Churches: Reflecting the religious heritage of the community, the citizens of Belle Plaine worship at Our Lady of the Prairie Catholic, Trinity Lutheran, First Presbyterian, and St. John's Lutheran churches. Belle Plaine is a place where new residents are warmly welcomed into community activities, religious expression, and social life. A number of rural churches are also located in the countryside.

Church Listing:

Church Name	Church Phone#
Trinity Lutheran	612-873-6545
Our Lady of the Prairie Catholic	612-873-6229
First Presbyterian	612-873-2966
St. John's Lutheran	612-873-6492
St. John's Catholic	612-8734390

Medical Facilities: The citizens of Belle Plaine are served by a medical clinic staffed by family practitioners and an optometrist. Within a radius of 18 miles, five hospitals can quickly be reached from Belle Plaine. Belle Plaine also has dental, chiropractic, and pharmaceutical services within the community.

One of Belle Plaine's largest employers, the Lutheran Home is a residential health care facility with an adjoining facility for mentally retarded residents. Full time physical and occupational therapists are available to the community.

Southern Metro Medical Clinic	612-873-2276
Belle Plaine Family Dentistry	612-873-2796
Steven Jabs Family Dentistry	612-873-6766
Dr. Gnewuch & Miller Dental	612-873-6380
Richard Bevis Orthodonist	612-873-6766
Belle Plaine Chiropractic	612-873-6370
River Valley Chiropractic	612-873-4275

Belle Plaine Police Department: Police protection is provided 24 hours a day by the Belle Plaine Police Department. Belle Plaine is proud to be a DARE City, providing Drug Awareness and Resistance Education and Gang Resistance Education and Awareness Training (GREAT) to elementary and junior high school students.

Police Department	612-873-4307
After Hours Non-Emergency	612-445-1411

Belle Plaine Community Ambulance Service: The Belle Plaine Community Ambulance Service was established in 1975 to provide pre-hospital medical care for the Belle Plaine area. The volunteer service has grown to include over 35 fully licensed emergency medical technicians at the Basic, Intermediate and Paramedic levels. Belle Plaine has two fully equipped ambulance units on duty at all times, and mutual aid agreements with surrounding agencies to assist in mass casualty disaster settings. The average ambulance response time to an emergency within the Belle Plaine City limits is four minutes from the time the volunteers are paged.

Emergency Number	911
Non-Emergency	873-5553

Belle Plaine Fire Department: Belle Plaine and the surrounding areas are serviced and protected by a dedicated volunteer Fire Department originally organized in 1894. The Department maintains 30 active members, nearly half of whom are certified First Responders. The response time averages three to five minutes to all property within the City limits with a response time of three minutes to the proposed site.

Health and Human Services: Belle Plaine has an excellent medical clinic staffed by four family physicians. On-call emergency service and consultation is provided 24 hours a day, every day. The physicians maintain hospital privileges in several neighboring communities. The clinic also offers full optometric services.

Other health services include three full time dentists, orthodontic services, and two well staffed chiropractic clinics. Belle Plaine is within 18 miles of three hospitals with access to numerous specialists.

The Belle Plaine Lutheran Home is a large, modern, long-term, acute care facility for the aged and special needs resident. A variety of outpatient services are available at the Home including physical and occupational therapy.

Belle Plaine Post Office:

227 North Meridian Street	612-873-5600
Window Hours:	M-F 9:00-11:30/12:45-4:15

Created by Christopher L. Pouliot for Belle Plaine, Minnesota.
Last Modified 08/12/98