Our Story

Foundry Church was given its name because a foundry is a place where metal is molded, shaped, and formed from a raw material into something with purpose. Much like the formation process for metal, God’s way of forming His people involves great power, intention, and care (Proverbs 17:3).  

Our prayer is that Foundry Church will be a community that actively embraces the refining work of God in our lives so that we can become more like Him. We do not want to conform to the pattern of the world by following the path of least resistance! Rather, we want to be transformed by Jesus Christ (Romans 12:2). 

Check out THIS VIDEO that describes and shows what a foundry is and does. As you watch I would encourage you to reflect on the remarkable amount of energy, effort, and intention it takes to form metal and how this relates to God’s relationship with you. 

Here is one bonus pastoral thought on this:

The physical severity of the process in a foundry can be striking and even jarring, but the force required to mold the metals reveals the incredible strength and resilience of the raw material itself. You and I have been created with great power and potential. God loves and honors that in us. The Lord forms us with the incredible strength of His love and grace. This is not always a comfortable thing, but it is always holy and good. 

Aspen Grove

Foundry Church is a part of a network of churches called the Aspen Grove Network.  As a network we talk about being Sent to Love. We love because God first loved us and we believe that God's love is compelling us and propelling us in the ways we think, feel, and act about ourselves, toward God, and with people. We live out our mission in ways similar to an aspen grove. The second largest living organism in the world is an aspen grove in Colorado and Utah. Each tree is unique but also interconnected in its root system. We are one church with several unique locations. Besides Foundry Church, our network includes The Highlands in Delano, Mercy Hill in Minnetonka, and Woodridge Church in Medina. 

Statement of Faith

  • We believe in one God, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (Genesis 1:1, 26; Matthew 28:19; John 1:1, 3; 4:24; Acts 5:3, 4; Romans 1:20)

    • We believe that Jesus Christ was begotten by the Holy Spirit, and born of the Virgin Mary, and is true God and true man. (Matthew 1:18-25; Luke 1:26-38; Romans 9:5; Titus 2:13)

    • We believe that the Lord Jesus died for our sins as a representative and substitutionary sacrifice; that He rose victorious from the grave on the third day; and that all who believe in Him are justified by His shed blood. (Isaiah 53; Matthew 20:28; John 3:16; Romans 3:24-26; 5:1; I Corinthians 15:3)

    • We believe in the personal and imminent return of our Lord Jesus Christ. (Acts 1:11; I Thessalonians 4:16, 17; Matthew 24:42-51; Matthew 25:1-13)

    • We believe that the Holy Spirit came forth from the Father and Son to convict the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment, and to regenerate, sanctify, and empower all who believe in Jesus Christ.

    • We believe that the Holy Spirit indwells every believer in Christ, and that He is an abiding helper, teacher, and guide. (John 16:5-15; Romans 8:16, 23, 26, 27)

    • We believe that all Christians are baptized by the Holy Spirit when they are born again.

    • We believe that believer’s baptism by immersion in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit is a professed believer’s biblical testimony. (Acts 2:28-41, 47; Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 8:36-40; 10:47; 18:8; Romans 6:3, 4; I Corinthians 12:13)

    • We believe that there is one true church universal, comprised of all those who acknowledge Jesus Christ as personal Savior and Lord. The Scriptures command believers together to devote themselves to worship; prayer; teaching of the Word; observance of baptism and the Lord’s Supper; fellowship; service to the body through the development and use of talents and gifts; giving through tithes and offerings; and outreach. (Romans 12:4-6; I Corinthians 12:4-6; Ephesians 2:19- 22; 4:12-16; Hebrews 10:24, 25)

    • We believe that all Christians are commanded to participate in spreading the Gospel to all people groups. (Matthew 28:19- 20; Acts 1:8)

    • We believe that man and woman were created in the image of God; that they sinned and thereby incurred not only physical death, but also spiritual death, which is separation from God; and that all human beings are born with a sinful nature, and become guilty sinners in thought, word and deed. (Genesis 1:26, 27; 3:1, 24; Romans 3:25; 5:12-18; I John 1:8)

    • We believe that all who come by grace through faith to accept the Lord Jesus Christ are born again of the Holy Spirit and thereby become children of God. (John 3:3, 5; 1:12, 13; James 1:18; I Peter 1:23; Ephesians 2:8, 9)

    • We believe in the bodily resurrection of the just and the unjust, the everlasting joy of the saved, and the everlasting conscious punishment of the lost. (John 5:28-29; I Corinthians 15)

    • We believe that those who partake of the Lord’s Supper should be born-again believers, walking in fellowship with the Lord Jesus Christ. (Acts 2:42-46; I Corinthians 11:23-29)

    • We believe that the Bible is the completely and uniquely inspired Word of God, inerrant in its original writings. The Bible is our supreme and final authority in faith and life. (II Timothy 3:16; II Peter 1:20, 21)