About
OUR VINJE MISSION:
- Reaching Out, Reaching In, Reaching Deeper
CORE VALUES
- Vibrant Faith, Innovative Vision, New Life, Jesus Christ,
Everybody Welcome
The name “Vinje” comes from the homeland, back in the “old country” of Norway. It literally means “prairie”, which is a pretty good description of who we are: a vibrant faith community on the prairie of western Minnesota.
We are a part of a much larger community of churches called the “Evangelical Lutheran Church in America”. Our heritage goes back about 500 years, when a monk named Martin Luther nailed 95 Theses (or Grievances) to the door of the Wittenberg Church in Germany, which started a chain reaction of debate in the church.
