Minority Community Contacts
African American
NAACP – National Association for the Advancement
of Colored People
W.C. Jordan, President
PO Box 6472
Rochester MN 55903
288-5300
unit4051@naacp.org
Rochester Juneteenth Celebration, Inc.
Frederick Douglas, Chair
Rochester Community Baptist Church
11th St and 6th Ave SE
Rochester MN 55904
(507) 288-8706
Word of Life Church of God in Christ
Rev. Sidney Frye
4925 Hwy 52 NW
Rochester MN 55901
(507) 206-6633
Wind & Fire Christian Center
Rev. Michael Mordi
602 11th Ave NW, Ste 100
Rochester MN 55901
(507) 252-8167
Prince of Peace Fellowship of Praise
Rev. Andre L. Crockett, Sr.
3270 19th St NW
Rochester MN 55901
(507) 529-9100
Euggalion Hope Ministries
Rev. Nathaniel Jordan
3076 25th St NW, Ste D
Rochester MN 55901
(507) 398-5566
African Immigrants
African Development Center
Executive Director Hussein Samatar
415 16th St SW
Rochester MN 55902
507-282-7333
asugulle@adcminnesota.org
Bangladeshi
Nazma Hoque
(507) 319-4733
Atheist
Rochester Area Free Thinkers
Meets every 2nd Thursday at 6:30
Rochester Public Library, Meeting Room A
Contact: Bill Kass
(507) 259-4237
Buddhist
Buddhist Support Society
4462 29th St SE
Rochester MN 55904
(507) 281-4808
Soka Gakkai International
Jean Odegarden
867-3498
jeanogiz@aol.com
Vassana Meditation Group
Meets Thursdays, 7 - 8:30 p.m.
Doug McGill
(507) 535-0951
Cambodian
First Cambodian Church of the Nazarene
Meets at Rochester Church of the Nazarene
3343 East Circle Dr NE
Rochester MN 55906
Pastor Sarasarith Chhum
(507) 289-7503
Cell: (507) 202-3448
Cambodian Association of Rochester, Minnesota (CARM)
President, Kim Sin
carm.community@gmail.com
Chinese
Rochester Minnesota Chinese Church
Contact: Paul Peng
Rochester Chinese School
Principal, Xinming Shen
(507) 244-1133
rstcns@yahoo.com
GLBT
GLCS - Gay & Lesbian Community Services
1500 1st Ave NE
PO Box 454
Rochester MN 55903
(507) 281-3265
www.glcsmn.org
Gay & Lesbian Youth Services
1500 1st Ave NE
PO Box 91
Rochester MN 55903
(507) 289-6329
PFLAG Rochester
(Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays)
PO Box 6302
Rochester MN 55903
Hindu
Hindu Samaj Temple (HST)
911 11th Ave NW
Rochester MN 55901
Pujas every 3rd Saturday, 5 p.m.
Sushital Chowdhury
(507) 281-3870
paresh53@hotmail.com
Hispanic
ACHLA - Alianza Chicana Hispana Latino Americana
Alliance of Chicanos, Hispanics, and Latin Americans
Miguel Valdez
507-398-8009
valdezsoto.miguel@mayo.edu
Hispanic Seventh Day Adventist Church
Meets at Rochester SDA Church
1100 37th St NW
Rochester MN 55901
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church
Spanish services Sundays at noon
1114 3rd St SE
Rochester MN 55904
(507) 228-7313
Iglesia Hispana Bautista
Spanish services Saturdays at 10 a.m.
2911 18th Ave NW
Rochester MN 55901
(952) 888-2103
Centro Campesino – Owatonna
Serves migrant workers
Sponsors Club Latino after school program
104 ½ W Broadway #206
Owatonna, MN 55060
507-446-9599
info@centrocampesino.net
www.centrocampesino.net
Centro Campesino - Austin
301-A 4th Ave. NE
Austin, MN 55912
507-433-1033
Spanish Friendship Group
Contact Will Risso
507-319-0799
EVENTOS Spanish English Newspaper
Hayfield, MN
Contact Larry Thompson
507-477-2182
Comunidad Bautista Internacional
2600 West 82nd St
Bloomington, MN 55431
Phone 952 888.2103
www.baptistsites.net/cbi1
Hmong
Rochester Hmong Baptist Church
Meets at Emmanuel Baptist Church
2911 18th Ave NW
Rochester MN 55901
Pastor Nhia Yee Her
(507) 281-3059
Indian
Rochester Vidhyalaya
Promoting India's arts, music, language and culture
507-867-8768
rvsangeet@googlegroups.com
SETU
Promoting and celebrating the cultures of the Indian subcontinent
President Nirupam Dutta
507-282-8020
Rochester Indian Community Bulletin Board
Check here for local events and other news of interest to Rochester's Indian community.
