.

03/13/2026

Church will be CLOSED Sunday. ❄️ Please keep your hearts open and see you next week once we shovel out. Stay safe and good. 😊

01/13/2026

A news update on ICE activity near Park Avenue United Methodist Church in Minneapolis.

Today, January 13, 2026, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) presence surrounded Park Ave United Methodist Church in South Minneapolis. The church is within blocks of where Renee Good was killed during ICE operations on January 7, 2026.

The ICE presence lasted from approximately 9:20 a.m.-11:20 a.m. and spanned three sides of the church—Park Avenue on the east, 34th Street to the north, and Oakland Avenue to the west.

Protesters were present on the scene and remained peaceful. Toward the end of the two-hour period, pepper spray and pepper bombs were deployed by ICE agents against the protestors, with chemical irritants drifting across Park Avenue UMC’s parking lot.

Rev. Dan Johnson and other Park Avenue UMC staff were affected by the chemical irritants as they aided protesters on church property. The neighborhood cleared of ICE agents by about 11:20 a.m.

The church is secure, all staff are safe, and no injuries, except from the chemical irritants, were reported.

Rev. Dan Johnson asks for prayers for his congregation and neighborhood. He asks people to visit https://www.parkavechurch.org/ for more ways to help the community.

01/10/2026

A message from our pastor:

Sunday you are not only invited, you are needed, valued and loved beyond measure. Your thoughts, feelings and hopes matter. May all that which is holy be with you.
✌️ Pastor Anne

01/08/2026

A Pastoral Letter to the Dakotas–Minnesota Episcopal Area

In this message, Bishop Lanette offers words of comfort following the shooting of a young woman by ICE in Minneapolis.

https://www.minnesotaumc.org/blogdetail/a-pastoral-message-from-bishop-lanette-regarding-the-shooting-in-minneapolis-19564918

12/24/2025

What are you holding into? What is either too much or too little to bear alone? Who is leading you? Where are you finding safety and hope?

May the steadfast Spirit of God lead you this night to where you are meant to be - be it Bethlehem, family, church, home, loved ones or into the stillness of a Silent Night. Please accept this as your invitation to come as you are - no frills or special clothes required or expected. Just come if you may and listen to the good news that Christ is born to you this day.

6 pm Candlelight Service - 1596 11th Avenue, Newport MN 55055 Children Welcome!

10/31/2025

06/14/2025

Bishop Lanette responds to the assassination and attempted assassination of two Minnesota legislator and their spouses.