Saint Paul's Outreach

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Saint Paul's Outreach
AbbreviationSPO
Established1985;39 years ago (1985) [1]
FoundersGordy DeMarais, Christina Smith, Fr. Kevin Finnegan [2]
FocusCampus ministry and young adult outreach
Headquarters Mendota Heights, Minnesota
Region
United States
President
David Fischer
Website spo.org

Saint Paul's Outreach (SPO) is a Catholic missionary organization in the United States which serves college students and young adults. [3] Affiliated with the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, SPO describes its mission as follows: "to build transformational communities that form missionary disciples for life." [4]

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Description

SPO was founded as a private association of the faithful in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis where it reached students at the University of St. Thomas. [2] [1] By 2016 it had mission centers in seven different parts of the country. [2]

Affiliated with the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, SPO sees itself as a movement of the "new evangelization" popularized by Pope John Paul II. [5] [1] Its ministry model is "reach, call, form, send." [2]

In 2016, SPO's Kansas City mission center expanded to include the University of Missouri–Kansas City. [3] SPO's Florida region expanded to the University of South Florida in 2021. [6]

Current chapter locations

Notable former members

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Towalski, Diane (26 February 2013). "Not a club, not a clique: SPO students live the New Evangelization". The Catholic Spirit.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Weinberger, Jessica (18 February 2016). "St. Paul's Outreach celebrates 30 years of college ministry". The Catholic Spirit. p. 24. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  3. 1 2 Marley, Megan (20 October 2016). "Saint Paul's Outreach starts new mission at UMKC and in Young Adult group". The Catholic Key. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "SPO: Our Mission". Saint Paul's Outreach. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Bollig, Joe (3 May 2019). "Saint Paul's Outreach to young adults lauded at fundraiser". The Leaven Catholic Newspaper. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  6. 1 2 Pieper, Lauren (28 July 2021). "Newly Inspired Missionary Disciples". Catholic Diocese of Saint Petersburg . Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  7. ↑ Corpora, Karen; Stevko, Kyra (March 2020). "Collegians rekindle faith at annual retreat". The Catholic Spirit. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  8. ↑ Cornell, Kyle. "Diocese of Crookston Names New Bishop". WZFG . Retrieved 7 January 2022.
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