AP News writes on our mental health outreach sessions, including such activities as cupping, acupuncture, and Reiki.

Soft lighting and soothing music create an ambience of calm. A circle of massage tables and zero-gravity chairs awaits their occupants. Over the next several hours, practitioners will offer individuals free sessions of acupuncture, reiki, or cupping therapy. This Sunday afternoon, the historic sanctuary of St. Paul’s-San Pablo Lutheran Church has been transformed into a haven of respite and well-being.

More than 135 years ago, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Minneapolis, Minn., began as a church serving the city’s growing Swedish population. Today the growing Spanish-speaking population served by the church knows it as San Pablo. Though the neighborhood the church serves might look different now, St. Paul’s commitment to its neighborhood has not changed.

Angela Davis of MPR hosts a group discussion with Rev. Hierald Osorto and several other faith leaders in a retrospective on ICE operations in Minneapolis.

The Religion News Service writes on San Pablo-St. Paul’s and Shir Tikvah’s efforts to provide sanctuary for our neighbors during the ICE raids of January 2026.

Emma Prestwich from Broadview interviews Hierald Osorto about what he has witnessed during ICE operations in Minneapolis.

With the increase of activity from federal agents in Minneapolis, pastor Hierald Osorto of St. Paul/San Pablo Lutheran Church and pastor Ingrid Rasmussen of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church have organized and borne witness to the immigration raids.

NPR relates the story of a young girl in medical crisis during the ICE raids, and how Pastor Osorto and her community came together to help her.

AP News writes about our Sunday service of Lament and Hope during the federal operations in Minneapolis of January 2026.

On June 3, 2025, everything changed in our neighborhood.

That Tuesday morning, one of my parishioners burst into my office waving her phone. The photo she had received left me speechless: an army tank parked right outside a local taquería, just blocks from our church. How could it be true? Our vibrant Latine community in Minneapolis suddenly facing the presence of armored tanks and federal agents?

Southside Pride writes about St. Paul’s-San Pablo, and how we have connected our distinguished history with our vibrant present to provide sanctuary for our community.

On Jan. 6, St. Paul Lutheran Church/Iglesia Luterana San Pablo in Minneapolis held a unique Three Kings Day celebration as part of the Feast of Epiphany. The celebration included music, a dramatic reading of the Epiphany story—featuring giant puppet costumes for the three magi—and a feast following the service.