Who:

Trinity Schools were founded in 1981 by the People of Praise. Trinity School at River Ridge, the second of three campuses, opened in 1987 in the parish house of Gethsemane Episcopal Church in downtown Minneapolis. The initial enrollment was 25 students in grades seven, eight and nine. It grew steadily. In 1991, the school moved to its present location in Bloomington with an enrollment of 99 students. In 1997 a dozen classrooms were added to the building to accommodate a student body that had grown to nearly 400 students. In the fall of 2003 planning began for another expansion of the campus to include a gymnasium and six more classrooms. In December of 2004, days before commissioning architects to draw up the blue prints, it was discovered that the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) would allow the money that had been earmarked for sound abatement to be used to move the school to a new location away form the new runway. After a lengthy search the property in the rolling hills of northwest Eagan, MN was purchased. It is a twelve minute drive from the current location. The building is anticipated to be complete in December 2007.

Where:

The address of the new building is 601 River Ridge Parkway located on 12 acres at the intersection of O'Neil Drive and Argenta Trail in Eagan, MN. A small corner of the property (part of the future soccer practice field) is located in Inver Grove Heights.

What:

The new campus, scheduled to open in December 2007 will be a 2-story, 95,000 square foot building. It will be home to Trinity School at River Ridge and People of Praise Christian Community. It will include the following features:

• A 13,500 square foot gymnasium which will seat 900 with the bleachers fully extended. With the bleachers compressed, there will be space available for two basketball or volleyball courts. The floor will be constructed of hardwood. Four locker rooms and storage space are also included.
• A 683 square foot kitchen with space and accommodations for ovens, stove tops, a commercial dishwasher, refrigeration and freezer space, and plenty of counter top and storage space.
• 31 classrooms. Six of those will be dedicated to the sciences (two biology/chemistry labs, two physics labs, and two earth science rooms); nine seminar rooms, two music rooms, an art room, a tutorial suite, and 12 regular classrooms.
• A commons area of 4,900 square feet which will accommodate 400 seated people. It will serve as the student lunch area, a gathering space before and after events and may also be used as a large banquet hall area.