I've went to several things here such as the Easter service, ladies Christmas party, and women's…read moreevents. This church is so welcoming and friendly. The location can be a little tricky to get to with the round a bouts but following their signs helps. The church is very modern and clean and there is plenty of room in the sanctuary with stadium seating in the back if you'd prefer that. They have many locations and the service is steamed from their Apple Valley location to the other locations.

I love this church! The pastors here are incredible, the youth leaders are next level, and the kids…read moreministry is great! Highly recommend! :)

We and our children attended this church for 2 1/2 years. Very nice people for the most part, but…read morethey are not interested in growing. Especially when it come to younger people with children. They want the church to be a empty nesters church/ Grandparents church. And some of the sessions members that make decisions for the direction the church is going are very non Christian.

This is a church full of love and grace. Traditions are important but serving your neighbor is…read moreparamount.

Great worship team and Pastor! I enjoyed being able to be…read moreinvisible as crazy as that sounds. I just like to be private about my spiritual journey, and focus on God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit.

From the moment I walked in the door 14 years ago, to getting saved, baptized and married here, and…read morehelping out with the funeral when my Mom passed away, the people at this church have been family to me. They are a real blessing to the community. During Covid they even paid the past due electric bills for an entire local zip code!

Nice church. Couldn't go to my typical church due to bad icy roads. Luckily i found d this place…read moreonline. It's nice and simple church and so close to my home. Everything looks clean and tidy. Plenty of parking also.

It pains me to do this review, but it has to be done. This Church has officially lost its reverent…read moreNovus Ordo card, why? Due to the fact that it has fallen to the modernists. Father Ben who I thought was a little querky at first, confirmed my suspicions that he was a fake and a fraud traditionalist Priest even though he himself claimed he'd uphold it here. Year after year that he's been here, he has modernized and contemporized a lot of this liturgy beyond what is acceptable to me in my humble opinion. Starting with the once beautiful traditional music, he's turned his back on that and had his new music director change it into contemporary cringe music like the rest of the multiple Novus Ordo Churches do, changing from the Organ to the Piano because the guy is bad at playing the Organ. But there's other aspects as well, specifically from this weasle of a Priest who I knew there was something amiss by his demeanor, the way he even speaks is so forced and fake to me that I knew he wasn't here to uphold the traditions of Good Shepherd. From the music, to the prayers, to the homily, eucharistic ministering, subtle slight aspects just keep modernizing and modernizing, alter serving is being stripped of reverence, the gestures, the use of incense being diminished, the design and ornamentation is slightly being altered (although not as bad as other Diocesan Churches). The type of people entering into the congregation is also affecting the liturgy, because I believe that in this synodal style, the newer lay people here are influencing the way the liturgy and Church is being ran, it's being transformed into another hipster influenced dump honest to goodness. It was already bad enough that they had been using women alter acolytes, and extraordinary ministers, but I could tolerate that nonsense (because women will never, or at least should never become Deacons or Priests) due to the fact that a lot of other traditional elements were still there. Hah! Little did I know that they were hanging on by a thread and were going to be slowly but surely be eroded by unserious people and clergymen. The Gospel talks about bearing good fruits, and bad ground will bear bad fruit, I believe this applies to the modernist clergy who ruin liturgies like this, bearing bad fruit because their hearts are hardened by the modernist influences, and tradition is enemy number one to them, as well as the liturgy and teachings of our Church Fathers and Saints that have blessed us and gave us something to appreciate, but these modernist hipsters despise because it's truly Catholic. My Grandfather used to attend this parish, I only attended this Church because he attended this Church and I wanted to honor him. But the problem is that the Church didn't honor me or his and other predecessors blessings and honoring of this Church, and tossed them away for their cringe, unserious, irreverent, boomer, hipster takes on the liturgy. And I know this Church was built after Vatican 2 to adhere to its changes on the Church, but the Priests and lay here for the most part still adhered to traditional liturgical practices that I felt comfortable being in. But once again, they and their pride and ego couldn't stand the traditional liturgical practices and forced their nonsense upon it, which leads me to today. I will no longer attend this Church until I hear that the Priest is either gone or gone through massive changes, and the modernization of the music, liturgy, design, and every other stain that has crept into this Church like many others is wept clean from here. Sincerely~Reverent Church goer.

