All youth grades 6 through 12 will be put into teams for a scavenger hunt in our Hamline-Midway neighborhood! We’ll gather again to eat a late lunch at Mirror of Korea. Try Korean food for the first (or millionth) time, and check out what our interesting neighborhood has to offer. RSVP: Maggie at mnancarrow@hamlinechurch.org
Traditionally, the first Sunday of Advent is a Sunday of Bare Branches. Before we decorate the church with pine boughs and evergreens, we gather to remember the bareness of the earth in the winter.
Funding for new ideas and special projects at Hamline Church is available through the Growth Initiative Fund. This fund is part of the church’s endowment, and the annual earnings from this fund are earmarked for projects that will result in church growth. The purpose of the grant project, is to allow individual church members or […]
Deck the church with glorious pine boughs, and help us ring in the season of anticipation with this joyful work day. While youth and adults decorate the sanctuary for the Advent and Christmas seasons, kids are invited to help prepare a ‘Jesse Tree’ for the Sunday School hallway, make paper stars, and enjoy seasonal snacks in […]
On the Second Sunday of Advent, we celebrate communion and a sanctuary decorated with beautiful evergreens in honor of the season. Traditionally, we ceremonially hang the greens during worship, lead by young people in our congregation. Also happening this Sunday: A class of new members will formally join the church Lay Reader Training after Worship Church […]
Lay reading is an integral ministry at Hamline Church, where worshipers read the ancient stories of our religious history. We welcome old and young, seasoned and new readers to our lectern. If you want to learn how, join us after worship to learn how to sign up, how to read, and what to expect as […]
On Sunday, December 4 Hamline Church will hold a Church Conference for the Annual Business meeting, HCI update, and a vote on the Altar for All Resolution. All are welcome. Members may vote. The resolution is as follows: Proposal: To adopt the Altar for All resolution stating that Hamline Church will be open to all […]
All members of the church are invited to this important business meeting and town hall to discuss matters of importance to Hamline Church. We will be voting on the Altar for All Resolution. View the FAQ Get an update from the HCI Teams Annual Church Business Meeting All are welcome, members may vote.
The Annual Christmas Concert for the Hamline University A Capella Choir always fills our sanctuary! Enjoy gorgeous hymns and anthems for the season under the direction of Dr. George Chu. This is an event in the Hamline Church Music & Arts Series.
All youth in grades 6 to 12 are invited to this opportunity to serve and learn. Joining us will be Keystone’s Americorps VISTA, Nicole. She’ll be leading a lesson with us on generational poverty, living on minimum wage, and how Keystone helps its neighborhood. You won’t want to miss this! Groups will be split according […]
Take a break from the business and wildness of the Advent & Christmas season to reflect. This service is especially for those for whom Christmas is not a joyful time, or for those of us who live in tension between loss and love during these holidays.
Each year at Hamline Church, our children lead our worship on Advent III by telling the story of Christ's birth to Mary of Nazareth. Any and all children are invited to participate! Rehearsals take place during the Sunday school hour on Sundays November 13, 20, 27 and December 4. Children with speaking roles or who […]
Join us for the annual UMW Cookie Walk! Home-baked cookies are available for a minimum donation of $4 per dozen. Bread, other treats and Christmas items also for sale; Proceeds benefit Hamline Church Women/UMW.
Hamline Church Women/UMW invite all church women out for a night of Christmas cheer, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, December 15 at O’Gara’s at Selby and Snelling. Join us and celebrate the season. Please RSVP if you can, to hamlinewomen@gmail.com or by contacting Helen Vulu or Jane McClure
Thirsty Scholars is a mens group formed for the purpose of cultivating relationships within the Hamline Church community. We meet at local brewpubs throughout the city. This month is Sociable Cider Werks at 1500 Fillmore St. NE Minneapolis, MN 55413 RSVP: Ryan Tollgaard at rtollgaard@gmail.com
We will be showing the holiday classic “It’s A Wonderful Life” in the sanctuary by candlelight. Hot cider and coffee will be provided to warm your soul. Weather Update: We are going forward! Join us amidst the snow, but drive safe! Click here to RSVP on Facebook
Hamline UMW host the monthly Make, Bake, and Play day for kids to run around, parents to enjoy good company, and bake cookies! At 10:30 the whole neighborhood is invited for a cookie exchange, hosted by a community member. There will be toddler toys as well as games and crafts for older children. Contact: Jane […]
In this service of Lessons and Carols, song is the focus of our worship. The choir performs beautiful anthems, and we sing several hymns as a congregation, intermixed with the stories of Christ's arrival and birth. Also this Sunday: Advent Workshop for Kids Youth & Family Ice Skating at the Depot Loaves and Fishes at Dorothy […]
On December 18, after the Children’s Moment, children will gather in the Community Room to make and wrap Christmas gifts for friends and family members. Children can continue to work throughout coffee hour. Parents are welcome – and needed! – to join us. Please let Amy know if you can help out. asireland@hamlinechurch.org
Join Mary Bakeman for a tour of the Christmas Window found in the East Transept. You will be following the Advent story as it is told through the beauty of Andreas Rudd Larsen’s glass artwork. After services, meet Mary near the pulpit. The group will then make it’s way up to the transept balcony.