History

Planted in 1990 under the leadership of Pastor Paul Johnson, Woodridge has always had a passion for creating a safe place for people to explore the truths of Jesus.

Aspen Grove Network

The second largest living organism in the world is an Aspen Grove. (They are found in Colorado and Utah.) Each Aspen tree is unique but also interconnected in its root system. Aspen Grove Network is one church with many unique sites. We are interconnected in sharing staff, ministry and mission across our various sites. We are unique in loving each individual community in the name of Jesus. We believe our unity makes us stronger at uniquely ministering and meeting needs. At Aspen Grove, we all ask "How can we interconnect and multiply to experience and share God's love." Click HERE to learn more from Pastor Paul Johnson about the Aspen Grove Network.

  • Woodridge Church

    Planted in 1990 by Pastor Paul Johnson, Woodridge is the founding church of the Aspen Grove Network. We have always had a passion for creating a safe place for people to explore the truths of Jesus. From the outset, the mission of Woodridge Church has been and continues to be "to lead people to become fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ." Now led by Pastor Zac Bush, he guides Woodridge attenders in their journey to know Jesus and experience growth in Him. More of our history is detailed below.

  • The Highlands Church

    Planted in Delano in 2010, The Highlands was originally known as Crow River Church. Led by Pastor Aaron Sorenson, we are a group of people striving to learn and live the way of Jesus. This means we strive to live out the Biblical commands to love God, each other and our neighbors well. We worship and follow Jesus not only through our words, but through our lives. We desire to experience the presence of God, be formed by God, reach the next generation and live generously.  Visit The Highlands online

  • Mercy Hill Church

    Planted in Minnetonka, Mercy Hill lives out their mission through a vision of Striving After Relationship Not Religion. “When we talk about relationship and not religion, we mean putting our relationship with God in the middle of everything we do. And, we mean making efforts to connect in meaningful and lasting ways with our neighbors, our co-workers, and anyone else God might bring us into contact with. We were created to come alive inside of relationship—first with God and then with each other.” Visit Mercy Hill’s website

  • Foundry Church

    Planted by Pastor Austin Holmes in Plymouth in 2025, 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). Foundry Church is a community that actively embraces the refining work of God in our lives so that we can become more like Him. Visit Foundry Church online

 Woodridge History

  • Woodridge Church is a daughter church of Wooddale Church of Eden Prairie, MN.

  • Woodridge has always had a passion for creating a safe place for people to explore the truths of Jesus. From the outset, the mission of Woodridge Church has been and continues to be "to lead people to become fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ."

  • Under the leadership of Pastor Paul Johnson, the new church began meeting in the basement of a bank building next to Wooddale. On October 7, 1990, Woodridge held its first public service in what is now Central Middle School in Plymouth, MN. In 1991, Woodridge moved to a leased facility on County Rd. 6 in Medina. The building complex, formerly the Spring Hill Conference Center, became a place where the vision of Woodridge came to be lived out in the lives of members and attenders. The facility was for sale by the owners the entire six years that Woodridge was a tenant.

  • In the summer of 1996, Woodridge Church broke ground on their current building, located in Medina on county road 24. In January of 1997, the congregation moved into their new building. Very shortly after moving, the Spring Hill Conference Center was sold and was turned into a golf course. In 1999, a second phase of the Woodridge building project was completed, adding an office complex and larger rooms for students, from grade school through high school.

  • In more recent years, we have expanded our services and locations, adding sites in Delano (The Highlands Church), Minnetonka (Mercy Hill Church) and now Plymouth (Foundry Church). Throughout the history of Woodridge, members and leaders would say that God has been faithful. In recent years, our vision focus has become this: Sent to Love. Stop by any time to visit. And please take a tour of the rest of our website.