It feels odd to be yelp reviewing my temple. But Shir Tikvah is one of the most special places in…read morethe world. Our rabbis are deep, thoughtful, joyful, and brilliant. We are blessed to have three. And additional incredible people who help with music, behind the scenes work, and more. Lifelong learning/adult ed here is great, weekly shabbat services are always wonderful, and high holidays are an absolute masterpiece. I love this incredibly diverse and welcoming community with all my heart.

Friendly people, great Rabbi, and a warm environment are the big reasons that I love this place…read more The congregants are diverse, from all sorts of backgrounds. During the High Holidays they don't charge members or non-members a dime, unlike most other synagogues in the area. That is another major perk of Shir Tikvah. Highly recommended!

Visited Jehovah Jireh during their recent anniversary, I attend Open Door and our worship team…read moreplayed a couple songs. We were welcomed with open arms by their friendly staff & members, and enjoyed the entire service! Jehovah Jireh is a class act and a great foundation for anyone looking to better themselves and their lives! If I didn't already have a home church I would be at Jehovah Jireh!

Spent two Shabbosim here, and felt very welcome. The shul is spacious but very full, but I was…read morealways able to find a seat. There is generally only one minyan per Shachris, Mincha, Maariv, but what can you do, this isn't a big city. Overall I love the shul and the Rav.

Temple Israel is an extraordinarily warm and welcoming community. Liz Mack, the membership…read moredirector, connects potential members to people in the Temple community that they may like to create a sense of community to new families. The pre-school is superb, our toddlers love it! As TI is a large synagogue, there is something for everyone and you can be as involved as you choose, from weekly services and volunteer opportunities, to simply attending high holidays. Lifelong Learning director, Andy Helper is happy to meet with members to create new programs to meet congregant needs. Miriam Seidenfeld is accommodating to any needs that arise. All four clergy are SUPERB! If you're a reform Jew in Minneapolis, Temple is a must!!!

So my friend and I were trying to attend the High Holy Day's service at Temple Israel in…read moreMinneapolis Minnesota but were refused entry by Miriam Seidenfeld (her contact information is on the website) because we had not been attending long enough (even though we have been attending for 4+ months!). We protested at that service outside, holding signs showing our $75 tickets we got to attend. We were told that the services were "too intense" for us. We came dressed nicely, and there were people with shorts and t-shirts allowed in... Miriam saw us and stopped us from entering the door. She immediately called the Minneapolis Police Department and we were escorted off the property by an officer. We made signs and stood outside and were harassed by the police officer, telling us that we should leave! Yet we stood there as members of the church exited and they did not understand what was going on. The Cantors just laughed at us. Some members went up and offered us their tickets to the benefit of the congregation... it seems like there are some serious internal issues among the leadership at Temple Israel. We have been attending morning Torah studies and were told we could attend these services by a guy named Steve that claimed to be a board member at the church. We even got name tags for Torah study! So, if your looking for a new Temple to attend, I would recommend not attending this one. There are some obvious problems with the staff. Most of the people in the congregation seem nice and were very confused by the whole situation, too bad the rabbi's were too busy to come talk to us and resolve the situation.

Got way closer to God through Edinbrook. Lead pastor Brent is the man; best guy to talk to. The…read moreyouth pastor, Tyler, is very nice; such an awesome man to hang around

Excited to check it out. Seemed solid. But after starting in a small group. There is no…read moreaccountability for leadership / members of staff. Nice to visit but I do not recommend getting too invested. One leader within the church was unable to handle conflict or have a mature discussion so she opted to ghost us and continued to hijack our small group and continued to meet. Go check out Emmanuel Christian Center!! Solid, solid, amazing church. No church is perfect but mature leadership and staff is a must.

This church is absolutely amazing. We just stumbled across this church that we always drive by. We…read morehave been attending for the last 10 months and we've only missed a small handful of Sundays. With that being said, We have tattoos and piercings and we're younger. Usually members of other churchs are against that and we get not so great looks. That was NOT the case here. We were greeted by so many sweet people that welcomed us. The first time we went, we got to speak to the pastor, which was really cool. They also ask you to take a moment and talk to people who you haven't talked to before you leave, which is really awesome because it builds community and trust within the community. We have made so many friends and talked to so many people just by this simple gesture they ask of us at the end of the service. Fast forward to today, we have such a great relationship with a few of the elders that are speaking as they find their new lead pastor. I have talked multiple times to Kristen and Matt, and they are just the sweetest couple. This church has a great worship team that sings a ranfe.of well known songs to new ones. Many of the church members are very gifted in singing or musical capabilities that really draw the Holy Spirit out during worship. Today, our 5 month old son was dedicated and it was the most memorable time besides his birth. Everyone was so sweet and we're so excited that he was being dedicated. They do a beautiful ceremony, and i really liked how they involve the whole church to stand beside us and pray over our son and if we ever need anything, us as a member can call on the church for help. A special camera person was there to take pictures of us before the service which was super appreciated. They also have small groups, classes, mission trips, and other fun things to get you connected with Jesus and other members of the church and the community the church serves. And oppertunities to volunteer. For example, they have an option to donate food and then a member of the church brings it to the famiky in need or the family that is scared to leave due to ice. They have a nursing room with a TV broadcasting the message for nursing moms. They have a little room that is off of the main sanctuary with windows so you can still see the stage and if you child is being loud or has special needs, you can go in there and there is toys and comfy chairs. They even have a huge whole wing dedicated to the kids. They have a big slide the kids get to slide down to be welcomed into the kids side of the church, which is really fun and cool! I can't say enough good things about this church. Just come in and check it out for yourself! God is on the move in this church.

