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2019 ANNUAL REPORT

1/23/2020

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Conversation & Blanket Ceremony with Prairie Rose Seminole: 11/16/19

11/11/2019

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Join us for a special weekend at Redeemer Lutheran Church with Prairie Rose Seminole, the ELCA's Director of American Indian and Alaska Native Ministries. We will share time in conversation and ceremony on Saturday November 16, 2019 at 6:00p. Proceeding, Prairie Rose will preach during our 10:30a worship service on November 17, 2019.

Prairie Rose Seminole is an enrolled tribal member of the Three Affiliated Tribes of ND, descendent of the Sahnish/Arikara, Northern Cheyenne and Lakota Nations and of German Russian heritage. Seminole has served on the Midwest advisory council to the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, advising on labor, nonprofits and tribal government. In 2013 Seminole was named Arikara Woman of the year, by the Sahnish Community of White 
Shield North Dakota. In 2014 the Bush Foundation recognized Seminole as a Native Nations Rebuilder, a program that recognizes individuals who have a passion for learning about innovative tribal governance practices, and how they can take these ideas and approaches to their own Native nations to make a positive difference. In 2015 the ND Center for Business and Technology recognized Seminole as one of 2015 Leading Ladies. She writes for the MHA Times and hosts a radio show on KMHA called the Voice that emphasizes community building and reconciliation efforts.

Seminole was formerly the Cultural Advisor to the Sanford Health Systems One Care initiative. Currently Seminole is the Program Director for the American Indian, Alaska Native Ministries. Serving over thirty American Indian Alaska Native ministries and 65 synods within the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

The Lutheran witness of the gospel with American Indian and Alaska Native people has a history of more than 350 years. The Lutheran witness was seen among the Cherokee as they walked the infamous trail of tears and continues all the way to the Northern shores of Alaska’s Inupiat Eskimo people. The ELCA’s American Indian and Alaska Native membership is around 4,850. The American Indian and Alaska Native Ministries works closely with 30 native congregations around the country and is working to open new faith communities as well.

Relationships with American Indians and Alaska Natives in the ELCA are firmly grounded in reconciliation and the mutual building up of the saints — people of all backgrounds, tribes, regions, communities, congregations and unique needs. Together, we work with a common vision to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ, share in the ministry of word and sacrament, participate in God’s work of reconciliation in the world and creation, seek justice for all people and celebrate diversity within Christ’s unifying love. In our shared work, we strive to nurture and uphold the dignity of American Indian and Alaska Native people, their congregations and communities, and the church.

An American Indian and Alaska Native Strategic Plan was adopted in 1997 and provides American Indian and Alaska Native Ministries with a vision and comprehensive plan that points to the future. Visit the Ethnic Specific and Multicultural Ministries resources and read the full text of the American Indian and Alaska Native Strategic Plan as a downloadable resource.

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2018 Annual Report

1/25/2019

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Redeemer Center for Life Update

9/14/2018

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One of the questions we often receive here at Redeemer is, "What  is Redeemer Center for Life, and what do you do?" In short, RCFL is a place-based organizations celebrating and reinforcing the diversity of Minneapolis' Northside through social action and investment in its people, ideas, and enterprises. Community engagement is at the core of its organizational culture and the primary source of RCFL's vision, strategy, and evolution. Over the years, RCFL has grown and matured from its 1998 beginnings in the Peace Palace into a multi-faceted organization serving Harrison and the Northside through housing equity, youth development and empowerment, and employment opportunities. We're excited to share that in this, our 20th year, through the leadership of a growing body of staff artists and creators, we're deepening our roots in healing and empowerment through art.

In the interest of keeping everyone updated on who RCFL is and what we're up to, we invite you to peruse Redeemer Center's website, read September 2018's Newsletter below, and Save the Date for RCFL's 20th Anniversary Fundraising Gala in October! 

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THANK YOU, Kansas City Lutheran Youth Coalition!

7/12/2018

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You may have noticed our redesigned courtyard, the freshly weeded and mulched Redeemer Garden, and our cleaned and painted garages and houses! You may not have noticed how sparkling clean and ready for new LVC interns the Glenwood House is, or a number of youth helping Nestor Garcia move from the Glenwood House into a Milda's apartment. 

