At St. Paul, our mission reflects the core values we hold dear.
St. Paul is in the city for good.
Our 2025 Main St. housing ministry is a supportive home for several women with long-term mental illness.
Our congregation’s “partnership with our two neighborhood schools”: connects us with central-city kids in positive ways.

Community involvement takes many forms, including Blood Donor Days; working for the sake of decent, affordable housing through Habitat for Humanity; and quilting to make a warm difference in the lives of neighbors near and far.
St. Paul pools financial resources with a number of Brady Street churches, providing emergency assistance for people in central Davenport.
Feeding the hungry is a high priority here. Food pantry ingatherings help stock the shelves of Davenport’s Friendly House. St. Paul groups serve meals at the Churches United Meal Site at the Salvation Army. Generous giving goes to the ELCA World Hunger Appeal and to feed the hungry in the city of Davenport.
The deep need in Iowa and in the Mississippi Gulf Coast, in the aftermath of flood and hurricanes, has inspired St. Paul mission experiences. It’s a chance to stretch into the joy of helping others.
St. Paul congregation shares a mission partnership with the Bombo Lutheran Parish in the Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania in East Africa and with two ELCA missionaries in Papua New Guinea. Read more about St. Paul’s global connections >>

The St. Paul Book Corner stocks unique handcrafted treasures by skilled artisans in Africa, Asia, and Latin America through fair trade organizations. The shelves are well-stocked with fairly-traded gifts, coffee, and chocolate — that translate into fair income for farmers and artisans in developing countries.
Our faith calls us to be witnesses for peace, justice, forgiveness, and love in the world. This takes the form of peacemaking, advocacy, efforts to preserve the planet, and generosity for ministries far beyond Brady Street.
"Thou hast given so much to me, Give one thing more, - a grateful heart;" ~George Herbert