Our Community

The New Congregation’s Community

JET established a "target area" for the new congregation that includes the area in Northeast that bounded by Lowry Avenue on the north, the Mississippi River on the west and south, and I-35W/Old Highway 8 on the east.

This area is only about 2 miles by 2.5 miles but its population is bigger than many cities in Minnesota. The population is young and growing.

There are 8 large Catholic churches in the target area but few Protestant churches. The only other ELCA church is Mercy Seat.

The Target Area includes:

9 Neighborhoods

About 2 x 2.5 miles

2000 Population - 23,276

Growth 1990-2000 - 5%

Median incomes:

55413 - $37,700

55418 -- $59,250

Holland -- $37,000

Logan Park -- $38,000

Bottineau -- $45,300

SA West -- $81,700

Households – 10,543

3 church households - 61

(1 home in 173)

Homeowers – 47%

Families with kids – 2,130

Kids age 0-9 – 2,640

Kids 10-19 – 2,455

Churches in this community:

Catholic -8

Larger churches (150-250 attendance):

St. John’s Lutheran (Wisconsin Synod)

New Commandment

Elim Baptist

No other ELCA churches except Mercy Seat

Several smaller churches, but none mainline.

Left:

The corner of Central Avenue and Lowry looking northeast in 1935 and 2006.