This guide to faith, religion, and spirituality in Savage, Maine lists websites representing local churches or other places of worship, ministries, or programs of a religious nature.
Among the Christian churches in Savage are Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church, which began in a log chapel in 1854. The church was initially located in Burnsville. In 1866, a frame building was constructed, and the bell that is still in use today was installed in its tower. The frame structure was destroyed by fire in 1883, but the bell was salvaged. Another frame structure burned to the ground in 1902. A brick church was built in 1902, but located in Hamilton, which is now Savage. The bell from the previous church was recast and installed in the steeple of the new church. In 1984, the 1902 church was dismantled, and the current building was built in its place.
In 1888, the United Methodist Church of Savage built what became known as the Brick Church. In 1939, the Methodist Episcopal Church, Grace Methodist Episcopal Church South, and the Methodist Protestant Church merged, and chose to meet in the Brick Church.
Another UMC congregation meeting in Savage is the Glendale United Methodist Church, which was organized in the early 1980s.
Calvary Church, with campuses in Savage and Bloomington, has been in operation for about forty-five years.
Affiliated with the Christian Reformed Church, the Bridgewood Church began in 1998.
Other Christian congregations in Savage include the Rock of Ages Seventh-day Adventist Church, the New Spirit United Church of Christ, Adoration Church (Converge Worldwide), Saint Mary Magdalene (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America), Celebración de Amigos (pentecostal), Southbridge Community Church (Assemblies of God), and Mission Moving Mountains, a missionary endeavor.
Other religious bodies in Savage are the Unity of the Valley Spiritual Center, which teaches universal spiritual principles, and Bless Israel, a Messianic Jewish organization meeting in the ELCA building in Savage.
These and any other churches, chapels, synagogues, mosques, or other places of worship in Savage, are appropriate topics for this category, are any other websites focusing on issues of faith, religion, or spirituality in Savage, Minnesota.
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Meeting at its facilities in Savage, Minnesota, the congregation has members from Savage, Burnsville, Prior Lake, and Shakopee. Its service times, a calendar of upcoming programs and events, contacts, and an introduction to its services for those who are new are provided on its site, along with information about volunteer service opportunities, sermon video, and a statement of beliefs.
https://www.bridgewood.org/
Glendale United Methodist Church
Organized in the early 1980s, the Savage, Minnesota congregation held its first service at Marion W. Savage Elementary School in downtown Savage in 1984, moving into its own building in 1985, and to its current sanctuary in 2001. Its history and an introduction to its pastor are featured, with a welcome to those who are new to the church, ministry opportunities, schedules, and a calendar of events.
http://glendalechurchumc.org/
Affiliated with the United Church of Christ, the progressive congregation meets at its facilities in Savage, Minnesota. A profile of the organization and its ministries is given, including the UCC denomination, a calendar of events, information about upcoming activities, announcements, and an introduction to the church's pastor, deacons, trustees, moderators, and others involved in the work of the church.
http://www.newspiritucc.org/
Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church
Chartered in 1854 as the thirteenth Catholic congregation in the Diocese of Saint Paul, the congregation is part of the Roman Catholic Church. A history of the parish is put forth, along with an overview of what Catholics believe, new parishioner registration, schedules of mass, reconciliation, and adoration, its sacraments, commissions, and ministries. Volunteer opportunities are enumerated, and a volunteer submission form is available.
http://www.stjohns-savage.org/
United Methodist Church of Savage
The current UMC congregation in Savage, Minnesota came about with the 1939 merger of the Methodist Episcopal, Grace Methodist Episcopal Church South, and the Methodist Protestant Church. Weekly service schedules, an events calendar, and a profile of the church's Elizabeth House program, its food pantry, Narcotics Anonymous program, and its Boy Scout sponsorships. Membership policies, a history of the church, and links to other UMC resources online are included.
http://www.umcsavage.org/
Unity of the Valley Spiritual Center
Situated along West Highway 13 in Savage, Minnesota, the congregation meets on Sunday morning, and at other times according to its weekly schedules and calendar of programs and events, which are featured here, along with its classes and activities for youth and others, its prayer chaplain ministries, silent unity program, and meditations. Announcements, office hours and contacts are posted to the site.
http://www.unityofthevalleymn.org/
