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The Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery began in 1983 and remains committed to strengthening families in our community in order to end child abuse and neglect. They answer approximately 4,000 crisis calls annually and shelter up to 20 children per day, providing over 5,000 nights of care during the course of the year to children aged newborn through six.

Looking for a hands-on volunteer activity? Feed My Starving Children has continuous food packing shifts in Eagan, Coon Rapids and Chanhassen plus local pop-up opportunities. We can also  provide one mealpack per every thirty cents donated through your offering to the dedicated Mindekirken Mission of the Month fund.

Our current Mission of the Month is  a near neighbor to Mindekirken, the Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center. Here in Minneapolis we have the third largest urban American Indian population in the United States. MIWRC is a non-profit social and mental health services organization committed to traditional ways of being and support of Native women and their families. Your  support provides family services, affordable housing, chemical dependency and mental health care, cultural resilience and healing, and other community issues.

Global Refuge, formerly known as  Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, is the largest faith-based nonprofit in the United States dedicated to serving immigrants, asylum-seekers and refugees.  Since World War II, Lutherans in the United States have been leading resettlement efforts, working hand in hand with the United States Refugee Admissions Program, and welcoming those who seek safety and security. 

Located directly in our neighborhood, Community Emergency Service transforms lives by serving neighbors, sharing resources, and becoming community. CES meets hunger where it is a critical need, on client's food shelves with home delivery to the homebound and Meals on Wheels to seniors.

Pastor Gunnar founded and oversees a humanitarian aid organization in Bohol, Philippines which has a profound impact on improving lives. Mindekirken is the main supporter of ihelpfriendship and our contributions are crucial for meals, education, medicine, and mental health support.

Lutheran Disaster Response is our current Mission of the Month Lutheran Disaster Response shares God's hope, healing and renewal with people whose lives have been disrupted by disasters in the United States and around the world. When the dust settles and the headlines change, they stay to provide ongoing assistance to those in need.

Pastor Gunnar founded and oversees a humanitarian aid organization in Bohol, Philippines which has a profound impact on improving lives. Mindekirken is the main supporter of ihelpfriendship and our contributions are crucial for meals, education, medicine, and mental health support.

Connect with a Child is a holistic care program in Kenya that provides education and support primarily to orphaned children.  Mindekirken was blessed with a visit and concert by students in their Hakuna Matata choir just a few years ago. Our Mission of the Month gifts will support the well-being and future of Kenyan youth.

One of our local Minneapolis missions is Agate Housing and Services. In 2021, House of Charity and St. Stephen’s Human Services merged into Agate Housing and Services.  This collaboration led to clients receiving more streamlined holistic services to address homelessness, food insecurity and more. 

Marie Sandvik Center is the Mission of the Month for October. Marie Sandvik emigrated from Marifjøra, Norway and worked her way through the American educational system, overcoming barriers to earn a PhD.  She felt called to serve the impoverished people living on Minneapolis’ skid row, Hennepin and Washington Avenue area, so she founded a revival mission there in 1940.  A form of her mission still exists today, over 80 years later, on Franklin Ave, just a short walk from Mindekirken. The MSC provides ministry and basic-need supplies to adults and children.