Diversity Directory: Cultural Groups
If you would like to list your cultural organization or correct your contact information, please email info@diversitycouncil.org.
African American
NAACP – National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
W.C. Jordan, President
PO Box 6472
Rochester MN 55903
(507) 288-5300
Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage
Advisory panel to the governor
332 Minnesota Street
Suite E1240
St. Paul, MN 55101
651-757-1750
Rochester Juneteenth Celebration, Inc.
Ostell Rowe, Chair
1725 22nd Ave Ne
Rochester, MN 55906
(507) 288-2563
Gerri McBride
37 Elton Ridge Ct NW
Rochester, MN 55901
(703) 776-0222
Rochester Community Baptist Church
Pastor Barlow
11th St 6th Ave SE
Rochester MN 55904
(507) 288-8706
Word of Life Church of God in Christ
Rev. Sidney Frye
400 13th Ave SE
Rochester MN 55904
(507) 206-6633
Wind & Fire Christian Center
Rev. Michael Mordi
3310 East River Rd NE
Rochester MN 55906
(507) 252-8167
Prince of Peace Fellowship of Praise
Rev. Andre L. Crockett, Sr.
3270 19th St NW
Rochester MN 55901
African Immigrants
African Development Center
Executive Director Hussein Samatar
415 16th St SW
Rochester MN 55902
(507) 282-7333
Bangladeshi
Nazma Hoque
(507) 319-4733
Cambodian
Church of the Nazarene
Meets at Rochester Church of the Nazarene
Cambodian Pastor - Sarasarith Chhum
Cell: (507) 202-3448
American Pastor - Pat Tomas
Office: (507) 289-7503
3343 East Circle Dr NE
Rochester, MN 55906
Chinese
Rochester Minnesota Chinese Church
P.O. Box 637
Rochester, MN 55903
(507) 289-1117 or (507) 286-9223
jliu8553@gmail.com or chen.shigao@mayo.edu
www.rochestermnchinesechurch.org
Rochester Chinese School
Principal: Xiaosheng Wu
meet at RCTC
851 30th Ave Se
Rochester,MN 55904
(507) 269-9331
www.rochesterchineseschool.org
Ethiopian
St George Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church
804 East Center Street
Rochester, MN 55904
St. Philip Coptic Group
(507) 261-2811
Filipino
Phil-Am Association
Contact: Grace Versoza, President
(507) 206-6490
Philippine Cultural Club of Rochester, MN
Contact: Letty Magno Maralit
(507) 281-9203
Haitian
Haitian-American Cultural Group
Contact: Marie Bellabe
PO Box 131
Rochester MN 55903
Hispanic/Latino
ACHLA - Alianza Chicana Hispana Latino Americana
Alliance of Chicanos, Hispanics, and Latin Americans
Jose Rivas, President
Hispanic Seventh Day Adventist Church
Meets at Rochester SDA Church
1100 37th St NW
Rochester MN 55901
(507) 289-2589
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church
Spanish services Thursday at 7pm & Sundays at noon
1114 3rd St SE
Rochester MN 55904
(507) 282-7313
Iglesia Hispana Bautista
Spanish services Saturdays at 10 a.m.
2911 18th Ave NW
Rochester MN 55901
(952) 888-2103
Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs
Advisory Panel to the Governor
Executive Director Henry Jimenez
(702) 808-7844
Centro Campesino – Owatonna
Serves migrant workers
Sponsors Club Latino after school program
216 N Oak Ave
Owatonna, MN 55060
(507) 446-9599
facebook.com/CentroCampesinoMN
Spanish Conversation Group
2nd Wednesday of month, 7 - 8:30pm, Mtg Rm A at the library
Contact: Dave Legler
(507) 288-6333
Las Manos
Ministry to migrant families in the Plainview area
Contact: J. Jurgesen
Organized in coordination with Plainview Church of Christ
205 1st St NE
Plainview, MN 55964
Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science
Contact: Keely Redhage
mccm.sacnas@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mayoclinicSACNAS
Hmong
Rochester Hmong Baptist Church
Meets at Emmanuel Baptist Church
Pastor Nhia Yee Her
2911 18th Ave NW
Rochester MN 55901
(507) 281-3059
Indian
Rochester Vidhyalaya
Promoting India's arts, music, language and culture
(507) 867-8768
SETU
Promoting and celebrating the cultures of the Indian subcontinent
President Nirupam Dutta
(507) 282-8020
CABERI: Cultural Association of Bengalees in Rochester
Jewish
B’nai Israel Synagogue
Rabbi Michelle Werner
150 7th Ave SW
Rochester MN 55902
(507) 288-5825
Chabad-Lubavitch
Rabbi Dovid Greene
730 2nd St SW
Rochester MN 55902
(507) 288-7500
Kenyan
Kenya Rochester Community
President: Kennedy Cheruiyot
(507) 269-1986
Native American
Native American Center of Southeast Minnesota, Inc.
American Indian Center of Rochester
Raymond Paske, Chairman
(507) 358-9252
Melody Hanners, Vice Chairperson
(507) 319-5752
Prairie Island Indian Community
5636 Sturgeon Lake Road
Welch Mn 55089
(800) 554-5473
Greater Rochester Area Dakota Supporters
A project of the Diversity Foundation of Minnesota
Mette Greising
Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science
Contact: Keely Redhage
mccm.sacnas@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mayoclinicSACNAS
Somali
Somali Community Service Organization
Executive Director
Abrahim Saley
Somali Resource Aid Associates
Cultural education, sports, translation services
Director Isaak Rooble
1207 7th St NW #7
Rochester, MN 55901
(507) 319-0933 or (507) 258-5111
Ladnaan Partners
Serving Somali/Oromo Communities
7900 International Dr. #300
Bloomington Mn 55425
1-(888)-982-8620
Somali Community Resettlement Services
1312 1/2 7th St NW Suite 206
Rochester, Mn 55901
(507) 721-0641
Rochester East African Community Outreach
Ali Abdullahi
Somalia Rebuild Organization
Director: Omar Nur
101 N Broadway
Rochester, MN 55906
(507) 990-5289
info@somaliarebuild.org
Sudanese
South Sudan Women's Empowerment
Chair: Fatima Giwa
Secretary: Anida Magaya
facebook.com/South Sudan Women's Empowerment
Vietnamese
Vietnamese Catholic Community
403 10th St SE
Rochester MN 55904
(507) 281-8841