About Theresa HouseOur Mission
Our mission is to provide emergency shelter and scattered-site transitional housing to families and single women, as well as assistance in meeting basic needs and accessing area social services. We bring special attentiveness to the needs of refugees and immigrants.
Theresa House is an interdenominational Christian ministry, open to people of all beliefs
We provide housing for 15-18 individuals, whose average stay is two to three months. People needing housing can call Theresa House directly at 507-388-1664 or may be referred through churches or social service agencies.
Currently Theresa House is home to about 18 people each month. The majority of the guests come from the greater Mankato, Minnesota area.
History of Theresa House
Theresa House was formally a convent community of the School Sisters of Notre Dame. The School Sisters of Notre Dame maintained small communities during the 1980's and 1990's, but left the convent in 1996. The pastoral center was gradually converted into a parish center by the Church of St. Peter and Paul's over the last two decades.
The pastoral center began offering transitional housing for refugee families as early as 1975. Before opening its doors as a shelter in August of 1996, it housed three refugee families, two from Vietnam and one from Cambodia. In 1997 Theresa House expanded housing services to single women and families. This included male and female partners and single male parents.
What's in a Name?
The name Theresa House is a celebration of Blessed Mother Theresa of Calcutta and Blessed Mary Theresa of Jesus, foundress of the School Sisters of Notre Dame. Their faith and dedication to those in need lives today in the hope and respect found within Theresa House.
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