Jewish
B’nai Israel Synagogue
Rabbi Michelle Werner
621 2nd St SW
Rochester MN 55902
(507) 288-5825
Chabad-Lubavitch
Rabbi Dovid Greene
730 2nd St SW
Rochester MN 55902
(507) 288-7500
Muslim
Rochester Islamic Center
President: Zaid Khalid
zaidkhalid@gmail.com
17 N Broadway
Rochester MN 55906
507-358-0084
Request presentations at the above email
RCTC Muslim Student Association
Advisor: Glen Saponari
851 30th Ave SE
Rochester, MN 55904
(507) 280-5511
glen.saponari@roch.edu
Abu Hurayra Islamic School
319-1328
Islamic Resource Group, Minnesota
Offers free speakers on Islam
Director Zafar Siddiqui
Phone: (612) 676-0165
irg@irgmn.org
www.irgmn.org
Native American
Native American Center of Southeast
Minnesota, Inc.
Jim Wilson, Chairman
Kathy Timmers, Secretary/Treasurer
(507) 367-2697
www.nacsm.org
nacsm@netzero.net
American Indian Center of Rochester
Raymond Paske, Chairman
(507) 358-9252
Melody Hanners, Vice Chairperson
(507) 319-5752
Prairie Island Indian Community
1-800-554-5473
http://www.500nations.com/Minnesota_Tribes.asp
List of MN tribes and reservations with contact information
Rochester Public Schools - Minority Liaisons
Willow Creek Middle School
Willie Tipton
2425 11th Ave SE
Rochester MN 55904
(507) 328-5975
witipton@rochester.k12.mn.us
Friedell Middle School
Juan Vasquez
1200 S Broadway
Rochester MN 55904
(507) 328-5639
John Adams Middle School
Adan Hassan
1525 31st St NW
Rochester MN 55901
(507) 328-5753
adhassan@rochester.k12.mn.us
Kellogg Middle School
Abdi Nur
503 17th St NE
Rochester MN 55906
(507) 328-5800
abnur@rochester.k12.mn.us
Century High School
Paul Malone
2525 Viola Rd NE
Rochester MN 55906
(507) 328-5100
pamalone@rochester.k12.mn.us
John Marshall High School
Toby Taylor
1510 14th St NW
Rochester MN 55901
(507) 328-5401
totaylor@rochester.k12.mn.us
Mayo High School
Mulugeta Haileab
1420 11th Ave SE
Rochester MN 55904
(507) 287-1953
muhaileab@rochester.k12.mn.us
Minority Program Coordinator
Zelda Collins-Moore
615 7th St SW
Rochester MN 55902
(507) 328-4211
zecollins-mo@rochester.k12.mn.us
Somali
RSSTV (Somali TV)
Abdul Noor
United Way Building
903 W Center St
Rochester MN 55902
xarwo@hotmail.com
Somali Community Service Organization
Abrahim Salex
Executive Director
salex51@msn.com
Rochester East African Community Outreach
Ali Abdullahi
Sudanese
New Sudan American Hope
Benson Giwa
Executive Director
1700 N Broadway, Suite 108
P.O. Box 545
Rochester MN 55903
(507) 361-1626
http://newsudanamericanhope.org/
South Sudan Women's Empowerment
Chair: Fatima Giwa
Secretary: Anida Magaya
Vietnamese
Vietnamese Catholic Community
403 10th St SE
Rochester MN 55904
(507) 281-8841
Zoroastrian
Minnesota Zoroastrian Community
Joe Peterson
207 N Mantorville Ave
Kasson MN 55944
507-398-2270
Other
IMAA – Intercultural Mutual Assistance
Association
Ron Buzard
300 11th Avenue NW, Suite 110
Rochester, MN 55901-2739
Tel: (507) 289-5960
Fax: (507) 289-6199
imaa@imaa.net
www.imaa.net
Rochester International Association
President Herta Matteson
2500 Valley High Dr NW
Rochester MN 55901
507-289-5960
Plainview Migrant Council
Outreach to migrant workers
Maria Acosta
419 W Broadway
Plainview, MN 55964
(507) 534-9204
Olmsted County Access Initiative
Promotes healthcare access for immigrants
Archangelo Nela
300 11th Ave NW, Ste 110
Rochester MN 55901-2739
(507) 289-5960
Multicultural Healthcare Alliance
Olmsted County Public Health
2100 Campus Drive SE
Rochester, MN 55904
Coordinator: Judy Voss
voss.judy@co.olmsted.mn.us
(507) 285-8630
Pathfinder Program: guides immigrants through the healthcare system
Somali: (507) 273-5320
Spanish: (507) 273-5322
Multicultural Learning Center
President: Mohammad Omer
P.O. Box 8302
Rochester, Minnesota 55903
(507) 319-1328
info@mlcenter.org
Rochester International Film Group
PO Box 6803
Rochester, MN 55903-6803
