As many immigrant cultures make the Twin Cities home, the church landscape is also changing, and for many multi-cultural churches gospel music is up-and-coming. First Covenant Church in St. Paul hosted a three-day Gospel Music Workshop on August 9-11, that was free and open to anyone who wanted to learn how to sing and perform this soulful style of Christian worship.

This fall two well-known suburban churches in the Twin Cities are launching campuses in or near the North Loop. Substance Church and River Valley Church pastors say there is no competition as they launch campuses within one month of each other; they are praying for each other, and are championing the efforts of the local church as both try to reach lost people in this urban "small town" known as the North Loop.

Churches in the Twin Cities are on their way to offering church-based legal centers; seeking to help immigrants in our state navigate the confusing and costly process of becoming legal citizens or residents in America.

The City of Bloomington relies on a network of churches to care for the community. The volunteers of CityServe are often the Bloomington Human Service department’s first call when someone in the community needs help.