Welcome to our church web site. We invite you to browse all the areas listed. That way you can decide if we might be the kind of church you are looking for. If we are, we hope you will join us for worship. 

Spring is now upon us, though it could be a but warmer. But the Minnesota winter has now passed and the "crazy, hazy, lazy days of summer" are approaching. Our attention is now on the grand celebration of our 10th Anniversary the weekend of June 13-14. Many wonderful activities have been planned. We are especially pleased that Dr. Michael Kinnamon, General Secretary, the National Council of Churches, will be our guest speak on Sunday. We invite you to join us that day. If you cannot, look for Dr. Kinnamon's sermon being posted on the website soon thereafter. 

Some people ask if we are a denominational church. The answer is Yes. Spirit of Joy is a congregation of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). You can read more about our denominational history and polity by clicking on http://www.disciples.org. We think you will like what you read, the fact that we welcome diversity rather than simply tolerating it, encourage open and honest discussion on all issues, whether they be theological, social, or political, and do not believe differences have to become divisions. Here at Spirit of Joy we are trying to create a church environment where people can be free to explore faith issues without being constrained by narrow dogma and rigid doctrine. We are thoroughly committed to the Christian tradition, but we reject the notion that Christianity must condemn all other religious traditions. A summary of the way we think is that we seek to be the people of God only, without claiming to be the only people of God.