Great place to worship Jesus the Lord. A place of safety…read moreand peace. A place for those who love to worship. Great place for your kids to understand who Jesus is. I have been a Christian for 30+ years and this is home like never before

Temple Israel is an extraordinarily warm and welcoming community. Liz Mack, the membership…read moredirector, connects potential members to people in the Temple community that they may like to create a sense of community to new families. The pre-school is superb, our toddlers love it! As TI is a large synagogue, there is something for everyone and you can be as involved as you choose, from weekly services and volunteer opportunities, to simply attending high holidays. Lifelong Learning director, Andy Helper is happy to meet with members to create new programs to meet congregant needs. Miriam Seidenfeld is accommodating to any needs that arise. All four clergy are SUPERB! If you're a reform Jew in Minneapolis, Temple is a must!!!

So my friend and I were trying to attend the High Holy Day's service at Temple Israel in…read moreMinneapolis Minnesota but were refused entry by Miriam Seidenfeld (her contact information is on the website) because we had not been attending long enough (even though we have been attending for 4+ months!). We protested at that service outside, holding signs showing our $75 tickets we got to attend. We were told that the services were "too intense" for us. We came dressed nicely, and there were people with shorts and t-shirts allowed in... Miriam saw us and stopped us from entering the door. She immediately called the Minneapolis Police Department and we were escorted off the property by an officer. We made signs and stood outside and were harassed by the police officer, telling us that we should leave! Yet we stood there as members of the church exited and they did not understand what was going on. The Cantors just laughed at us. Some members went up and offered us their tickets to the benefit of the congregation... it seems like there are some serious internal issues among the leadership at Temple Israel. We have been attending morning Torah studies and were told we could attend these services by a guy named Steve that claimed to be a board member at the church. We even got name tags for Torah study! So, if your looking for a new Temple to attend, I would recommend not attending this one. There are some obvious problems with the staff. Most of the people in the congregation seem nice and were very confused by the whole situation, too bad the rabbi's were too busy to come talk to us and resolve the situation.

Fantastic community involvement both rich & poor, the least & the most, serving everyone…read more Enjoy their art exhibits that are nicely displayed in their lobby inviting socially relevant & impressive local talent that is indeed sacred.

Great place with Bible center teaching five stars would come again. Oh wait I go every week.read more

I come from a big church where I hardly knew anyone by name. I found St. John's to be refreshing -…read morea small town feel in the city. With one service, everyone gets to see each other and the generations mingle. Worship is traditional, but joyful, warm and casual. The sanctuary is beautiful with Gothic architecture and stained glass windows. There are plenty of open pews and you might think it less than vital at first glance. But give it a shot and notice the little things. There's something about this place. After worship, everyone is chatty in the basement, laughing and drinking coffee while kids run around before Sunday school. It's nice. If you're looking for organ and hymns meets small neighborhood church, visit St. John's at 10am on Sundays. This would be my church of choice if I lived in Minneapolis.

Very Christ centered Church with inspiring sermons, and wonderful music in a warm, welcoming and…read morefriendly atmosphere. Located right on Lake Minnetonka, the setting is breathtaking. Very community driven supporting many local missions. Services Sunday at 8:30am and 10:30am plus a newly added Wednesday night Worship with Messy Church the first Wednesday of each month.