Welcome to Northfield and southeastern Minnesota! Below are many of the religious communities in town that welcome students from Carleton. We encourage you to explore the range of traditions and denominations represented here.
Many faculty and staff of Carleton are also members of faith communities. Those listed below have volunteered to serve as contacts for their particular congregation. Their hope is to be available for students interested in connecting with them as people of faith, as well as to serve as a liaison for their faith community. Should you have any questions or would like to getting connected, please don’t hesitate to reach out to them, or to our chaplains!
All Saints Episcopal Church
- (507-645-7417)
- 419 Washington Street
- Cody Maynus, Pastor
- Carleton Contacts: Pam Middleton: Pre-Health Advisor
Bethel Lutheran Church (ELCA)
- (507-786-6674)
- 1321 North Avenue
- Rev. Inger Hanson: Senior Pastor; Rev. Ben Schori, Associate Pastor
- Carleton Contact: Dan Rustad: Associate Vice President for Principal Gifts
Canvas Church
- (507-301-7500)
- 404 Schilling Drive, #5, Dundas, MN
- Jed McGuire, Lead Pastor
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormon)
- (507-491-8600)
- 902 17th St. SW, Faribault, MN
City Light Church
- (507-645-8829)
- 2144 South Highway 3
- Gary Gilbertson, Pastor
Cornerstone Community Church
- (Christian and Missionary Alliance)
- (507-645-8839)
- 1313 S. Division Street
- Steve Clasen, Lead Pastor
Emmaus Baptist Church
- (507-645-9480)
- 712 N. Linden Street
- Abe Johnson, Senior Pastor
- Carleton Contacts: Nathan Grawe: Lloyd P. Johnson-Norwest Professor of Economics and the Liberal Arts, Matt Whited: Professor of Chemistry
- For rides meet at 9:45 am in front of Sayles. Contact burberyc@ to make sure the drivers know you’re coming.
First United Church of Christ
- (507-645-7532)
- 300 Union Street
- Cindy Maddox, Senior Minister; Lauren Davis, Associate Minister
- Carleton Contacts: Chris Brunelle ’89: Development Officer, Sarah Forster ’93: Assistant Vice President for Development, Fred Rogers ’72: Vice President and Treasurer, Emeritus, Mary Savina ’72: Charles L. Denison Professor of Geology, Emerita
Calvary Chapel Northfield
- (507-259-2644)
- 2140 Highway 3 South (City of Light Church)
- Steve and Rebecca Roberts, Pastors
Hosanna Church, Northfield
- (507-664-9007)
- 205 So. 2nd Street, Dundas, MN
- Ryan Alexander, Lead Pastor
- Carleton Contact: Kristen Askeland: Admin Assistant, SHAC
Iglesia la Promesa/The Promise Church
- (507-581-2472)
- Meets at Emmaus Baptist Church, 712 N. Linden Street
- Heberto Suarez, Pastor
Life 21 Church (Assembly of God)
- (507-645-7730)
- 2100 Jefferson Road
- Danny Lewis, Senior Pastor
- For rides, meet at 9:15 am in front of Sayles. Contact matandor@ for any questions about transportation.
Northfield Buddhist Meditation Group
- 313 ½ Division Street, Suite 201
- Meditation Times: Weekdays, M-F, 5:30 – 6 p.m., Sundays, 9:30 – 10:00 a.m.
- Contact
Northfield Community Church
- (507-301-3046)
- 713 Division St. S
- Josh Koehn, Lead Pastor
- Carleton Contact: Tammy Metcalf-Filzen: Professor of Physical Education, Athletics, and Recreation & Head Women’s Basketball Coach
Northfield Evangelical Free Church
- (507-663-0133)
- 5600 110th Street East
- Anderson Clare, Pastor
Northfield United Methodist Church
- (507-645-5689)
- 1401 South Maple Street
- Donna Dempewolf, Pastor
Old Paths Baptist Church
- (507-664-1075)
- 1030 South Highway 3
- Jason Cooley, Pastor
Cannon Valley Friends Meeting (Quaker)
- Contact email: cvfmweb2@gmail.com
- 512 Washington Street
- Meeting Time: Every Sunday from 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
St. Dominic Catholic Church
- (507-645-8816)
- 104 N. Linden Street
- Louie Floeder, Pastor, Justus Musinguzi, Parochial Vicar
- Carleton Contact: Sonja Anderson, Associate Professor of Religion
St. John’s Lutheran Church (ELCA)
- (507-645-4429)
- 500 W. Third Street
- Pam Fickenscher, Senior Pastor; Jonathan Davis, Associate Pastor
- Carleton Contacts: Rob Quanbeck: Program Manager, Off Campus Studies Office, Adam Loy: Associate Professor of Statistics, Jane Rizzo, Director of Budgeting and Financial Analysis
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church (ELCA)
- (507-645-8252)
- 418 E. Sumner Street
- David Weeks, Pastor
Trinity Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)
- (507-645-4438)
- 803 Winona Street
- Brent A. Klein, Senior Pastor; Armand J. Boehme, Associate Pastor
Unitarian Universal Fellowship of Northfield
- (507-200-8394)
- 5785 Lonsdale Blvd. (Hwy. 19W)
- Sara Smalley, Minister
- Carleton Contact: Janet Scannell, Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Holly Kelchner, Dacie Moses House and Program Coordinator
Updated October 2025