UPCOMING EVENTS
Kingfield Neighborhood Polling Party
One of the special things about the Kingfield neighborhood is that all of its residents vote at the same location. The Kingfield Neighborhood Association throws a great event for every major polling day, with ample opportunities to volunteer and meet your neighbors. Reach out to Pr. Holly if you’d like to be part of the Spirit Garage volunteer team.
5 Wishes Workshop and Potluck
Spirit Garage is hosting an evening of community and learning about how to prepare for the end of life. No one likes to think about it, right? But it’s coming for all of us-both our own death and those of those around us. This workshop will walk you through some of the hard decisions best made before anyone has to:
The person I want to make care decisions for me when I can’t
The kind of medicine I want or don’t want
How comfortable I want to be
How I want people to treat me
What I want my loved ones to know.
This workshop will be led by Rev. Thomas Waknitz, with One Million Tiny Lights, LLC. He is a chaplain, coach and death doula (and comes recommended by Shelli). Sign up to attend this event so we know how many to expect. Bring something to take notes. This event is free and open but please sign up, and bring something to share at the potluck.
Barter Market
Join our friends from Holden Village for an afternoon of trading good stuff and hanging out with good people.
Second Sunday Brunch: Brasa Premium Rotisserie
After church, join a group for brunch at a neighboring restaurant to find your people, and find your neighbor and feed your belly. This month, it’s at Brasa Premium Rotisserie!
Indoor PorchFest
It’s time for the second annual Indoor PorchFest, hosted in collaboration with our friends at the Kingfield Neighborhood Association and the Meraki Community and Events Center! Three levels of stages, food trucks, drinks, and more. For tickets and more information, head to: https://kingfield.org/indoor-porchfest
Worship at Spirit Garage: A Different Lens with Rev. Jen Collins
Join us for a special “A Different Lens” worship service with Rev. Jen Collins, assistant to the bishop for the Minneapolis Area Synod of the ELCA.
Worship at Spirit Garage: Christ the King Sunday
Join us for worship at 10:30 AM, onsite and online!
Worship at Spirit Garage: All Saints’ Coffeehouse
Join us for worship at 10:30 AM, onsite and online!
Community Open Mic Night x Meraki
Join us for another open mic night, hosted in collaboration with the good folks at Meraki!
Worship at Spirit Garage: Reformation Day
Join us for worship at 10:30 AM, onsite and online!
Potluck Dinner
Come find your people by sharing a meal. Shelli will be making chicken and white bean chili, so feel free to plan around that, or not. Come, bring something, don’t bring something. Come find your people. (Please use the QR code to RSVP.)
Worship at Spirit Garage: 29th Birthday Party
Join us for worship at 10:30 AM, onsite and online!
Theology Pub
What’s your favorite Gospel? And what is a Gospel, where did they come from, why are there four in the Bible, why are there others that aren’t in there… So many Gospel questions to consider! The good news (see what we did there?) is that you can come and get food, maybe a beverage, and engage in the conversation with us at Tap Society.
Second Sunday Brunch: Bruegger’s Bagels
After church, join a group for brunch at a neighboring restaurant to find your people, and find your neighbor and feed your belly. This month, it’s Bruegger’s Bagels!
Worship at Spirit Garage: 3rd RIC Anniversary and A Different Lens w/ Marta Smith
Join us for worship at 10:30 AM, onsite and online!
Spirit Garage Fall Retreat
Get away for a Fall retreat with your new and old Church friends. We’ll be spending the weekend at a lakeside resort, with time to learn something, laugh and play together, do a little singing around the campfire, kayak or canoe, nap, get artsy, open mic/talent show, worship and enjoy one another’s company.
New Member Inquiry Group: Session 2
Every so often we run a new member group, when there seems to be a group of people ready to take a next step and learn more about Spirit Garage. Membership is never required, and affords you no rewards. But it is a way of spending some intentional time getting to know more about Spirit Garage and where we sit in this Christian identity, gives you a group of people to get to know, allows more space to ask questions, and maybe creates a moment when Spirit Garage becomes a place you belong to, rather than a place you go to.
There are two gatherings; we hope you can be at both. Both happen after church:
September 20th, after worship (light lunch provided)
September 27th, after worship (potluck lunch)
Then, if you decide to join, we’ll receive new members on October 18th (which also happens to be Spirit Garage’s 29th birthday, so we’ll also have lunch on this day.)
Worship at Spirit Garage w/ Singing Resistance – Twin Cities
Join us for worship at 10:30 AM, onsite and online!
Open Streets Nicollet
On Saturday, September 26th, join us on Nicollet Ave for live music, food trucks, and a celebration of our great neighborhood!
Book Discussion: It All Counts by Natalia Terfa
On Thursday, September 24th, we’ll gather in the Menagerie Room at Spirit Garage at 7:00 PM to discuss Natalia Terfa’s new book, It All Counts.
