On April 26th, ULC Filed Suit against the Officers and Directors of the Minnesota South District in Hennepin County District Court.

Documents related to this suit, including the complaint that has been filed and a Paper by Pr. Kind on why ULC has taken this matter to court are available here.

Zoning Board Meeting - May 21

A public hearing regarding Doran's request for variances to the zoning for our lot is being held Monday the 21st at 4:30 p.m. at City Hall (350 South 5th St, Council Chambers, Room 317). At risk is not only our building, but community green space and many mature trees which will never be replaced. We had a handful of people attend last time, and they made a difference. It would be wonderful to have more folks who can stand up and speak to the issues of sacrficing this chapel and greenspace to another enourmous apartment building. Please try to attend if you are at all able to do so

How to Donate

You can donate online by clicking the Donate Now button

or by mailing your donation to:

University Lutheran Chapel
1101 University Avenue SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414

Please write "Save ULC" on the memo line of your check.

Your donations will go toward one of two things: (1) the effort to stop the sale of our chapel and purchase it if possible or (2) helping ULC relocate.

Run for ULC - June 9th

Join us for Walker Methodist's 7th annual 5k/10k around Lake Harriet on Saturday June 9th, starting at 8 a.m. Runners have people sponsor them with pledges (so much per kilometer, so much to finish, etc) toward the Save ULC fund. To help with training, Kristen Weber is starting optional group runs of 2-3miles after the Divine Service & LSF Lunch starting in April for anyone who is interested. See Kristen for more information.

Benefit Concert Update

A very big thank you to Brian Link, Thomas Walker Jr, and Mary Virginia Burke, for their concert on the 18th. Not only did you give us beautiful music, but also raised over $600 for the Save ULC fund. Thanks also to everyone who attended and donated.

 

Silent Auction Update:

Thank you to everyone who came to our silent auction, especially to the many individuals and doners who gave goods and services to be auctioned. We raised over $19,000 through this event!

Among the businesses who helped were:

Adprint Inc.
Annie's Parlour
The Bean Factory
Bibelot Shops
Concordia Theological Seminary professors Scaer, Schultz, Just and Pless
Dairy Queen
Espresso Royale Cafe
Half Price Books
Haskell's Liquors
Jimmy John's
Kafe 421
Kramarczuk's
Lunds & Byerlies
Menchie's Frozen Yogurt
The Minnesota Orchestra
The Minnesota Twins
No Whining Designing Gifts Boutique
Noodles & Company
Papa Murphy's Pizza
Postal Credit Union
Punch Pizza
The Purple Onion Cafe
Quiznos
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Sarpinos Pizza
Shepherd's Haven of Hope Alpacas
Surdyk's Liquors

The Situation

University Lutheran Chapel is a vibrant and growing campus ministry congregation whose mission touches students, the U of M community, the Twin Cities, and the whole Church. The Minnesota South District District has entered into a contract with Doran Development LLC (a developer/construction company) to sell our Chapel for $3,500,000. The deal is to be closed by July 1st of 2012 at the latest. If this sale goes through, University Lutheran Chapel's ministry to students will be severely hampered, if not destroyed, and our LC-MS students will have nowhere near campus to go to Church. Please help us.

Who's Supporting ULC?