All of this work and so much more was completed by the Kansas City Lutheran Youth Coalition (KCLYC) Missions Trips, a collaborative of 40+ senior high youth and their adult leaders who travel across the United States each summer to help congregations and communities like ours complete dream projects.

They came to us on Monday, July 9th, and gave Redeemer and Harrison Neighborhood four full days of hard manual labor to realize some long-needed restoration projects. The fruit of their labor is visible everywhere you look on the Redeemer Campus, and we are blessed to say these future leaders came to us will full and generous hearts ready to pour into our congregation and community! 

Check out the photos and video below to learn more about what they did, and be sure to visit their Facebook Page to see more of the photos they took over the course of the week, and to THANK THEM for the tremendous gift of their presence and work here at Redeemer! 
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All in the Circle Summer Camp

7/6/2018

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For the second year in a row, Redeemer was delighted to partner with the All in the Circle Creative Arts & Nature Camp to bring the arts & outdoors to North Minneapolis community kids. Over the course of two weeks of rain and sun, 46 campers adventured through Theo Wirth Park exploring, canoeing, and having a blast learning about beavers, bugs, and being responsible stewards of the earth. They enjoyed art classes with Redeemer's Artists in Residence Katherine Parent and Robert The Gentleman Artist, and music classes at The Living Room. The week culminated with a concert in which campers dressed up in beautiful camp-made costumes and staging and taught parents and supporters all about beavers through song and narrative. We can't wait for next year!
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Robert, The Gentleman Artist

6/4/2018

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We are thrilled to welcome to Redeemer as Artist-in-Residence Robert, The Gentleman Artist. Robert only began painting over the last year but demonstrates profound giftedness in his ability to express deep beauty and emotion through music and on canvas. Be sure to stop in, say hello, and tour his mini-gallery in Redeemer's lower-level art studio!  We look forward to the many ways in which Robert will continue to bless our congregation and the Northside community through creation!
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Redeemer Marches for Our Lives!

3/26/2018

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On Saturday, March 24th, Redeemer gathered a group of nearly 50 congregants and community members of all ages who piled onto a bus and rode to the State Capitol to join nearly 18,000 Minnesotans and millions more across the nation in the March for Our Lives.

Despite the blistering cold, we were encouraged and inspired by the young speakers from the Twin Cities and from Parkland, FL, who shared their own harrowing stories of how gun violence has impacted their lives in myriad scenarios from street violence to school shootings. 

As a church living out the mission of God in an urban area wracked with gun violence, Redeemer uniquely understands that the scourge of gun violence goes deeper and farther than mass shootings. It is the daily lived reality of so many of our neighbors and school children, a reality we are committed to changing. The March for Our Lives is one piece in a movement for whole, healthy, equitable living. 
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Invest Your Thrivent Choice Dollars in Redeemer Center for Life!

3/14/2018

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Are you interested in learning about or becoming involved with Redeemer's non-profit community development organization, Redeemer Center for Life?  Now is a GREAT opportunity to invest financially and be part of RCFL's ongoing evolution within Harrison, North Minneapolis, and the greater Twin Cities area!  Below is an invitation to more from Sara Huelle, our Director of Donor Development.
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Thrivent Financial provides a myriad of accessible avenues for Living Generously and making contributions with the intent of strengthening communities and congregations.

If you are an eligible member of Thrivent Financial you get to direct just where Thrivent donates some of their charitable outreach dollars, and we appreciate every recommendation!

THIS is an opportunity to direct your Thrivent Choice Dollars to Redeemer Center for Life and/or Redeemer Lutheran Church today!

Thrivent Choice Dollars not directed by March 31 will expire. For additional information and/or direction visit Thrivent.com/thriventchoice, or call 800-847-4836 and say “Thrivent Choice” after the prompt.

​Thank you for taking the time and investing in RCFL!
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Wednesday Night Lent Worship

2/21/2018

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During Lent 2018, in addition to engaging in a season of holy listening through a series of one-on-one meetings between congregants, Redeemer is hosting weekly Wednesday night Soup Suppers and Holden worship. 
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On Wednesdays February 21 and 28, and March 7, 14, 21, and 28, join us for food and fellowship at 6pm, and stay for Holden worship and table conversations beginning at 7pm. 
If you'd like to volunteer to bring a pot of soup to share for Lenten worship, please contact Amy Koopman at the church or Minister of Fellowship Steve Patnode. ​
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