It All Counts is a fiercely compassionate and deeply personal exploration of faith, doubt, and the sacredness of everyday life. With humor, honesty, and theological insight, pastor and podcaster Natalia Terfa invites us to reimagine what it means to live a spiritual life--especially when it doesn't look like the version we were taught.
Through stories of grief, joy, digital ministry, nature, rituals, and rage walks around the lake, Terfa challenges the idea that faith only "counts" when it fits inside institutional boxes. Instead, she offers a liberating vision of spirituality rooted in authenticity, curiosity, and love. Whether you've been told your questions are too big, your worship too unconventional, or your body too broken, this book insists: You still belong. You are not alone. And yes--it all counts.
New Member Inquiry Group: Session 1
Every so often we run a new member group, when there seems to be a group of people ready to take a next step and learn more about Spirit Garage. Membership is never required, and affords you no rewards. But it is a way of spending some intentional time getting to know more about Spirit Garage and where we sit in this Christian identity, gives you a group of people to get to know, allows more space to ask questions, and maybe creates a moment when Spirit Garage becomes a place you belong to, rather than a place you go to.
There are two gatherings; we hope you can be at both. Both happen after church:
September 20th, after worship (light lunch provided)
September 27th, after worship (potluck lunch)
Then, if you decide to join, we’ll receive new members on October 18th (which also happens to be Spirit Garage’s 29th birthday, so we’ll also have lunch on this day.)
Lantern Ceremony at Lakewood Cemetery
Lakewood’s annual Lantern Lighting Celebration is an evening for all to gather with family, friends and community to honor and remember those we love and miss. If you’d like to go as a group, let Holly know (holly@spiritgarage.org) and we will meet at Bethlehem – Minneapolis (4100 Lyndale Ave S) and carpool from there together. Also be sure to get your ticket! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lantern-lighting-celebration-2026-tickets-1987359471678?aff=oddtdtcreator you can go for free, but the lanterns are $10 in advance and $15 at the door.
Decorate a floating lantern in memory of a loved one with words of love and remembrance. Lakewood provides art supplies for you. You may bring loved ones’ pictures to use, but please know that lanterns will not be returned to you.
At dusk, we’ll light our lanterns together and release them onto Lakewood’s Jo Pond in a beautiful ceremony. The effect is breathtaking and magical, providing a unique connection to our loved ones. You are free to take photos of your lantern, as you will not be able to retrieve lanterns after the ceremony.
Second Sunday Brunch: Pat’s Tap
After church, join a group for brunch at a neighboring restaurant to find your people, and find your neighbor and feed your belly. Pat’s Tap has a good patio!
Volunteering at Our Saviour’s Housing
Each month, a group of Spirit Garage volunteers provides and serves a meal at Our Saviour’s housing.
Worship at Spirit Garage, with Rev. Natalia Terfa
Join us for worship with Rev. Natalia Terfa at 10:30 AM, onsite and online!
Get-Together for Families with Young Kids
If you've got young kiddos, come gather with other families for some playtime, conversation, singalong songs, and light snacks. Contact Andy for more details.
Book Discussion: The Girl Who Baptized Herself
Pick up our next book to discuss! In this book, Watterson synthesizes scripture, memoir, and politics to illuminate a story that has been left out of the canon for far too long, one that follows a girl freeing herself from a life predicated on the expectations of others—a path that made her feel unworthy. Thecla’s story offers us a path to take back the power we often give to others and live based on the truth of who we are. You’ll also get some information about how the “canon” (the Bible as we know it) came to be, and some insight into the things that were left out.
Lutheran Night @ Target Field
Tuesday, 8/11, is Lutheran Night at Target Field. Game starts at 6:40 PM. You don't have to identify as Lutheran to participate! If you're interested in joining in on the fun, please get in touch with Pr. Holly ASAP.
Provide and Serve a Meal at Our Saviour's Housing
Each month, a group of 4-5 people from Spirit Garage serve a meal to the folks who live at Our Saviour's Housing (2219 Chicago Ave S), an emergency shelter space for adults providing three meals a day and daytime access. Volunteers are needed to buy and make food for that night (sign up here). Shelli is the contact person if you have any questions.
Create in Me with Timothy Frantzich
Timothy Frantzich is a singer-songwriter, leader of the Perfection Free Singing community, and a long-time friend of Spirit Garage. At the beginning of the summer, he led worship at Spirit Garage and performed at Open Streets Lyndale. On August 9th, Timothy will come back for a Create in Me service. This is one of our special occasional worship formats, in which a creative person shares about how they answer God's call to a life of art.
Spirit Garage Worship with Bethlehem at Lake Harriet Bandshell
Spirit Garage Worship with Bethlehem at Lake Harriet Bandshell
10 am on July 26, 2026
This week we will worship with the whole Bethlehem community!