St. Paul congregation works hard to make a difference in the world. St. Paul’s 2008 budget earmarks $307,700 for outreach ministries locally and around the world. That’s nearly 20% of the church’s budget dedicated for the sake of others in our community, state, and world. Learn more about the Evangelical Lutheran Church’s work around the world.
Our church is responding to world crisis points in Myanmar and China, as well as Iowa counties hard-hit by tornadoes and floods. You can help. The ELCA International Disaster Response provides emergency aid and long-term recovery efforts. Learn more>>
Josh Ebener, St. Paul member and seminarian, is living his internship year in Argentina. This field experience is part of a four-year journey toward ordination as an ELCA pastor through The Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. Follow Josh’s reflections and adventures on his blog >>
The award-winning magazine of the ELCA, The Lutheran, offers stories to enrich your faith and broaden your understanding of issues and events around the globe. A year’s subscription is only $15.95 and includes a Web Premium membership at no additional cost.
St. Paul congregation delights in sponsoring Grace Matters for the Quad Cities. This far-reaching radio ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, features our own Pastor Peter Marty as the weekly host. Grace Matters is aired each Sunday at 10 a.m. on WOC Radio 1420 AM. To listen to a program or to learn more, visit Grace Matters.
The St. Paul Endowment Fund for Mission Outreach has granted $2,500 for the ELCA Mount of Olives Housing Project to meet the housing shortage for Palestinian Christians in Jerusalem.
ELCA Presiding Bishop Mark Hanson calls the project “vital to the future of Jerusalem as a city of peace for Jews, Christians, and Muslims and as an example of reconciliation for the world.” Pastor Marty called the grant “something our Davenport church can do to reach out globally in partnership with the ELCA.”
The project, which will provide 84 housing units on land owned by Lutheran World Federation, will strengthen the dwindling Christian presence in Jerusalem.
"We are all pencils in the hand of a writing God." ~Mother Teresa