HPC applauds sensitivity to original appearance of limestone structureThe old limestone school building next to Assumption Catholic Church at 68 W. Exchange St. will get a new addition and extensive exterior renovations with the approval of the Saint Paul Heritage…
Congregation is eager to celebrate after year’s delay due to pandemicImmanuel Lutheran Church, which has been a beacon in the Macalester-Groveland neighborhood for generations, saw plans for its 150th anniversary celebration dimmed last year due to the response to the…
The Hamline Church Dining Hall made its Minnesota State Fair debut in 1897—two years before gaslights first appeared on the fairgrounds. That makes the Hamline Dining Hall the State Fair’s oldest continuous concession, having survived two world wars, the Great…
Provincial House, a shelter for up to 30 homeless families at 1880 Randolph Ave., has received $827,244 from the city of Saint Paul’s Housing Trust Fund to keep it open through March 2023. The Saint Paul City Council, acting as…
New zoning regulations for faith-based institutions were approved on January 19 by the Saint Paul City Council, just days before a federal court deadline of February 1. The regulations provide clarity on how religious institutions can accommodate everything from day…
The Reverend Bristol Reading began serving as the new pastor of Saint Luke Lutheran Church, 1807 Field Ave., on January 3. Reading was ordained on December 4 at Mount Olive Lutheran Church in Minneapolis. She studied theology at Loyola University…
The Nativity Men’s Club has as its motto the Latin phrase pro liberis, meaning “for the children.” The club sponsors fundraisers throughout the year. One of these is the Christmas tree lot that during the holidays occupies the east end…
A proposed package of zoning regulations regarding the accessory uses of churches, synagogues and other religious institutions ran into vociferous opposition at a public hearing before the Saint Paul Planning Commission on October 29. More than 50 people turned out…
Day care centers, preschools, adult education classes and a variety of nonprofit groups lease space from churches, synagogues and other faith-based institutions in Saint Paul. How those uses are regulated in the future is the focus of proposed rules that…
Dr. David Penchansky’s new book may seem like something of a departure for a scholar of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament. Titled Solomon and the Ant: The Qur’an in Conversation with the Bible, the book is a fascinating…
A century ago, the corner of Saint Clair and Prior avenues was out in the boondocks of the growing city of Saint Paul. Soldiers who had recently returned home from World War I were starting families, and the almost rural…
Women priests shepherd 'inclusive' Holy Presence. The Reverends Colleen Woodley and Joan Flood described the membership of the Old Catholic Church in Saint Paul as small but mighty. The two women priests started the new parish last October and, after…
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