St. Andrew Lutheran Church

What St. Andrew Lutheran Church does

St. Andrew Lutheran Church is an ELCA-affiliated Lutheran congregation founded circa 1975 in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, currently celebrating its 50th anniversary. It serves the southwest metro Minneapolis area from a single campus at 13600 Technology Drive, offering two Sunday worship services (9:00 and 10:30 AM) in both traditional and contemporary formats, supported by a YouTube livestream for remote attendance. The church operates a comprehensive ministry portfolio including an Early Learning childcare and preschool program (30+ years, with second-generation families enrolled), Spirit in the Pines summer camp in northern Minnesota, Children/Youth/Family programs with confirmation classes for grades 6-8, a music ministry featuring multiple choirs and bell ensembles, small groups, pastoral care, and the Seeds of Support international mission program active in Haiti since 2010 and Belize since 2023.

The technical platform supporting the church is a standard nonprofit digital stack: a WordPress-based website (standrewlu.org) providing visitor information, online giving, event registration, prayer request submission, livestream access, and a worship archive; the Faith in Daily Life podcast distributed across Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podchaser, Radio Public, and Pocket Casts; and active social media accounts on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. There are no proprietary technology products, APIs, or AI/ML capabilities described; the digital footprint is functional rather than differentiated.

The revenue model is donor-funded and entirely free to recipients. Income streams include recurring tithes and offerings from congregation members (e.g., the General Fund), special time-limited campaigns such as the 50th Anniversary Appeal, planned giving through bequests and life insurance/IRA beneficiary designations, IRA charitable distributions and donor-advised fund contributions, and stock and mutual fund donations. The Early Learning center generates modest fee revenue from childcare and preschool. Community ministry partnerships include PROP (food insecurity), Center for Changing Lives, Augustana Lutheran Church meal program, and Habitat for Humanity. Pricing is non-applicable in the conventional sense: all worship services, education, pastoral care, and outreach programs are provided free of charge, with giving being voluntary.

Name

St. Andrew Lutheran Church

Legal name

St. Andrew Lutheran Church

Website

https://standrewlu.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

St. Andrew Lutheran Church is an ELCA-affiliated congregation in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, founded circa 1975, serving the southwest metro with weekly worship, Early Learning preschool, youth programs, music ministry, small groups, and Seeds of Support international missions in Haiti and Belize.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (81311), Religious Organizations (813110)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Faith-Based & Mission Service Programs (EDAIAGAI)

Keywords

• Lutheran church services
• Worship services
• Faith formation programs
• Community ministry outreach
• International mission partnerships

Headquarters

HQ city

Eden Prairie, Minnesota

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings (General Fund): Congregation members contribute financial tithes and offerings on a weekly or recurring basis to support the church's general operating budget, which funds staffing, administration, utilities, worship, music, Sunday School, fellowship programs, and overall ministry operations. Recurring gifts can be set up via the church's online giving portal with e-check or credit card payment options.
2. Special Campaign Appeals (50th Anniversary Appeal): Time-limited fundraising campaigns for specific projects or initiatives, such as the church's 50th Anniversary Appeal, targeting congregation members and supporters for one-time or pledged contributions.
3. Bequests and Estate Giving: Members and supporters name St. Andrew Lutheran Church as a beneficiary of life insurance policies, IRAs, 401Ks, trusts, or wills. Estate gifts transfer to the church free of income and estate tax, providing donors with a tax deduction.
4. Donor-Advised Fund and IRA Charitable Distributions: Donors contribute from IRAs or donor-advised funds, offering significant income tax advantages. Stocks and mutual funds may also be donated with the church providing transfer instructions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

St. Andrew Lutheran Church is a Lutheran (ELCA) congregation offering weekly worship services in traditional, contemporary, and blended formats, along with Christian faith formation classes for all ages, pastoral care and visitation, music ministry, and outreach initiatives such as the Seeds of Support affordable housing program. The church also coordinates international mission partnerships and community service programs supporting members and the broader Eden Prairie, Minnesota area.

Product overview

St. Andrew Lutheran Church offers a comprehensive suite of faith-based programs and services centered around worship, education, community fellowship, and mission work. The core offerings include weekly worship services (traditional and contemporary), an Early Learning Center (celebrating 30+ years), Spirit in the Pines Camp, Music Ministry with multiple choirs and bell ensembles, Children/Youth/Family programs, Small Groups, and Seeds of Support Missions (international mission work in Haiti and Belize). Additional offerings include giving programs for tithes and donations, the Faith in Daily Life Podcast, online livestream services, prayer request ministry, and Summer of Joy community events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Faith in Daily Life Podcast: Companion podcast for worship services and ministries featuring sermons, discussions, interviews, and faith content available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podchaser, Radio Public, and Pocket Casts.

Products and services

• Traditional Worship Services Liturgical Lutheran worship services in a traditional format for members and visitors preferring classic hymnody and liturgy. Held at the Eden Prairie campus and Cross of Christ satellite site.
• Contemporary Worship Services
• Blended Worship Services
• Cross of Christ (Burnsville) Ministry Site Satellite worship and ministry location in Burnsville, Minnesota, extending the congregation's reach into the broader southwest metro.
• Faith Formation / Christian Education Christian education and faith formation programs across life stages (children, youth, adults, seniors) for congregants seeking spiritual growth and learning.
• Pastoral Care and Visitation Ministry Pastoral care and visitation services for members who are homebound, hospitalized, or in care facilities, delivered by a dedicated Visitation Pastor.
• Seeds of Support Affordable Housing Program Long-running (60+ years) affordable housing initiative serving community members in need, supported by an endowment and dedicated board governance.
• International Mission Partnerships and Trips
• Music Ministry (Choir, Organist, Worship Music)

