OUR HISTORY

 

The First Trinity Church of God in Christ was founded in September, 1976 by then, Minister Henry Brown. Church services were held in the Whittier Community Center at 2600 Grand Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

 

The church was started with just a few (4) families and in April of 1978 on our Pastor’s Birthday (23rd) we moved into the church building at 981 Marshall Avenue, St. Paul, MN—a building that the church had purchased earlier that month. Later that year

 

Pastor Henry Brown was later made Superintendent of the Capitol City District Churches, by Bishop S. H. Overton. As a young and energetic pastor with a vision, he instituted several programs in the church to benefit not only the church, but also the community. Among them were the Trinity Day Care Center, The Golden-Age & Community Nutrition Program and the Church Missions Program with regular visitation to Yorkshire Manor Nursing Home.

 

As the excitement grew, so did the membership as more families became members of First Trinity. The Auxiliaries of the church were able to become functional. Eventually, the church was able to retire their mortgage, and their pastor. Pastor Brown was able to leave his position as Senior Systems Analyst at Control Data Corporation and become a full-time Pastor.

 

First Trinity was quickly becoming a landmark in the Selby-Dale, Summit-University communities of St. Paul. Its outreach programs were being effective, and its programs were reaching the community as intended.

 

In 2018, First Trinity Church sold their building in St. Paul, and moved to Fridley, Minnesota where they continue moving forward in Ministry Development, Community Engagement, and Kingdom-Building.

 

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