Whatever brings you here, whether you are new to the area or have lived here for a while, we invite you to experience and learn more about us. We’d love to say hello to you and welcome you to our community of faith.

Who We Are

Our parish includes more than 1,300 households—singles, couples, families at all life stages. We are known in our community for our hospitality, rich liturgies, great music and commitment to social justice and outreach. We actively support charities both within our local neighborhood and beyond our own borders.

We build our own sense of community through many parish-wide events such as our Pancake Breakfast, Lenten Fish Fry, Donut Sundays and our annual Gather celebration. Whether we meet as volunteers in the VEAP garden, or over a donut or two, building connections with each other builds our community.

Our History

The Church of St. Edward was established in 1967 to meet the needs of the growing city of Bloomington and the new residents moving into new neighborhoods. We are named for St. Edward the Confessor and share his belief in helping the less fortunate. The first Mass in our new church was celebrated in 1970 by our founding pastor, Fr. Paul Dudley, later Bishop of Sioux Falls, S.D. Our founding parishioners still enjoy telling stories about Mass celebrated at Hubert Olson Junior High, fondly called St. Hubert Olson. In 1990 we dedicated an addition to our building, which gave us more meeting rooms, office space and a beautiful social hall.

If you would like to know more about our beginnings, we have compiled the histories as submitted by parishioners for our 50th Anniversary. Click to read the histories.