Teen Outreach
Rejuvenated Ober Youth and family Center gets Frogtown hopping and hoping...

The Mission has a long history of reaching out to young people. Our Ober Club for boys and girls was a landmark in the Frogtown neighborhood for many years. Then, through a series of shifting demographics as well as building and staffing challenges, this particular program went on a temporary hiatus. But all of that is changing. Through our generous donors and partnerships with a variety of community organizations, the building has been completely remodeled and now includes a community gymnasium, game room, and on-sight residence for the new directors. Developing partnerships with Bethel University’s Frogtown outreach, Northwestern College students and faculty, and other organizations is bringing an added dimension of support.

The programs, methods, and kids may look a little different than they did 50 years ago, but the goal remains the same: to offer help, hope and a home away from home to all those who are precious in His sight. With an emphasis on interracial harmony, UGM isn't just resurrecting a building, we're resurrecting the hopes and dreams of the very people Jesus once said we should all strive to imitate. Once again, the Ober Center is becoming a landmark in Saint Paul's Frogtown neighborhood.