Initiatives

Praying in the Spirit: Nurturing Children in Three Communities, One Neighborhood” is a new five-year collaboration among three culturally diverse congregations in South Minneapolis, empowered by a Lilly Endowment grant to deepen children’s engagement in worship and prayer. Together, these churches will create culturally rooted, arts-infused faith formation practices that nurture children, strengthen families, and model shared leadership for the wider church.

San Pablo - St. Paul’s with photojournalist John Noltner, gathered portraits of members in our community and neighbors, asking: “When was a time you felt a sense of belonging?” We compiled 54 portraits, 13 of which are now 12-foot-high banners on the exterior of the building facing 28th Street. John sat down with four of our featured participants and interviewed them to share a bit more in depth about their sense of belonging and dreams for community.