St Johns Housing Ministries

St. John’s is committed to building homes in low-income neighborhoods of Minneapolis and on the Gulf Coast in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. We partner with Urban HomeWorks and Habitat for Humanity. Work days in the Twin Cities occur in the summer and on the third Saturday of every month during the rest of the year. Every other year we send a group to the Gulf Coast. On alternate years, we sponsor an international service trip.

Urban HomeWorks
Not Just Rebuilding Homes, but Rebuilding Neighborhoods
St. John’s is partnered with Urban Home Works, an agency dedicated to affordable housing by renovating existing structures and making them available to people with household income of $17,000-20,000. Their recent efforts have been focused in North Minneapolis, an area of the city where St Johns has a deep sense of call to serve and be in relationship.

St Johns works approximately 77 days a year on Urban Home Works sites; more than 40 people have volunteered their time and skill. Volunteers of all skill levels are welcome to do general carpentry and housing renovation, supervised by a Urban Homes Work staff.

The next Urban Homeworks work day is Saturday Sept 18, 8:30am-4:30pm. To sign up, contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it at or 612-825-9208.

Intergenerational Work Trips
Every other summer, we travel to the Gulf Coast or some other part of the country to work with Habitat for Humanity. On Monday morning we start with a slab and by Friday we will try and have a finished exterior and be sheetrocking the interior! Then we finish it all off with a dinner at Lulu’s on the coast. It is a remarkable week of sweat, work, fun, pure exhaustion and deep satisfaction. We gladly take all levels of experience. The Gulf Coast trip alternates summer with an international service project.

In 2011, we will be exploring a building trip to Haiti. For more information, contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .