Oak Grove Presbyterian, Bloomington Honored

The Bloomington, MN congregation will be honored on December 7 with the 2009 Omar Bonderud Human Rights Award by the Bloomington City Council. In a letter of recommendation by the city’s Human Rights Commission Oak Grove was described as “an outstanding community organization with a long history of working with community partners to improve the lives of the diverse residents of Bloomington.”  Associate Pastor Dries Coetzee thanked the congregation for all their hard work. “I want to thank you for your support as you made this milestone happen for Oak Grove,” he wrote in the December church newsletter. “As a church we are humbled by this award, as the work we do is mostly collaborative in nature and we are very thankful to all our partners in our pursuit of justice and freedom for all. Congratulations to all members of Oak Grove and thank you!”

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