2003 - Members of Bethlehem Lutheran Church prayed for a vision of how they could reach out to the neighborhood in which the church was located. The first Christmas party for neighborhood children was held with the help of St. Luke's Lutheran Church of Cottage Grove, Minnesota.

2004 - The first Lawn Parties were held in June and August.

2005 - Street Ministry was held for the first time at Snelling and University Avenue in front of the old American Bank Building.

2006 - It was decided that a meal would be served twice per month from the 'Jesus Delivers' truck in the parking lot. The name of Koinania was adopted for the organization.

2007 - In January the Mission Statement of "Serving the Midway with open hands" was drafted.

2009 - On May 19, 2009, Open Hands Midway became our name and the organization was incorporated as an official 501(c)(3) nonprofit. We began offering an emergency food shelf. A summer partnership was established with YouthWorks. In October, Kids' Club began once a month during the school year.

2010 - A weekly meal on Wednesday's during the summer months was added. Kids' Club expanded to four days a week in the summer being staffed by YouthWorks.

2016 - In March our new mission statement, 'To serve the St. Paul Midway and surrounding area by leveraging contributors' gifts in providing a means for those who are economically challenged to obtain clothing, household goods, nutritious meals, groceries and personal supplies, along with access to an array of community resources', was drafted.

2018 - In November, Open Hands Midway received the Midway Chamber of Commerce Nonprofit of the month award.

2019 - In April, Open Hands Midway received the L'Etoile du Nord (Star of the North) award from Minnesota United FC.

2020 - In May, Open Hands Midway added a second day of weekly meal service every Wednesday and all of our meal programs switched to take out only service.