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Saint Paul
Saint Paul
Outreach Center
Outreach Center
Who We Serve
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? family resources? free music classes?
We want to hear from YOU! Let us know what would be a good fit in our community!
Scan the QR code to let us know how we can help serve those in the St. Paul, MN community.
What's Happening:
What's Happening:
New Updates for 2026!
New Updates for 2026!
Free Sewing Workshop
Free Sewing Workshop
The SPOC is welcoming all in the neighborhood to a free sewing workshop! Open to the community!
The first session will be held on February 20 at 6:30pm at Jehovah Lutheran Church in St. Paul, MN.
The Saint Paul Outreach Center is excited to have the opportunity to connect with the community in a brand new way, through sewing seeds of friendship
Our hope is that by engaging in meaningful conversation and sewing with our neighbors—and perhaps eventually their family and friends—we might have opportunities to share why we at the SPOC join together in all we do, namely, because we believe that Jesus Christ has lived, died, and risen for all of us and them. The opportunity to sew and engage is one more way that the members of the SPOC are following God’s call to be witnesses to everyone in every place we find ourselves.
Click here to fill out the interest form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfDxwQoXAk0a7s0pKRPkais1z1bSD9WP4TXGoY3ZZTY8_LqAw/viewform?pli=1
For more information, email spocinstagram@gmail.com.
Free Music Classes & Lessons
Free Music Classes & Lessons
The SPOC hosts FREE music classes! These are open to the community!
The second session for these free classes will begin in March 2026. We also offer private lessons.
Click here to fill out the interest form:
https://forms.gle/csDvMYMRApyhxZvo9
For more information, reach out to spoc.musicclasses@gmail.com.
SPOC Lenten Community Meals Return!
SPOC Lenten Community Meals Return!
The Saint Paul Outreach Center is excited to connect with the community again this Lent. Both Jehovah and Emmaus Lutheran (1074 Idaho Ave. W.) will be hosting free community meals either before or after their Lenten services. The dates for services and meals are February 25, March 4, 11, 18 & 25.
Service at Emmaus is 12pm noon, with lunch to follow. Dinner at Jehovah is at 5:30pm with service to follow at 6:30pm.
Free English as a Second Language (ESL) Classes
Free English as a Second Language (ESL) Classes
The SPOC hosts FREE English as a Second Language (ESL) classes! These are open to the community!
Our classes are for adults at beginning and intermediate levels. The current session is running on Tuesday and Friday nights.
Click here to fill out the interest form:
https://forms.gle/B1YgmCiKTvNpUmCNA
For more information, contact coordinator and teacher, Elsa Blomgren at spoc.englishclasses@gmail.com. Also ask about information and posters that have been translated into several languages.
Free Tutoring & Mentoring
Free Tutoring & Mentoring
Bethlehem Lutheran Church hosts free tutoring and mentoring sessions for the local community. Qualified tutors are offering help with all subjects for K-5 students, and help with math for high school and college students (algebra to calculus).
Sign up now using the QR code on the flier! For more information, email bethstpaullcms@gmail.com or call 651.776.4737.
Pickleball Meets
Pickleball Meets
SPOC Pickleball continues! Pickleball nights are hosted at Jehovah Lutheran Church (1566 Thomas Ave., St. Paul, MN).
Usually pickleball is offered the 1st, 3rd, and 4th Fridays of each month. We meet from 6:30pm--8pm.
We’ve had a great time learning the game and meeting new friends. It's a blast! Everyone is welcome! Please share the news and come! We provide gear, lessons, and support. No experience required, and no gear needed! Prefer to cheer on the players? Come just to watch and connect!
For more info, or to let her know you are coming, contact Rachel M. by texting 651-399-2222 or emailing at crownblue5star@yahoo.com.
Would your site be interested in hosting a pickleball session for community outreach? Let’s connect! Email David Mennicke at spoc@jehovahlutheran.org.
Who We Are
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) (lcms.org/about).
The SPOC is sponsored by the MNSouth District (mnsdistrict.org/about)
The SPOC is based at Jehovah Lutheran Church, located at 1566 Thomas Ave., St. Paul, MN 55104.
We are also partnered with:
Concordia Academy (concordiaacademy.com)
King of Kings Lutheran School (kingofkingslutheranschool.org)
Concordia University, St. Paul Campus Ministry (csp.edu)
Have a community resource to share? Want to find out about more SPOC events or connect with partners? Scan the QR code or visit our Google form to be added to our contact list and to receive emails or texts: https://forms.gle/Rw156ik6e1o1uYq3A
Want to Get Involved?
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
Ways to Get Involved
Donate
Donate
Family resources: diapers and formula
Seasonal giveaways: coats, hats, mittens, gloves, scarves, snowpants
Program resources: snacks, games, athletic supplies
Volunteer—Hang out with us!
Volunteer—Hang out with us!
Host a one-time club
Tutoring
Drive supplies from other sites
Media development / community engagement
Contact Us
Contact Us
Reach out to David Mennicke, SPOC coordinator
Email: spoc@jehovahlutheran.org
Phone: 651-636-3271
Fill out our Google form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfv3hXX0_UxXC1gPapzvBaLlMz9Syv6N-3IX2FzEjZ7Pliewg/viewform
Volunteers can scan the QR code to let us know how you can help.
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