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 The Hebrew Ladies Benevolent Society of Mount Zion Temple began sewing classes on the West Side around 1893 for the Yiddish-speaking immigrant Jewish women who began to arrive in St. Paul in 1882. By 1895, the sewing classes had expanded to become an Industrial School for men and moved into a...

Established in 1909 as Central Spiritualist Church, the spiritualist church met occasionally (rather than continuously) in a variety of halls in downtown Minneapolis. In 1925 they reorganized and began meeting in a hall at 19 South 7th Street.  The congregation was founded and initially led by Mr...

See Virginia Avenue New Church

Ca 1880s:  Rev. Rueben A. Torrey, pastor of the Open Door Congregational Church, organized Immanuel Sunday School Mission.

1900-1914:  Mission, renamed Drummond Hall, was supported by Plymouth Congregational Church and Trinity Baptist Church.  Closed as a result of Slavic immigrants [Eastern...

Minneapolis’ North Side encompasses a large area and is home to many distinct neighborhoods ranging from Bryn Mawr on the south to Camden north of Lowry Avenue, and from the commercial and industrial area along the banks of the Mississippi River on the east, once home to the upscale Oak Lake...