University Lutheran Church of Hope

University Lutheran Church of Hope is a Lutheran church at 601 Southeast 13th Avenue in Minneapolis, MN 55414. It is one of 454 churches in Minneapolis, and one of 39 Lutheran congregations in the city.

University Lutheran Church of Hope is a dynamic, welcoming community of faith, centered in God’s grace and called to demonstrate God’s love for the world.

Part of Minneapolis Area Synod

601 Southeast 13th Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, 55414

Phone: +1-612-331-5988 · Website: https://www.ulch.org

University Lutheran Church of Hope is part of the Lutheran family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around University Lutheran Church of Hope

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 5 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About 2 in 3 the people here live below the poverty line, and nearly half of adults say they are socially isolated. That is 2,900 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.

  • Poverty Rate: 70.1%
  • Social Isolation: 46.7%
  • Depression: 39.0%
  • Food Insecurity: 37.5% (26.3–46.7%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 25.8%
  • Housing Insecurity: 21.3% (15.2–26.1%)
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 15.2%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 23.7%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.2% (9.4–18.0%)
  • Unemployment: 7.8% (3.4–12.1%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.

Minneapolis city is served by 181 churches — about one congregation for every 2,358 residents.

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