The first Serra Club in the United States was formed on February 27, 1935 by a group of men in Seattle,  Washington. They had been meeting regularly for lunch and decided to form a club for the purpose of bringing Catholic men together to learn more about their religion. On June 13, 1935, a second purpose, to provide money to support young men studying for the priesthood, was adopted. Father Junipero Serra, the California Mission Builder, was chosen as their spiritual guide and mentor. 

The Serra Club of Saint Paul #9 was chartered on September 27, 1940. It is the 9th Serra Club chartered in the United States. The Minneapolis Serra Club, chartered in 1937, is the 6th club and Midway Serra Club became the 225th with  first meeting held May 21, 1962.

Armand Harris was the founder of the Saint Paul Serra Club. He called a meeting for January 10, 1940 to discuss formation of the St. Paul Serra Club and draft a constitution.  Members attending the January 10th meeting were Messrs. Harris, Bohler, Burke, Frenzel, Grace, Matt, Minser, Stewart and Welscher. A final draft of the constitution was approved on September 11, 1940 and a charter for the Saint Paul Serra Club was formally presented and accepted at a  meeting on September 27, 1940. 

25 FOUNDING MEMBERS OF THE CLUB WHEN CHARTERED IN 1940

The club roster for the year 1974 lists 143 members, the 1981 roster lists 125 members and the 1987-1988 roster lists 86  members. The year 2006-2007 roster lists 52 members. For a number of years, Serra operated as a male only organization. In 1986, Serra International amended its constitution to allow women members. The bylaws of the Saint Paul Serra Club were then amended to allow both men and women as members and E. Muller was accepted in 1988 as the first woman member. 

The Midway Serra Club #225, held its first meeting on May 21, 1962, at the Criterion Restaurant in St. Paul with 29 charter Members, all transferees from the Serra Club of St. Paul, the sponsoring Organization.

Leonard Bisanz, first President of the new club accepted its official charter at the Town & Country Club on September 13, 1962 from Wil Schlaefer, the then District Governor.

In May 1951 Holy Father aggregated Serra into the Pontifical Work for Vocations to religious ministeries with its unlimited spiritual benefits.  Serra is the only lay organization directly and independently so affiliated.

 In each club are dedicated laypersons who, under the direction of the local Bishop, do whatever they can to further the purposes of Serra International.  The purposes of Serra International are to foster and promote the vocations to the ministerial priesthood of the Catholic Church, to develop appreciation of the ministerial priesthood and all other religious vocations in the Catholic Church, and to further Catholicism by encouraging its members through fellowship and education to fulfill their Christian vocation to service.  At its regular meetings, Serra Clubs have speakers to discuss topics of importance to the Catholic laity.  Through these programs, members are to keep informed on matters of current interest to Catholics.

Serra Club #225 had 59 members, and spouses

•  St. Paul Club #9 listed 20 Members
•  Midway Club #225 listed 59 Members
•  New Name, St. Paul Serra Club