The Bridge Center

Support The Bridge Center in Pelican Rapids as it transforms a historic church into a vibrant community hub. With initiatives like a shared-use commercial kitchen for local food entrepreneurs and a mission to amplify youth voices, The Bridge Center aims to foster innovation, growth, and inclusivity. Your support will help create opportunities for local businesses, youth, and the broader community to thrive.

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The Bridge Center is a community-driven effort, and to make it a success, we need support at every level! Read more below about the Bridge to Leadership Program. You can also email us for more information about this exciting, grass-roots effort! bridgecenter@welcometofaith.org

Press

U of M offers a helping hand on community projects in small towns (MinnPost, 2024)

The Bridge Center is chosen as one of 75+ partner communities selected in the first round of UMN program awards. Read the Press Release.

What We’re Building at the Bridge Center

The Friendship Kitchen

“A shared‐use commercial kitchen is a kitchen facility where local entrepreneurs, caterers, and instructors can prepare and process their food products for the consumer market or hold cooking classes and demonstrations. These facilities are generally rented by the hour… Instead of taking on the considerable financial commitment of opening a private commercial kitchen, new or expanding small food businesses can take advantage of shared‐use commercial kitchens to help grow their enterprise”

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Kitchen Feasibility Study

In 2022, The Dahlseid Group conducted a feasibility study examining how and why a commercial kitchen is needed in Pelican Rapids. Read the study to learn more about how the kitchen will be used by the community and the recommended next steps for this project.

The YOUTHS: The Youths Mission

Our mission is to lift the Youth voices of Pelican Rapids as valued members of the community. We want to see ourselves in the spaces, activities, and events in Pelican Rapids. To continue amplifying the power of the youth’s voice to transform our future in our community.