Saint Mark’s is the recipient in 2018 of a significant Missional Innovation Partnership grant through the Episcopal Church in Minnesota to fund its partnership with Pop Up Think Tank  an unique community engagement model to support local nonprofits and individuals seeking to serve their communities from within. Saint Mark’s will be training a team to run two Pop-Up Think Tank events for two North Minneapolis organizations to support and expand their respective missions through idea generation and networking. If you are interested in learning more about this unique and innovative ministry or become part of training team or event planning team, please contact the Rev. Rena Turnham, Deacon.

Groveland Food Shelf  is a non-profit providing emergency groceries for hungry individuals in the Minneapolis area and is is located at Plymouth Congregational Church. About 2,000 clients are served per month and over 40,000 pounds of food are distributed. Saint Marks is a founding congregation member of the Groveland Food Shelf. Support is given through monetary donations and food donations (directly to the foodshelf) and by having a Saint Markan sit on the organization’s board. Minneapolis College, one of the Saint Mark’s partners, also distributes food through Groveland Food Shelf at the Student Resource Center on campus. If you are interested in volunteering with Groveland Food Shelf, please contact Heidi Haner at: [email protected].

Circle of the Beloved is a community of young adults who live together in intentional community while spending a year serving in non-profit organizations. Young adults come from all walks of life and various faith and family backgrounds to spend a year living at Liberty House and serving together in North Minneapolis.. The Episcopal Service Corps is a national young adult service year program affiliated with the Episcopal Church. Saint Mark’s supports Circle of the Beloved through the annual Easter offering as well as through volunteering. For more information, please contact the Denise Graber, Program Director.

The Downtown Coalition for Grief Support is a unique resource to help adults understand and express grief, and most of all, begin moving forward. It is an all-volunteer, non-denominational organization that believes in the power of people to turn pain into promise through encouragement, education and comfort on both professional and personal terms. All meetings are at Westminster Presbyterian Church on Marquette Avenue South In Minneapolis from 9:30-11:30 am on Saturdays.For more information about the group, please contact the Rev. Lowell Johnson, Deacon.