I belonged to a different church, which I still love. My daughters were newer in their faith…read morejourney, and I wanted them to find THEIR church home. They found Grace! I attended with them for support. Shortly after, Pastor Drew Shepp was chosen to be the new Lead Pastor. We LOVE it! There is a nice amount of church family that have been here for years. The environment is warm and friendly. Now, Pastor Drew, has been showing us the direction he is taking us, and his vision for the future of Grace Church. The front doors are wide open for anyone searching for a new church home. My girls and I are there every Sunday! I highly recommend you come visit.

Nice church. Couldn't go to my typical church due to bad icy roads. Luckily i found d this place…read moreonline. It's nice and simple church and so close to my home. Everything looks clean and tidy. Plenty of parking also.

It pains me to do this review, but it has to be done. This Church has officially lost its reverent…read moreNovus Ordo card, why? Due to the fact that it has fallen to the modernists. Father Ben who I thought was a little querky at first, confirmed my suspicions that he was a fake and a fraud traditionalist Priest even though he himself claimed he'd uphold it here. Year after year that he's been here, he has modernized and contemporized a lot of this liturgy beyond what is acceptable to me in my humble opinion. Starting with the once beautiful traditional music, he's turned his back on that and had his new music director change it into contemporary cringe music like the rest of the multiple Novus Ordo Churches do, changing from the Organ to the Piano because the guy is bad at playing the Organ. But there's other aspects as well, specifically from this weasle of a Priest who I knew there was something amiss by his demeanor, the way he even speaks is so forced and fake to me that I knew he wasn't here to uphold the traditions of Good Shepherd. From the music, to the prayers, to the homily, eucharistic ministering, subtle slight aspects just keep modernizing and modernizing, alter serving is being stripped of reverence, the gestures, the use of incense being diminished, the design and ornamentation is slightly being altered (although not as bad as other Diocesan Churches). The type of people entering into the congregation is also affecting the liturgy, because I believe that in this synodal style, the newer lay people here are influencing the way the liturgy and Church is being ran, it's being transformed into another hipster influenced dump honest to goodness. It was already bad enough that they had been using women alter acolytes, and extraordinary ministers, but I could tolerate that nonsense (because women will never, or at least should never become Deacons or Priests) due to the fact that a lot of other traditional elements were still there. Hah! Little did I know that they were hanging on by a thread and were going to be slowly but surely be eroded by unserious people and clergymen. The Gospel talks about bearing good fruits, and bad ground will bear bad fruit, I believe this applies to the modernist clergy who ruin liturgies like this, bearing bad fruit because their hearts are hardened by the modernist influences, and tradition is enemy number one to them, as well as the liturgy and teachings of our Church Fathers and Saints that have blessed us and gave us something to appreciate, but these modernist hipsters despise because it's truly Catholic. My Grandfather used to attend this parish, I only attended this Church because he attended this Church and I wanted to honor him. But the problem is that the Church didn't honor me or his and other predecessors blessings and honoring of this Church, and tossed them away for their cringe, unserious, irreverent, boomer, hipster takes on the liturgy. And I know this Church was built after Vatican 2 to adhere to its changes on the Church, but the Priests and lay here for the most part still adhered to traditional liturgical practices that I felt comfortable being in. But once again, they and their pride and ego couldn't stand the traditional liturgical practices and forced their nonsense upon it, which leads me to today. I will no longer attend this Church until I hear that the Priest is either gone or gone through massive changes, and the modernization of the music, liturgy, design, and every other stain that has crept into this Church like many others is wept clean from here. Sincerely~Reverent Church goer.

I was going every weekend with my children for a couple years. I felt welcomed in the beginning. I…read moreparticipated in community events and holiday events. The church helped me grow my faith one hundred fold. After awhile I started to realize that the congregation was not as friendly to a single mother. The parent small groups are all married couples and certain people were not that kind. They have a great single moms group. The leader is caring and helpful. The single moms are exceptional. Yet most of the moms don't attend church. In the end, I felt alone in my journey to be with God.

I attended Easter Service. The church was very welcoming and spacious. People were friendly and…read morethere was delicious coffee and donuts. The church accommodates both traditional and modern services at various times. It was a positive experience. I will be going back to this church even though it is not close to home.