about us
Doin' some gardening.
Founded in 2003, Missio Dei is an urban intentional community and Mennonite congregation that includes residential members and members who live nearby. We are committed to following Jesus’ way of simplicity (seeking a sustainable life with a healthy relationship to possessions), hospitality (inviting friends and strangers to share life together), prayer (being rooted in life-giving spiritual rhythms), peace (breaking our addiction to power as we get in the way of violence and injustice), and resistance (naming and challenging oppression wherever we find it as we seek to embody an alternative).
Missio Dei is based in South Minneapolis with a particular commitment to presence in the West Bank area of Minneapolis. The West Bank is a diverse neighborhood of East Africans, crust-punks, students, and a bit of everything else–nearly ten thousand people in a square mile along the river, just southeast of downtown Minneapolis.
Missio Dei currently operates two community houses: Clare House and Sattler House. Each house has a mix of community members, temporary residents, and guests. Each house is the home to a garden and a brood of chickens. Sattler House is located at 3312 31st Ave S in Minneapolis. Clare House is located at 2717 8th Street S in Minneapolis.
We operate a bicycle workshop at Sattler House. Clare House is the home to our Oratory–a place of prayer and worship in the space above the garage. After an Agape Meal at Clare House at 5pm on Sundays, we gather in the oratory for worship, reflection, and prayer.
