Waters of Life Lutheran Church

About Waters of Life Lutheran Church

Waters of Life Lutheran Church is at 6221 Rice Lake Road, in the northern reach of Duluth where the city thins out toward Rice Lake and the township country beyond. It belongs to the Northeastern Minnesota Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

Its position is the useful thing to know. This is well north of the built-up hillside neighbourhoods, on the corridor that carries traffic out of Duluth Heights toward the lake country, so it draws from an area where houses sit on larger lots and a drive is assumed. Households looking at property up this stretch of Rice Lake Road are generally trading walkability for space, and the institutions that serve them are spread out to match.

The synod currently lists the congregation as being in a pastoral transition, meaning it is between called pastors and working through a call process. That is a normal stage in the life of a congregation rather than a sign of trouble, and it matters here only because it is the period when worship times and programming are most likely to change. Confirm current arrangements with the congregation directly.

Founding year and building history are not established here.

Neighborhoods it serves

Where these facts come from

• Northeastern Minnesota Synod (ELCA) membership directory, Waters of Life Lutheran Church, Duluth accessed 2026-08-14

Last reviewed 2026-08-14 by Guide editorial.