Trinity Lutheran Church - ELCA

Name

Trinity Lutheran Church - ELCA

Legal name

Trinity English Evangelical Lutheran Church

Website

https://trinitylindstrom.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1901

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services / Place of Worship

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Congregations & Worship Communities (Churches, Mosques, Temples, Synagogues) (BPAGAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Lutheran worship services
• Faith formation programs
• Community outreach ministries
• Youth religious education
• Endowment grant funding

Headquarters

HQ city

Lindstrom

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Traditional church giving through weekly/monthly donations from congregation members during worship services
2. Facility Rental: Church rents out spaces including Fireside Lounge, Fellowship Hall, Library, Sanctuary, Lower Fellowship Hall, and Sunday School Classroom to community members
3. Stained Glass Restoration Donations: Capital fundraising for restoration of historic stained-glass windows, with online giving options and blue envelopes in pews going to capital fund
4. Endowment Fund: Endowment fund created in 2001, managed by ELCA Endowment Fund Pooled Trust, distributes 6% annually with over $623,900 awarded in grants since 2007

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Trinity Lutheran Church provides weekly Lutheran worship services (traditional at 9:00 AM Sunday, contemporary at 10:30 AM Sunday, and Wednesday evening at 6:30 PM September through May), pastoral services for life events (baptism, wedding, funeral), children's and youth faith formation programs from Pre-K through high school, Bible study groups, community outreach ministries including food shelf and mental health support, and an endowment grant program. The church operates as a member congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and engages in local, regional, and global benevolence programs.

Product overview

Trinity Lutheran Church offers a comprehensive suite of worship, educational, and community service programs. Core offerings include Traditional and Contemporary Sunday worship services (9:00 AM and 10:30 AM), Wednesday evening services (September-May), and Life Event Services for Baptism, Wedding, and Funeral. Youth and children's programming encompasses Sunday School, God's Crew, Confirmation, and Youth Groups. The church operates Bible Study Groups, an Altar Guild ministry, Witness and Outreach programs with 2nd Sunday Offerings, and an Endowment Ministry distributing annual grants. The current Sanctuary Beautification Project is restoring historic stained-glass windows installed in 1902-1903. Facility rental is available for community spaces. The church celebrated its 125th Anniversary in 2026.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Worship Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $623,900 in endowment grants distributed since 2007
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Gaytee-Palmer Stained GlasscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Minneapolis stained-glass firm (Thomas Gaytee studied under Louis Comfort Tiffany, opened studio in 1918, later merged with Palmer Stained Glass) contracted for restoration of Trinity's historic stained-glass windows. Contract signed in early 2025 to restore three windows most in need of work, with work beginning mid-February 2025. Each window takes approximately three months to restore.
• Ford Brothers / Forman-Ford and CompanyminorOthers · 1 January 1903Stained-glass windows crafted in 1902 by Ford Brothers (a leading stained-glass firm in Minneapolis) and installed in 1903 by Forman-Ford and Company. The Martin Luther window contains 104 sq. ft. in pure gothic style. These are key historic features of the church architecture.
• ELCA Endowment Fund Pooled TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrinity's Endowment Fund is managed by the ELCA Endowment Fund Pooled Trust. The fund distributes 6% annually, with over $623,900 awarded as grants since 2007. Each year $55,900 (in 2025) is available for distribution across five categories.
• Path to HomeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal outreach partner for housing assistance, receiving support through Trinity's endowment grants and witness and outreach programs.
• Lutheran Social Service of MinnesotaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional partner receiving support through Trinity's endowment grants for local outreach programs including Meals on Wheels - Chisago Lakes.
• National Association of Mental Illness (NAMI)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMental health initiative partner receiving witness and outreach program support through Trinity's 2nd Sunday offerings and endowment grants.
• Lutheran Disaster ResponseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal outreach partner through ELCA, receiving support via Trinity's endowment fund for global benevolence.
• ELCA World HungerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational benevolence partner receiving support through Trinity's endowment fund and witness and outreach programs.
• Lutheran Global RefugeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal outreach partner for refugee and immigration support, receiving grant funding through Trinity's endowment fund.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Direct peers

• Bethlehem Lutheran Church (Minneapolis): Long-standing ELCA congregation in Minneapolis with traditional worship, faith formation, and community outreach programs comparable to Trinity's ministries, including historic sanctuary assets and a member-funded operational model.
• Mount Olive Lutheran Church: Historic Minneapolis ELCA congregation with a similar blend of traditional/ contemporary worship, active social-justice outreach, and community programming. Direct denominational and missional peer to Trinity Lutheran Church - ELCA, though larger and urban.
• St. Andrew's Lutheran Church (Mahtomedi, MN): ELCA congregation in the eastern Twin Cities metro with traditional and contemporary services, faith formation for all ages, and outreach ministries comparable to Trinity's offerings.
• Woodbury Lutheran Church: ELCA-affiliated suburban congregation offering contemporary and traditional worship, extensive children's/youth programming, and community outreach — a strong denominational and operational peer to Trinity.
• First Lutheran Church (Saint Peter, MN): Small-town Minnesota ELCA congregation with a similar size, congregational-governance model, and worship/ministry portfolio, making it one of the closest size-and-setting peers to Trinity Lutheran Church - ELCA.
• Hosanna! Lutheran Church (Lakeville, MN): Suburban ELCA congregation with comparable contemporary and traditional services, children's/youth programs, and small-group Bible studies — same denomination and similar program portfolio to Trinity Lutheran Church - ELCA.
• Prince of Peace Lutheran Church (Burnsville, MN): ELCA congregation in the southern Twin Cities metro with multi-generational ministries, outreach programs, and a comparable faith-formation approach to Trinity's Connect, Grow, Serve model.
• Central Lutheran Church (Minneapolis): Large downtown Minneapolis ELCA congregation offering traditional and contemporary worship, education programs, and outreach ministries analogous to Trinity's mission stack, though at significantly larger scale.

Others

• Augsburg University (Minneapolis): ELCA-affiliated college in Minneapolis; not a direct competitor but a comparable ELCA institution with faith-formation, service-learning, and community-outreach programming that overlaps with Trinity's faith-formation and benevolence mission.

Broad incumbents

• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) - Office of the Presiding Bishop: National denominational body of which Trinity is a member congregation; oversees shared resources such as the ELCA Endowment Fund Pooled Trust that manages Trinity's endowment, providing broader context on denominational programs and trends.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/TrinityLutheranLindstromMN
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/trinity-lutheran-church-elca

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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