2024-2025 Mission Partners

July/Aug 2024: Trinity First Lutheran School

Trinity First Lutheran School is located in the Phillips Neighborhood of downtown Minneapolis. Trinity First has a unique ministry, serving a demographic where 75% are below the poverty line, 46% are immigrants, and 60% are non-churched. At Trinity First, families from all backgrounds experience high-quality education (K3-8th Grade) with access to helpful tools like parenting classes, and they frequently hear the message of hope and salvation in Jesus. In this unique and special ministry, 95% of the income from Trinity First comes from generous donations. Thus, there are always opportunities to serve and empower the ministry God leads at Trinity First. As disciples, we are better when we walk together as we follow Jesus, supporting and caring for one another. To learn more, visit trinityfirstschool.org.

Sept/Oct 2024: Mi CASA

Empowering Our Community: Mi CASA’s Mission
At Mi CASA, our mission is to serve the underserved by fostering leadership, inclusion, and racial equity. Founded by six dedicated Latina women, we strive to create a welcoming environment where everyone can thrive, regardless of their socio-economic, racial, or cultural background. Our commitment extends to promoting healthy lifestyles through raising awareness about mental health, encouraging healthy eating, and supporting an active lifestyle. We work tirelessly to cultivate a sense of belonging and empower our Latino community to reach their fullest potential.

Together, we’re building a stronger, more inclusive community—one step at a time. Learn more at www.micasamn.org

Nov/Dec 2024: Good in the ‘Hood

Good in the ‘Hood is dedicated to changing lives together with simple acts of kindness. Although their service opportunities are not solely limited to the urban community, they do have a purposeful inner city affinity and a commitment to serve those with the most need. Their desire is to inspire individuals, families, and entire neighborhoods to take responsibility and ownership for growth, improvement, and well-being of their personal lives and community. Through partnership and kindness-based initiatives they believe the physical, emotional, and spiritual climate of an entire community can be changed for good. With this in mind, they collaborate with a number of difference-making organizations.

Each month, with the help of dedicated partners, they provide groceries, meals, food for hungry college students, and practical resources for over 3000 individuals. In addition, they make available regular volunteer opportunities for a variety of large groups and more than 200 individuals. To learn more, visit www.goodinthehood.org

Jan/Feb 2025: CarePortal

Through the CarePortal website, churches and community members partner to help children and families in practical ways throughout the Twin Cities. More than half of the requests entered into CarePortal receive a response in less than 48 hours! Once a church (or several) responds that they can meet a need, they then coordinate gathering what is needed to help the child and their family. Church response team members who have completed special training have the unique opportunity to assist the child-serving professional in physically delivering the items, unlocking a beautiful opportunity to interact with the people directly served and sparking a chance for vulnerable families to gain ongoing, meaningful connection with members of the local faith community. Learn more about Care Portal at www.careportal.org

Mar/Apr 2025: POBLO

POBLO Twin Cities is the Minneapolis/St. Paul chapter of POBLO International. POBLO International is a Christian mission organization working to transform the way missions are approached in the United States. POBLO’s mission is to meet the physical, social, and spiritual needs of Muslims and other immigrants and refugees in the United States by sharing the Love of Jesus in practical and culturally relevant ways. Learn more at poblotwincities.org.

May/June 2025: International Association for Refugees: Jonathan House

IAFR is an international Christian mission agency designed for ministry in humanitarian contexts among forcibly displaced people. They help displaced refugees to not only survive the challenges they face but to recover. They also partner with churches to provide training on how to help refugees. Learn more at www.iafr.org. Jonathan House extends shelter, hope, and healing to asylum-seekers in Minneapolis-St. Paul. They offer supportive housing, strategic connections, practical assistance, and a welcoming community with a desire to help these new friends recover from forced displacement and begin to rebuild their lives. JonathanHouse.org