Bethesda Lutheran Church

Bethesda Lutheran Church is a Lutheran church at 204 5th St N in Carlton, MN 55718. It is one of 4 churches in Carlton.

Bethesda’s mission is to make a difference by sharing Christ’s love through mission.

At Bethesda, our vision is to joyfully worship, learn, grow and serve the community of the church Jesus is building.

Part of Northeastern Minnesota Synod

204 5th St N, Carlton, MN, 55718

Service times

Sundays | 8:30AM (as listed)

Phone: (218) 384-4501 · Website: https://bethesdacarlton.org/

Bethesda Lutheran Church is part of the Lutheran family of churches in The American Church Story. 1,487 congregations of the Lutheran family gather across Minnesota — 15,905 across the United States on The Church Map.

Lutherans put the gospel back into ordinary hands — Scripture in the language people actually spoke, and hymns the congregation itself was allowed to sing. That the church is saved by grace through faith, and that the whole assembly sings, are now the inheritance of nearly every Protestant church in America.

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Upcoming events at Bethesda Lutheran Church

  • Wed, Sep 23 · 5:30 PM: W.O.W
  • Sun, Sep 27 · 9:30 AM: Discovering Your Bible | 3rd-5th Graders and Parents
  • Wed, Sep 30 · 5:30 PM: W.O.W.
  • Sat, Oct 10 · 8 AM: WELCA Kettle River Conference | Fall 2026 Gathering — First Lutheran Church, Hinkley, MN, 301 Lawler Ave S, Hinkley, MN, 55037

From Bethesda Lutheran Church's public calendar (https://bethesdacarlton.org/). Times are the church's local time.

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The community around Bethesda Lutheran Church

In the few miles around this church, more than 3 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. More than a third of adults live with obesity, and nearly a quarter of adults here carry depression. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the lonely within reach of this door, and for a congregation that notices.

  • Social Isolation: 32.3%
  • Obesity: 37.6%
  • Depression: 26.9%

Source: CDC PLACES (2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

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