If you are looking for a church home or a welcoming respite from the cares of daily life, you are welcome at Cross Lutheran Church.

Our congregation values solid biblical preaching, robust and sound liturgical worship, and weekly celebration of the Lord’s Supper. During Advent and Lent we worship on Wednesday evenings as well as Sundays.

Christian formation is one of our congregation’s gifts, guided by our Board of Faith Formation and curated for present community needs. Presently, we offer Sunday school for youth during the regular school year, a deeper immersion into faith formation for confirmation age students throughout the year, and year-round adult education for adults at 11 am following Sunday worship (Summer schedule varies from week to week. We also offer a 10:30 am Thursday bible study as well as faith and fellowship gatherings from time to time.

Personal relationships are valued by many of us.  As pastors, we take our calling to provide pastoral care for our members very seriously, and know it to be a top priority.  As important as people of similar ages spending time together is, our members also value friendships between people of different age groups.  Intergenerational activities are also an important part of our ministry.  In a day and age where many might not feel that they belong anywhere, we have a strong sense of belonging, and know that to be a great gift for each of us.

Many of our members are involved in serving outside of our congregation because we understand that in we are called to love and serve both God and neighbor, whomever that neighbor may be. As a congregation, we partner with John Glenn Middle School and Merrick Community Services to operate a community market which provides free fresh and healthy food to the families of John Glenn at no cost. John Glenn Community Market is held the final Wednesday of every week. During the 2023-24 school year we shared over 45,000 pounds of fresh food, including culturally specific items, which fed over 4400 people, including almost 2400 children.

We also partner with John Glenn in their Jet Launching Pad program, providing clothing and underwear, personal care items, backpacks and more for students in need. We lead weekly worship at 3 pm for the residents of Shores of Lake Phalen Assisted Living Center, partner with a dozen other Saint Paul Area Churches in a combined Deep Dive Confirmation Experience, and beginning in 2023, have partnered with neighboring Our Redeemer Lutheran for a joint confirmation program.