If you are looking for an awesome place to find a home, this is it! I was hooked off the bat. In…read morethe program, the first thing it says is "Everyone is welcome for communion, without exception." Being a divorced Catholic, that sentiment really means a lot to me. Once you have been divorced, you can never again receive communion in the Catholic church. Needless to say, I don't feel very connected to my Catholic roots for that reason, among many others. Mark and Kae are absolutely wonderful pastors. They call you by name when they give you communion. They talk to you about helping to organise church events based on your personal talents. They really get to know you, and help put together ways for everyone to get to know each other. The original liturgies are AMAZING. Wes Burdine's Brandywine mass is ending up its gig at Mercy Seat today--I'm excited to see whose mass will be next! This community is so friendly, warm, and WELCOMING. Stop by to see what all of the fuss is about. :)

What happens when you recreate your memories of grandma dragging you to church (wondering what the…read moreheck kyrie eleison means) and your latest mind blowing musical experience? You end up with something similar to Mercy Seat. However, words can not capture how amazing this place is. The people are friendly, welcoming, and the average age is under 40. The music will have you coming back for more and craving it through the week. And the pastors' interpretations of God's word are real, poetic, and deeply inspiring. This is not your grandma's church but even she would love it!

Nice. Fast. All churches should be this small and intimate…read more Originally founded to serve Minneapolis's African-American population in the early 20th century, the church now serves a de facto majority white congregation, judging by who attended & celebrated Mass. The church stays faithful to its roots by sometimes using an African-American hymnal, and the crucifix over the tabernacle is a polished wood, hand-carved African version of Christ.

Welcoming to visitors, seems to be a right knit congregation with lots of love for Jesus and each…read moreother. If I lived in Minneapolis, this would be a comforting parish and a loving place to receive the Eucharist. Highly recommend for visitors in the area. They use the lead me, guide me hymnal which is a personal favorite.

I am music director of this church (since Sept. 2019). This small congregation is friendly and…read morewell established, with a progressive presence on the west side of St. Paul, in the bluff area above downtown St. Paul. It utilizes a combination of in-person worship and livestreaming through its Facebook page. A blended congregation, CPUC embraces the traditions of Presbyterianism and the United Church of Christ (UCC). Committed to social justice, inclusivity, environmental stewardship, radical love, care and service for Loaves and Fishes and other local programs. Music is globally sourced, using a combination of traditional hymns, world songs in various languages, and contemporary compositions. Musical involvements include choir, song leadership through weekly cantor presence, and tailor-made solo and small ensemble experiences. Piano and Celtic harp are instruments heard each Sunday, with world drums sometimes featured. Guest instrumentalists (guitar, violin, and organ) indulge our interests in a variety of music. Pastor (pronouns: he/his) is highly regarded and cherished, having been called to CPUC from a field of 40 ministerial applicants in 2018. Communion is celebrated once per month, with grape juice and floured bread, adding gluten free bread option.

I went to this church after finding out that the other church I normally go to was being held at…read moreLoring Park for Pride. I found this church after doing a Google search for LGBT friendly churches in the Twin Cities area. It was close and I made it just in time for service to start. I was greeted by this cute little boy who hugged everyone and welcomed them. I was also greeted by probably half the people once I got inside the church. Everyone was very welcoming and friendly. They had a fellowship afterwords with great snacks and refreshments. If you're looking for a non judgmental, non discriminating church, I would recommend this place.

Lots of caring people at this church, and Pastor TJ Valtierra led and preached well. The people of…read morethis church are caring and devout, and follow Jesus well. Unfortunately this church got taken over by another church, and a lot of things took a turn for the worse as a result. Many faithful volunteers who led well in this church left at that point. Very sad.