The 2026 Rising Generations Cohort brings together diverse Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area churches around a shared mission: addressing the real struggles of our next generations, grounding them in biblical faith, and empowering them for appropriate leadership.

Meet the 2026 Cohort Churches

• Evangelical Formosan Church, St. Paul
• Grace United Full Gospel Church, Dayton
• Home for the New Generation Church, St. Paul
• Minnesota Kale Heywet Church, Minneapolis
• New Generations Church, Minneapolis
• Perazim Church, St. Paul
• Primera Iglesia Evangelica Bautista, Columbia Heights
• Rios de Agua Viva Church, Lakeville
• St. Michael's Lutheran Church, Bloomington
• West Metro Chinese Church, Plymouth
• Westwood Church, Bloomington

Events Open to Everyone

Saturday, Jan 31, 2026, 9:30 AM CST: 2026 kickoff webinar: Building a Church Your Children Will Stay In Click here to register

Saturday Feb 7, 2026, 9:30 AM CST: Webinar with Ebenezer Endiryas: How Second-generation Ethiopians Launched a Multiethnic Church. Click here to register

Saturday Mar 21, 2026, 9:30 AM CST: Webinar with Dima Pilipchuk: How Our Russian Church Launched an English-language Congregation. Click here to register

Saturday, Apr 11, 2026, 9:30 AM CST: Social Media Disciple-making for the Small Ethnic Church Click here to register

Saturday May 2, 2026, 9:00 AM -12:00 PM CST with lunch following: The Every Culture, Every Generation Network Conference at Westwood Church, 6301 Cecilia Circle, Bloomington, MN Click here to register

Saturday Oct 3, 2026, 7:00 PM CST: Chosen Generation Rising: An Evening of Worship and Challenge for Multiethnic Young Christians. Held at Grace United Full Gospel Church, 11760 Troy Lane N, Dayton, MN

Saturday Nov 7, 2026, 9:00 AM -12:00 PM CST with lunch following: The Every Culture, Every Generation Network Conference at Westwood Church, 6301 Cecilia Circle, Bloomington, MN

Resources Available Exclusively to Cohort Members

• Personal coaching with our Executive Director
• Peer learning community with other cohort members at our live conferences
• Amplify your stories Nominate one second-generation adult to share their faith journey through our podcast and social media, giving voice to your church’s experience
• Social Media outreach Learn to use digital storytelling to spark genuine spiritual conversations with young adults
• Multiethnic worship Send one musician from your church (vocal or instrumental, ages 13+) to join the worship team for our fall Chosen Generations Rising worship event
• Church promotion Participate in our fall Chosen Generations Rising worship event and gain visibility among our multiethnic communities