Local Missions

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Calvary partners with 10,850 other congregations in the ELCA.

Augsburg Fortress is the primary publishing organization of the ELCA.

Alleluia! Lutheran Church
If you live in the St. Michael-Albertville area we invite you to visit Alleluia! Lutheran Church, a new congregation of the ELCA that Calvary has been privileged to help start. Their Sunday Worship is at 10:00 a.m. in the St. Michael-Albertville High School Auditorium. Sunday School is before worship at 9 a.m. The Alleluia! Office & Bookstore is located at 403 Central Avenue Southeast, in the Colonial Mall. New homes, new faces, new neighbors, new lives! And now there's a new church in the St. Michael/Albertville area -- Alleluia! Lutheran Church. A message from Alleluia's Pastor Jake Dyrhaug: We invite you to join us for worship and fellowship as we gather each week at the St. Michael/Albertville High School Auditorium at 10:00 a.m. for a contemporary service with great music and a relevant message. The atmosphere is "come as you are" as we seek God's word for real life. Sunday School meets weekly at 9:00 a.m. in the cafeteria. The church office is located in our Alleluia! Bookstore in the Colonial Mall of St. Michael. We will soon be purchasing land for building. Alleluia! has children's and youth activities and small groups for families and singles of all ages. As we grow, we will continue to be a welcoming place where people can connect with others and grow in God's love and grace. Joy and Peace! Pastor Jake Dyrhaug

Family Hope Services. A ministry working with at-risk youth in our community.

Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery. Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery works in partnership with parents in crisis and the community to strengthen families and prevent child abuse and neglect. The Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery was created out of the belief that all children deserve to live in a safe and nurturing family environment - even in times of crisis.

Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity. Members of Calvary are helping to build homes in the Twin Cities in partnership with Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity. Volunteer to work during a Calvary Habitat Week by calling Bill Bergquist at 763.544.8523.

Kinship of Greater Minneapolis. Kinship of Greater Minneapolis provides long-term friendships to children ages 5-15 in need of additional adult support. Kinship operates as an inter-denominational Christian ministry, involving individuals, couples and families as mentors. In accordance with the parent's or guardian's support, the volunteers may offer Christian guidance in the form of healthy role modeling and companionship. They believe: (1) Children deserve the opportunity for healthy social, physical, spiritual, and intellectual development. (2) People need opportunities to put their faith into action. Through giving of themselves they are blessed. (3) Without active support and role modeling from family and community members, children's opportunities for development are severely diminished. (4) Volunteers who give freely of time, talents and love are vital for the healthy development of children lacking adequate supportive family and community relationships. (5) Prevention is more valuable and effective in human development than interventions occurring after considerable suffering and hurt have scarred lives. (6) The Christian Church is mandated to respond to the needs of hurting children and their families. (7) Christian witness speaks most loudly when it is a comforting response to the needs of others, when it is not judgmental or proud, and where unconditional love is present. (8) Recruitment, screening, training, follow-up and recognition are all essential elements of responsible volunteer programming.

Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota.LSS expresses the love of Christ for all people through acts of service. As one of Minnesota's largest, faith-based charities, LSS is "the church in service." They have 2,000 employees statewide who offer compassionate, professional service through adoption, counseling, housing, debt counseling, crisis shelters for children, elderly assisted living, group homes for persons with developmental disabilities and many other services. The goal of LSS is to help people improve their quality of life.

P.R.I.S.M. - People Responding in Social Ministry - P.R.I.S.M. is a community agency designed to provide emergency and ongoing support services with a commitment to walk alongside families that creates a path to self sufficiency.

Lake Wapogasset Lutheran Bible Camp.WAPO is the location of Calvary's camp week and we are working with the camp to build a Chapel.

Global Missions

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.Calvary partners with 10,850 other congregations in the ELCA.
Calvary also partners with ELCA congregations in providing disaster relief.
And we join with ELCA congregations in the ministry of providing food and supporting programs to improve the production and distribution of food. (elca.com/hunger)

Bread For The World. Bread for the World is a nationwide Christian citizens movement seeking justice for the world's hungry people by lobbying our nation's decision makers.

Feed My Starving Children.Their mission is to work with humanitarian organizations world wide to feed starving children with nutritious food packaged by volunteers who fulfill their need to share and give starving children hope for the future. Feed My Starving Children is an organization comprised of people who have a strong compassion for children. Feed My Starving Children was named for our mission of providing starving and hurting children of the world with the nutrition they need to become healthy. We distribute a nutritious, low-cost meal that is easy to prepare. This meal of specially-processed soybeans, rice, dehydrated vegetables, vitamins, minerals and chicken flavoring is formulated to meet the needs of malnourished children. They have provided food to the following countries: Bangladesh, Belarus, Ethiopia, Haiti, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Mexico, North Korea, Paraguay, the Philippines, Rwanda, Romania, Mongolia, Venezuela, Ukraine, and the United States.

Global Health Ministry. Bringing life to people in third world countries by bringing life to medical supplies and equipment that would otherwise be thrown away.

Lutheran Health Care - Bangladesh.LHC-B provides the opportunity for high school youth and adults to serve as short term missionaries.

Lutheran World Relief. The Good News of Jesus Christ for all people is that God loves the world and offers new life. Because God loves us first, we are free to love others--including those not like us and not of our faith. When Jesus walked among us He said that whatever we do for sisters and brothers in need, we do for Him. In His footsteps, the humble teach the proud, the poor lead the rich, and the last shall be first. In obedience to God and for the sake of the world, Lutheran World Relief lives by these core values: Faith is Active in Love; God Gives All People Dignity; We Serve With Partners; We Make Good Use of God's Gifts; We Work for Justice and Peace.

The World Mission Prayer League is a Lutheran community in the mission of God. We are committed to some very simple ideas: the power of community, the essential ministry of prayer, the adventure of pursuing a simplified lifestyle... and the urgent challenge of sharing in all the world the wonderful news about Jesus. We are today a community of some 5,000 members across the United States and Canada, and in seventeen countries around the world. Approximately 120 serve as full-time missionaries in pioneering service and outreach ministries in Asia, Africa and Latin America, as well as the United States and Canada.

Calvary Lutheran Church of Golden Valley
7520 Golden Valley Road, Golden Valley Minnesota 55427 [see map]
Telephone: 763.545.5659 | Fax: 763.545.6953

Sunday Worship: 8:00 a.m.; 8:45 a.m.; 10:00 a.m.; 11:15 a.m.;
Thursday Worship: 6:30 p.m.

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