Quantifiable outcome

• Seeds of Support has conducted over 25 mission trips to Haiti and expanded to Belize in 2023, serving communities through food distributions, kids clubs (up to ~200 children), hospital supply deliveries, school supply distributions (76+ students in Fall 2025), and infrastructure projects (water tower, solar lighting)

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Service Learning Camps (Belize)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023St. Andrew expanded its international mission to Belize in 2023 through a partnership with Service Learning Camps, an organization that partners with local organizations to facilitate mission trip groups focused on sustainable local ministries. The first trip in August 2023 involved 18 participants serving in three Belizean villages. Subsequent trips have taken place in March 2024 and planned for March/April 2025 and October 2025.
• Showers of Glory Youth Camp, San Antonio, BelizecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023St. Andrew mission groups have partnered with Showers of Glory Youth Camp, a Christian youth camp being developed by the Tzib family in San Antonio, Belize. St. Andrew groups have helped clear brush, support construction of the camp kitchen and palapa, and install a playground funded by VBS/VBX kids (over $2,800 raised). The camp is growing to host day camps, Vacation Bible School, women's retreats, and eventually overnight campers.
• Redemption Lutheran Church, Pasquette, HaiticoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010St. Andrew's Seeds of Support program formed a partnership with Redemption Lutheran Church in Pasquette, near Jacmel, Haiti following earthquake relief efforts after the 2010 earthquake. Over more than 25 mission trips, St. Andrew worked with congregants and community members to empower citizens, build leaders, and support infrastructure (water tower, solar lighting, community garden, bench building, school supply distributions). Due to gang violence and political instability, travel has been suspended, but the partnership continues with local partners Jorel Carte, Kerlange, and Joseph carrying out mission work on the ground.
• PROP (Neighbors Organizing Resources for People)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPROP is St. Andrew's long-standing community ministry partner focused on addressing food insecurity. The church has helped bring PROP food lockers to life in the community, breaking ground on a new food locker location. St. Andrew congregants support PROP through volunteerism and donations.
• Center for Changing LivesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCenter for Changing Lives is listed as one of St. Andrew's Service Ministry partners, receiving support and volunteer engagement from the congregation.
• Spirit in the Pines CampminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpirit in the Pines is St. Andrew's affiliated camping ministry located in northern Minnesota, offering summer camp experiences for children and youth. Listed under St. Andrew's ministries and life events.
• St. Andrew Early Learning (Childcare and Preschool)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEarly Learning program (childcare and preschool) affiliated with St. Andrew, celebrating 30+ years of childcare and 35 years of preschool, with second-generation families now enrolled. Operates at standrewearlylearning.org.
• ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSt. Andrew Lutheran Church is a member of the ELCA, the large mainstream Lutheran denomination in the United States. This affiliation provides theological identity, denominational resources, and connection to a wider Lutheran network.
• United Lutheran Church, Langdon, North DakotaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnited Lutheran Church in Langdon, North Dakota co-sponsors Seeds of Support mission initiatives and has applied to serve as a humanitarian parole sponsor for Haitian partner Kerlange and her family.
• Augustana Lutheran Church, MinneapolisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSt. Andrew volunteers serve meals at Augustana Lutheran Church in the Phillips Neighborhood in Minneapolis twice a month, supporting Augustana's community meal program.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• North Heights Lutheran Church: ELCA congregation in Arden Hills, Minnesota. Comparable as a multi-site ELCA church in the Twin Cities metro with extensive worship, music, and family ministry programming and a comparable operational scale.
• Woodbury Lutheran Church: ELCA congregation in Woodbury, Minnesota (Twin Cities suburb). Comparable as a similarly sized suburban ELCA church operating preschool, youth, and small-group ministries with active community outreach.
• Hope Lutheran Church: ELCA-affiliated congregation in the Twin Cities region. Comparable as a Lutheran congregation delivering traditional and contemporary worship, family ministry, and community outreach with a similar operational footprint.
• Mount Olivet Lutheran Church: Large ELCA congregation in Plymouth, Minnesota. Directly comparable as an ELCA Lutheran church in the Twin Cities metro offering traditional/contemporary worship, extensive Christian education, and community ministries.
• Prince of Peace Lutheran Church (various): ELCA congregation in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. Comparable as a Twin Cities-area ELCA church offering comparable ministry breadth (worship, CYF, music, service outreach) to similar-sized suburban membership.
• Augustana Lutheran Church (Minneapolis): ELCA congregation in Minneapolis Phillips neighborhood. Already a direct ministry partner of St. Andrew (congregants serve meals twice monthly). Comparable as an ELCA church with strong community-meal and social-justice programming.
• Woodlake Lutheran Church: ELCA congregation in Richfield, Minnesota (Twin Cities suburb). Comparable as a suburban ELCA congregation offering similar children/youth, music, and small-group ministries serving a similar metro demographic.

Broad incumbents

• Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota: Statewide ELCA-affiliated social services nonprofit. Comparable as a faith-based community services organization operating in the same Minnesota Lutheran ecosystem, including food security and family services that overlap with St. Andrew's PROP partnership and Seeds of Support.
• Bethlehem Lutheran Church (Minneapolis): Historic ELCA downtown Minneapolis congregation. Comparable as a Lutheran worship, education, and social-justice community anchored in the Twin Cities, with a broader urban footprint and longer-tenured presence.

Others

• PROP (Partners Offering Resources for People): Eden Prairie-area food shelf and resource nonprofit that is already a direct ministry partner of St. Andrew. Comparable as a faith-supported community resource addressing food insecurity in the same geographic footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCoxH0JindoxV57SvlOY6LYQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/standrewlu
• Instagraminstagram.com/standrewlu
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/standrewlu

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

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