South Minneapolis Church Plans To Combat Isolation By Building A Brewery

CBS Minnesota

June 5, 2026

For more than a century, Mt. Olivet Lutheran Church has worked to serve the community outside its four walls. From south Minneapolis and beyond, the heart of the church is service, largely driven through volunteer efforts.

"It's kind of an ecosystem," said Senior Pastor David Lose.

But now Lose hopes the church, founded in 1920, can move forward into the future with something new. The plan — to take the church's former chapel that has sat vacant for the past several years, and transform it into a community-oriented coffee shop and brewery.

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