St Francis Lutheran Church

Welcome one and all is a heartfelt feeling at St. Francis Lutheran Church. I was baptized here when it was Ansgar Danish Church many years ago. I attended Sunday School and played in the choir balcony with other children. Fast forward about 40+ years and back home in the Bay Area, I was looking for a church to belong to. First I tried one closer to home, but found it to be too restrictive. I contacted St. Francis Lutheran Church and was welcomed back with open arms. My first visit back to church brought back a flood of childhood memories because very little has changed. I felt I was «home» because everyone is so friendly, helpful and truly family. St. Francis feeding the hungry on Sundays is just one neighborhood give-​back. I am so happy to be a member of St. Francis. If you’re visiting San Francisco, or in search of a new spiritual home, St. Francis is worthy of being on your list. Welcome, one and all.

St. Francis Lutheran church is a beacon of light for many folks. I have never felt so welcomed by a community before discovering St. Francis. The church building is beautiful with wonderful stain glass windows and an amazing Memorial Terrace outside. The worship service draws one in with well thought out liturgy and great music. During communion, you are reminded to «Live in forgiveness, claim your wholeness and go in peace.» We are all God’s children.
I recommend that you visit the St. Francis website to learn more about the unique history of this little gem located just across from Safeway on Church St. & Market.

After reading the review below, I decided I needed to say something. She must have attended the Feast of the Expulsion, which celebrates St. Francis being kicked out of the Lutheran Church in America because it called and ordained a Lesbian couple.
St. Francis is an independent Lutheran Church that is very mixed… straights, gays, whites, African-​American, Hispanic-​Americans, Asians, young, old, with and without kids. The services tend to be more high church (close to Catholic and many of the members are former Catholics). It is a very welcoming congregation.
The good news about St. Francis is that it is a church that practices what it preaches and it is a beacon for social justice. Go to any other Lutheran Church in the country and they have heard of St. Francis.