Bethel Seminary

As a world-class seminary with locations in St. Paul, San Diego, and the Eastern Seaboard, as well as a model distance learning program, Bethel Seminary offers nine master of arts degrees, a master of divinity degree, a doctor of ministry degree, five graduate-level certificates, and a post-graduate certificate.

Bethel Seminary and First Covenant Church are partnering to make the pursuit of a seminary education easier and more affordable. Staff and members of First Covenant Church are eligible for a scholarship set annually at approximately 30% of the price of 8 credits of tuition. To be eligible, enrollment must be maintained at two 4-credit courses per quarter. In addition, applicants may qualify for a need-based Bethel grant. For more information, please contact the Bethel Seminary Office of Admissions and Recruitment at 651.638.6288 or .

http://seminary.bethel.edu/

BROTHERHOOD INC.

Brotherhood Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that seeks to uplift and empower young African American males, ages 16-24, who are involved in gangs, have had contact with the juvenile or adult criminal justice system, or are at risk of such involvement. Brotherhood Inc. offers a comprehensive reintegration and prevention program through comprehensive, culturally sensitive social services, educational opportunities, and on-site employment. Through Brotherhood Brew, participants gain steady employment opportunities as the business provides comprehensive coffee services to businesses, nonprofits, government offices, educational institutions, and individuals in Minneapolis/St. Paul and beyond. Participants learn essential job skills such as customer service, marketing, entrepreneurship, and computer programming. Brotherhood Inc. aims to give participants a smoother reintegration into society and a solid foundation for the future.

http://brotherhoodmn.org/
 

COMMUNITY EMERGENCY SERVICES

Community Emergency Service (CES) is a non-profit crisis relief and empowerment ministry that extends God's love to those in the inner city of South Minneapolis.  CES began in 1971 when prominent Twin Cities businessman Russell Lund approached Augustana Lutheran Church in Minneapolis, offering to help them enhance their outreach to poor people living in South Minneapolis.  Located in the Phillips (Ventura Village) Neighborhood, CES provides services to over 70,000 people annually.

http://www.cesmn.org/

Downtown Congregations to End Homelessness

The Downtown Congregations to End Homelessness (DCEH) works together to transition from managingto ending homelessness and poverty through advocacy, education, support of Heading Home Hennepin (HHH) and building relationships with the homeless and near homeless, congregations, volunteers, and community organizations.

http://www.dceh.org/

Evangelical Covenant Church
(our denominational affiliation)

The Evangelical Covenant Church is a rapidly growing multiethnic denomination in the United States and Canada with ministries on five continents of the world. Founded in 1885 by Swedish immigrants, the ECC values the Bible as the word of God, the gift of God’s grace and ever-deepening spiritual life that comes through a faith with Jesus Christ, the importance of extending God’s love and compassion to a hurting world, and the strength that comes from unity within diversity. The Evangelical Covenant Church is: Evangelical, but not exclusive; Biblical, but not doctrinaire; Traditional, but not rigid; Congregational, but not independent

http://www.covchurch.org/

East Downtown Council

The East Downtown Council serves as an advocate for the Downtown East and Elliot Park business community, promoting a safe, productive business environment and communication between business and civic leaders.

http://www.edcmpls.org/

Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches

Since 1905, the Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches (GMCC) has battled poverty in Minnesota. We operate a successful family of social service programs and recruit support across denominational lines to help struggling Minnesota families remain self-reliant. We unite people of faith to serve people in need.

http://www.gmcc.org/

International Association for Refugees

IAFR is an international Christian non-profit to help the church at large join hands with refugee churches to improve the lives of forcibly displaced people.

http://iafr.org/

Inverted Arts 

Inverted Artsis a non-profit organization whose purpose is to empower young people to overcome poverty by providing them with the tools and training to tell their stories to the world through the arts.

http://www.invertedarts.org/

MacLaurin Institute 

The MacLaurin Institute bridges church and university in the Twin Cities metropolitan area, bringing theological resources to the university and academic resources to the church. Our goal is to strengthen Christian intellectual life in this region by creating public space for leaders in the academy and church to address enduring human questions together. While the MacLaurin Institute is grounded in the Christian tradition as articulated in Scripture and summarized by the ecumenical creeds, our conversations are open to all.

http://www.maclaurin.org/home

North Park University and Seminary

North Park is Christian university, committed to relating faith in Jesus Christ to the aims of higher education while providing wide acceptance of diversity and ecumenism.

http://www.northpark.edu/

Northwest Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church

The Northwest Conference exists as an association of local churches. The primary work of the conference is to en-courage, equip, and empower local congregations to fulfill their mission. The broader Conference ministry is focused in the areas of church planting, church health assessment and revitalization, leadership development, and youth ministry. Further, the Conference participates with local churches to develop and implement new ministry initiatives.

http://www.nwc-cov.org/

Salvation Army Harbor Lights

The Minneapolis Harbor Light Center provides emergency assistance, shelter, housing, chemical dependency treatment, transitional housing, health care services and spiritual support to its clients.

http://www.usc.salvationarmy.org/usc/www_usc_minneapolishl.nsf/

Twin Cities Christian Legal Aid

Twin Cities Christian Legal Aid ("TCCLA") seeks to serve the poor, disabled and homeless by offering legal advice, limited assistance and spiritual counsel as well as referrals to Christian and other agencies in order to help individuals and their families become free of legal entanglements and become reconciled with God.

http://tccla.org/

Urban Homeworks

The mission of Urban Homeworks is to perpetuate the hope of Jesus Christ through innovative community development that produces dignified housing for low income families, a strategic network of good neighbors and the redemptive development of real estate.

http://urbanhomeworks.com/