COTTAGE GROVE, (AP) — A struggling Minnesota church is temporarily closing one of its campuses and asking its parishioners to worship at a second location as it develops new programming to attract more people.

Grove United Methodist Church is closing its Cottage Grove campus in June, with plans to relaunch in November. The campus’ members, most of whom are over 60 years old, are being invited to worship at its nearby Woodbury campus, which has about 1,000 parishioners, or at another location of their choosing.

Church officials said the congregation needs a reset. They have asked parishioners to wait 15 to 18 months after the relaunch before returning.

The Cottage Grove church has struggled with membership and finances. Seven years ago, two leadership teams within the church said they could no longer pay for a minister at the Cottage Grove campus, and decided to switch to lay ministry, with weekly sermons by members. The churchís attendance and finances have stabilized recently, with an average weekly attendance of 25.

But Cottage Grove is growing quickly and the church should be growing with it, said the Rev. Dan Wetterstrom, head of the two-location Grove church.

The Methodistsí regional body is paying $250,000 to restart the church, Wetterstrom said. They have hired a pastor with experience in this area to help.