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Disney Night
Hear ye, hear ye, come gather round all who are young (and young at heart). Sound the trumpet fanfare! You are cordially invited to a magical evening of family fun! Be our guest on Friday, March 6, when Woodland is “bippity-boppity-boo” transformed into the Disney experience! Read More
Practicing Kingdom Hospitality
From cover to cover, the Bible reveals God’s amazing hospitality towards us. He creates space for us, invites us into his family and prepares a place for us. At Woodland, we want to imitate God’s Kingdom perspective as much as we can, including his hospitality. That’s why every March and April, we open our doors to families in need through Project Home. Read More
Ash Wednesday
Each year, Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a special time set aside each year to intentionally focus on Jesus’ life, ministry, sacrifice and resurrection. We believe it’s important to prepare our hearts for Good Friday and Easter. That’s why, on February 26, we’re holding an Ash Wednesday service and interactive experience for people of all ages! Read More
Volunteer Profile: Yan Ashe
As we often say, volunteers are the lifeblood of Woodland and we appreciate everyone who pitches in to make this place what it is. This week we feature a Q&A with Yan Ashe, a volunteer in our Worship Ministry. Yan is a musician from Belarus who has brought his significant talents to serve our congregation. Read More
The Growing Vision for Tiny Homes
After Woodland helped build the first tiny home model, Settled took it on the road to a variety of communities. One of their visits was to Faith Lutheran Church in Forest Lake. After interacting with Settled, the church felt called to pursue the possibility of creating a Sacred Settlement. Throughout the summer Woodland and Settled met regularly with Faith Lutheran’s leadership team, helping them navigate this topic with their members. Read More
Project Home is Coming
For the past eleven years, Woodland has been honored to act as a Project Home site where we provide overnight shelter for families in need of housing.
This year in March and April, we will be hosting families again and we need your help! If you’d like to volunteer, there are two shifts available: 5:30-8:30pm and an overnight shift from 8pm to morning. It’s a fun night of hanging with the families and providing food and shelter. All supplies and food provided, you just show up. Read More
Communitas Twin Cities
Communitas Twin Cities is a missional community intentionally serving the homeless and impoverished in St Paul. For the past five years, they’ve gone OUT on the street and supported the community. That’s why Communitas has often been referred to as a “church on the street.” Now that they’ve partnered with Saint Mark’s Lutheran Church, they’re able to bring the community INSIDE and serve them in a much more relaxed and comfortable environment. Read More
Trout Lake Day Camp
Trout Lake Day Camp is back! Kids completing Kindergarten through 5th grade are invited to an awesome experience of camp right here at our church. They will enjoy water fun, inflatables, archery, games, snacks, live worship, wonderful bible lessons, and much more. Read More
New Series: Listen Up
We believe in a God who speaks and listens; a God who is interested in conversation with us. But what about the times when he seems silent? How do we even know what his voice sounds like? And how do we break through all the static to hear him? In this series we discover the ways we can cultivate a listening life. Read More
MLK Weekend
One of the events we look forward to every year is Martin Luther King, Jr weekend. As a church, we seek the kind of racial reconciliation and healing that Dr. King pursued in his life and activism. On Friday, January 17, we will screen the movie Freedom Song, and our weekend services on January 18-19 will focus on Dr. King’s vision for a more Kingdom-like world. Read More
