What feels torn can be woven back together.
Loneliness and distrust are shaping our city. We believe God is inviting us to respond — by cultivating trusted relationships that reflect the transforming welcome of Jesus.
Something in our city is unraveling.
Loneliness is growing. Trust is fading. Meaningful connection feels hard to find — and we are more connected than ever, yet many of us feel more isolated than ever.
Minneapolis ranks among the loneliest cities in an increasingly lonely America. Beneath it all is a deeper question: Who can I trust?
This moment matters. A generation is searching; not for institutions, but for relationships that feel real. They are the most anxious generation in history, stepping into adulthood while quietly asking deeper questions about meaning, purpose, and faith.
1 in 2
Americans report feeling lonely: higher than at any point in recorded history.
https://weillcornell.org/news/america%E2%80%99s-loneliness-epidemic-what-is-to-be-done
MPLS
ranks among the loneliest cities in an increasingly lonely America.
https://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-loneliest-cities-how-to-fight-it/600346418
Gen Z
Jonathan Haidt calls this the most anxious generation ever, now becoming the parents, workers, and leaders of our city.
We believe God is inviting River City into something simple: to cultivate thousands of trusted relationships across our city.
Not through programs. Not through pressure. But through everyday people showing up with consistent, genuine care. Because trusted relationships are where real conversations happen, and where faith is discovered.
Everyday life is the mission field.
A trusted relationship is built over time through small, faithful steps. This is how Jesus moved toward people.
Jesus shared meals. He entered homes. He asked questions and listened to the answers. He built trust before He challenged belief. And He invites us to live that same kind of life in our neighborhoods, workplaces, and friendships, not perfectly, not all at once, but consistently, over time.
God often works through small, repeated acts of faithfulness. Here's how to begin:
Begin with Prayer
Pray regularly for the people around you by name. Ask God to open doors and soften hearts — yours first.
Listen
Pay attention to their stories, questions, and needs. Space for spiritual conversation opens when people feel truly heard.
Eat Together
Share meals. Jesus did his most significant work at the table. Food is a universal language of welcome.
Serve
Look for small ways to show up and care. Presence without pretense builds the kind of trust that lasts.
Share Your Story
When the time is right, share what God has done in your life. Not a script, just an honest account of where grace has met you.
What if we stepped into this together?
Imagine thousands of trusted relationships forming across our city. Neighbors becoming friends. Friends becoming like family. People rediscovering faith, not through pressure, but through presence. Thread by thread, God weaving something new.
Our hope and aim for 2033:
10,000 Trusted Relationships
400 everyday disciples, each cultivating 25 trusted relationships, thousands of meaningful points of gospel presence across our city.
100+ Baptisms
People discovering and rediscovering faith in Jesus, through trusted relationships that made room for the gospel to travel.
Dozens of Home Groups
Rooted in neighborhoods across Northeast Minneapolis, small pockets of belonging where strangers become family.
New Churches Planted
Renewal that doesn't stay put, spreading across our region as God's work multiplies through church planting and new missional expressions.
Take your first step.
Start by committing to build one trusted relationship.
Woven Together Resources
What is torn can be woven back together. And it begins with us.
