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Consider what fits your congregation's neighborhood. Humble Walk 's people chose their 4:30 p.m. Sunday worship time with the working class neighborhood in mind. Many residents find their work schedules made Sunday morning services difficult to attend. The later time is also appreciated by parents with young children, who treasure their one free morning each week, Jodi Houge, pastor, said. When we arrive at worship we're ready to put the week to bed.
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They gather Sunday afternoons in a St. Paul, Minn., storefront for worship. A hodgepodge of neighborhood folks, some were raised in the Lutheran tradition. Others are hearing God's word for the first time. Known as Humble Walk, they're one of 94 synodically authorized worshiping communities in the ELCA.
Two years ago while she was a student at Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Jodi Houge saw an opportunity for ministry in her neighborhood. To make Humble Walk Lutheran Chapel a mainstay, Houge is working with Paul Erickson, her synod's director for evangelical mission (see "What can our spaces become?").
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