Community Welcome!
Who We Serve
The St. Paul Outreach Center is a resource for all in our Midway neighborhood!
We want to connect with you—whether you have lived in the Midway area your whole life and your kids are growing up here too, or if you are a new immigrant or a neighbor in need of connecting to household necessities.
Volunteers are members of St. Paul area LCMS churches, schools, and Concordia University, St. Paul.
The primary focus of the St. Paul Outreach Center is to serve and share God’s love with new immigrants to St. Paul and other neighbors in the Midway area, as well as partnering with CSP’s international student ministry.
Could you use English practice or family resources, free music classes? We want to hear from YOU! Let us know what would be a good fit in our community!
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Contact David Mennicke, coordinator, by email (spoc@jehovahlutheran.org) or phone (651-636-3271). The SPOC is located in Jehovah Lutheran Church (1566 Thomas Ave. St. Paul, MN 55104).
Scan the QR code below to let us know how we can help serve those in the community. To volunteer, see information at the bottom of this page.
What’s Happening
Newly updated: Summer 2024 Events!
Join us for: Futsal!
Join us this Summer 2024 on Fridays at 5:00pm in Hamline Park, across the street from Jehovah Lutheran Church. All ages are welcome. Balls will be provided. Learn new skills, practice old skills, and meet new friends!
Hosted by the St. Paul Outreach Center & Partners.
Join us for: Summer Social & Sampler!
What: Free frozen treats!
Enjoy free samples, meet SPOC volunteers, and sign up for programming with SPOC & partners. Sign up for activities in summer and fall, such as:
- Free tutoring
- Futsal/soccer club
- Community Pickleball
- Lego club/Bracelet making
- Family resources (food, diapers, coats/winter gear, community meals)
- Seasonal events (Easter egg hunt, Christmas caroling)
Where: Parking lot of Jehovah Lutheran Church & Hamline Park (across the street)
When: Friday, July 26 5:30 – 7:30pm
Who: The St. Paul Outreach Center (SPOC) neighbors & partners
RSVP: We’d love to know you’re coming!
Have a community resource to share? Scan the codes here to get signed up!
Want to find out about more SPOC events or connect with partners? Scan the codes here, or visit the website to be added to our contact list to get emails or texts.
Or visit our Google form here: https://forms.gle/Rw156ik6e1o1uYq3Ajehovahlutheran.org/st-paul-outreach-center/
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See our calendar of SPOC events below, and click here for more detail.
- July 12, 2024
- July 18, 2024
[Saint Paul Outreach Center]
July 18, 2024 2:30 pm - 6:45 pm
St Stephanus Lutheran Church, 739 Lafond Ave, St Paul, MN 55104, USAFoodDistribution with SPOC partner St. Stephanus Each month a truckfrom Second Harvest comes to deliver many pounds of fresh produce for us togive out to neighbors in need.
Sign up to volunteer: https://tinyurl.com/4xuevwy9
Questions? Contact Megan: youth@saintstephanus.org
- July 19, 2024
- July 26, 2024
- July 31, 2024
[Saint Paul Outreach Center]
July 31, 2024 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Concordia University, St. Paul, 1282 Concordia Ave, St Paul, MN 55104, USA
- August 2, 2024
- August 9, 2024
Who We Are
The St. Paul Outreach Center is a community support ministry in partnership with the twelve churches of the St. Paul Metro Circuit of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) (see lcms.org/about).
We are also partnered with:
- Concordia Academy (concordiaacademy.com)
- King of Kings Lutheran School (kingofkingslutheranschool.org)
- Concordia University, St. Paul Campus Ministry (csp.edu)
The SPOC is sponsored by the MNSouth District (mnsdistrict.org/about)
The SPOC is based at Jehovah Lutheran Church (jehovahlutheran.org)
Location: 1566 Thomas Ave. St. Paul, MN 55104
Want to get involved?
Want to volunteer or support SPOC? Partner with us! Whether you’re a Midway neighbor, LCMS church member, CSP student—we want to connect!
Ways to Get Involved:
Donate
Family resources
- Diapers
- Formula
Seasonal giveaways
- Coats, hats, mittens, gloves, scarves, snowpants
Program resources
- Snacks
- Games
- Athletic supplies
Volunteer—Hang out with us!
- Host a one-time club
- Tutoring
- Drive supplies from other sites
- Media development / community engagement
Contact us!
David Mennicke, coordinator
Email: spoc@jehovahlutheran.org
Phone: 651-636-3271
Visit: https://forms.gle/jkWK48nD3dC2dtnj6
Volunteers can use the below QR code to let us know how you can help.
Located in Jehovah Lutheran Church
1566 Thomas Ave. St. Paul, MN 55104