St. Paul”'s History: by Pastoral Eras and Anecdotal Notes of Growth and Change

Rev. O. A. Bergh 1872-1873

St Paul”'s Congregation was organized July 6, 1872.

Rev. Chr. O. Brohaugh 1874-1880

The church property at 4th Street and 15th Avenue was purchased from “The First Congregational Society of Minneapolis” for $2,500.

Rev. F. H. Carlson 1880-1884

StP”'s on April 9, 1883 decided to move the old church to the rear of the lot and erect a new house of worship. A 1927 newspaper clipping says when the old church was sold, the new church was built, “just before the first horse-car line between Mpls.& St. Paul on Washington and University Ave.” “Mpls”' population was only 50,000.” StP was the City”'s third Scandinavian Lutheran church.

Rev. I. Eistinson 1884-1893

1887 membership was “330 souls” with 80 voting members. The choir began in 1890, continuing without interruption to today.

Rev. K. C. Holter 1894-1897

The congregation continued to experience steady growth with all worship services exclusively in Norwegian until 1898.

Rev. N. J. Lohre 1898-1903

English services began on the second and fourth Sunday evenings of the month; all services in English in 1937. Total expenses in 1899 were $1,935. In 1900, the Ladies”' Aid installed a steel ceiling in the church auditorium at a cost of $540.00.… Read the rest “St. Paul”'s History: by Pastoral Eras and Anecdotal Notes of Growth and Change”

Global Worship 7 Concert Set May 4

St. Paul”'s Lutheran Congregation

1901 Portland Ave. Celebrates 132 Years of growth and the 1964 “March” to their 4th Sanctuary 50 years agoThe Golden Jubilee includes a Global Concert of multi-cultural and multi-language music May 4th and their Annual BridgeBuilder Award.

2014 BridgeBuilders Award Goes to Rev. Cher Moua

By Roland Wells

The Twin Cities”' rich cultural heritage will be highlighted for the seventh year by a huge concert event, “Global Worship 7,” 4 PM, Sunday, May 4 at the historic St. Paul”'s Church in downtown Minneapolis. Musicians from ten cultures will share an evening of unique and exciting worship. Music will include Latino, Oromo-Ethiopian, Vietnamese, Karen-Burmese, Hmong, Russian, African-American and more. The past several years have seen a standing-room only audience.

Global Worship is a unique concert of praise and worship by people from many cultures and languages. Musical styles are tremendously varied, with joyful Christian praise being led by folks in their colorful cultural clothing and exotic instruments from around the world.

The “BridgeBuilder Award” is given each year to an outstanding Twin Cities leader, chosen for their efforts in bringing together people of various cultures. This year”'s recipient will be Hmong-American leader, Rev. Cher Moua of Union Gospel Mission and the Cross-Cultural Evangelical Free Church on St.… Read the rest “Global Worship 7 Concert Set May 4”

“All the world is a stage”: In the Heart of the Beast Theatre uses mask and puppetry to interpret and teach history

The Phillips History Museum Display high-up in the Midtown Exchange Historic Building recently had many exciting displays from the HOBT Phillips History by Community Youth.  The top photo here is a poster board illustrating the history of Little Earth of United Tribes housing and community center.  The lower photo is a large collage of many Alley Newspaper pages.  Sandy Spieler, HOBT Artistic Director, and Lead Artist Gustavo Boada explained  that when this design is viewed from a distance it gives an impressive impact of the power of the press and how it provides insightful reading when up-close about specific events and activities throughout Phillips over the last 38 years in the Phillips Community and surrounding neighborhoods, too.

By Harvey Winje

For the 40^th year, Cedar Field, East 25^th Street, Bloomington Avenue, East 34^th Street, and Powderhorn Lake and Park become “the stage” as Heart of the Beast Theatre  (HOBT) organizes, orchestrates, choreographs and teaches the dynamic artistry of theatre and the ancient drama of masks and puppets. … Read the rest ““All the world is a stage”: In the Heart of the Beast Theatre uses mask and puppetry to interpret and teach history”