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Who We Are
Since 1981 , Maranatha has been engaging the culture in one of the central marketplaces of ideas. That marketplace is the University of Minnesota, including Minnesota State University-Mankato and St Cloud State. Over that time, literally thousands of people have been saved, baptized and filled with the Holy Spirit. One hundred people have been launched into full time ministry, and hundreds more now attend churches around the Upper Midwest, serving as worship leaders, elders, deacons, youth ministers, missionaries, and even pastors. At last count, more than 10 churches had their beginnings here after their current pastors attended Maranatha during their university years. The “Hot Issues” of abortion, homosexuality, sex outside of marriage, false doctrines and dead religion are confronted every day right in the center of university society. The historic Christian worldview is open, out in the public and not relegated to the dark closet of social embarrassment. Maranatha is a local, independent, evangelical church that relates to a network of more than fifty churches of similar nature in the state of Minnesota. Senior pastors Bruce and Lynn Harpel have been the pastors theresince the ministry's inception.
Senior Pastors
Bruce and Lynn Harpel
The Campus House
The Maranatha campus house is a house of abundant life and a testimony of the
Lord’s presence, both to the University and to the neighborhood. Located in an
area known for its party culture, the house sits strategically on the west side of
campus. A huge banner across the top of the campus house proclaiming, “JESUS CHRIST IS LORD of The University of Minnesota,” makes it easy to identify who we are and what we believe. The campus house is an activity
center for the dynamics of Christian living. It is a sanctuary to the Lord where
the Kingdom of God can be experienced. Jesus is placed in the highest place of
every believer’s heart. Students can come in and find refuge from the storms of
everyday college pressure.
It is a place of fellowship where Christ-centered relationships are nurtured and developed. As a result, it is a place
of anointing and healing, where the addictive powers of the world are broken. The bondage to sin no longer hinders
the power of God in the believer's life. Weekly prayer meetings and Bible studies help to equip each believer for
every good work.
The campus house is also a place of training in the graces and disciplines of following Jesus with a whole heart. As
each person receives the blessings of God, they learn to grow in grace. The Maranatha campus house is a
fellowship dedicated to raising future Christian leaders who serve God's purposes. These young men and women
pursue the opportunity to present the gospel. They are laying a foundation of righteousness for future generations of
U of M students and even societies around the world.
Most of all, the campus house is a safety zone and a light house of holy living in a sin darkened community. From
here, the truth of Jesus is presented daily, and advances in wave after wave of evangelism to dorm rooms,
classrooms and areas of employment within the University community, challenging the present politically correct
thinking with the power of the Gospel of Life in Jesus Christ.
Many of our events will occur at the Campus House.
The address is:
315 10th Ave. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414