1. Mount Olivet Lutheran Church
Receives Award from Metro Blooms
By Edward Adams

2. Introduction
• A published author and attorney, Edward Adams practices
law at Adams Grumbles, LLP, where he serves as partner.
Away from work, Edward Adams is an active member of his
community and supports Mount Olivet Lutheran Church.
Having contributed bibles and hymnals to Mount Olivet, he
also contributed to the creation of a church garden dedicated
to the memory of his parents.
Mount Olivet Lutheran Church is home to rain gardens that
are nourished by a drainage system that transports water
from the James Avenue side of the driveway. Also known as
run-off, this system eliminates the church’s water waste that
would otherwise be filtered out into the Minnehaha Creek and
sewers.

3. Mount Olivet Lutheran Church
• Volunteers gathered during the summer of 2012 to
plant river birch trees and foliage native to the
region. During heavy rain seasons, visitors can enjoy
the garden in full bloom.
In January 2014, Mount Olivet Lutheran Church
received exciting news from Metro Blooms. The
nonprofit organization honored the church with the
Best Congregational Rain Garden award for 2013 at
the Minneapolis Garden Awards. Congregation
member Laura Morrill, who maintains the rain
gardens, accepted the award on behalf of the church.