Four St. Paul members and Quad Cities Honor Flight guardians and veterans share what it means to spend a day in service to those who served. Every May, June, and September, a charter flight lifts off from the Quad Cities International Airport in Moli…
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Deacon Joel Moore returns to St. Paul staff with a heart shaped by care, healing, connection, and 20-plus years of belonging. Joel grew up in a tight-knit, non-denominational church that steeped him in Scripture and community, then studied psychology…
Originally from Cedar Rapids, Rod spent much of his career in restaurant management, beginning in food service at 16 and stepping into leadership by 20. Over the years, he worked with Heart of America restaurants, including Thunder Bay Grill and Iowa…
Today’s library is a community living room — filled with children, humming with purpose, stacked not only with books but with computers, DVDs, cake pans, instruments, karaoke machines and, yes, even a ghost hunting kit. Two women who know this better…
St. Paul member Andrea Weter has been bringing creativity, faith, and service to St. Paul’s Vacation Bible School (VBS) for over a decade. Here’s the woman behind the felt, fabric, and fun. Andrea’s mind is on summer and has been for a few months alr…
Cooper Schou has an ear for sound. Now he’s using his talents at St. Paul as he joins the staff in a new role built around worship, digital media, and the music that has defined his life. Cooper Schou has never really stopped playing. Drums in fifth…
The 129 House has long been home to the St. Paul residency program and the office of counselor Steve Kalber — and Steve isn’t going anywhere. But the house has taken on a new purpose: three nonprofits with deep roots in the St. Paul community have li…
Connie King has been planting native species in her yard for years — watching for butterflies, waiting for birds, noticing what grows and what doesn’t. For a long time, she did it quietly and mostly alone. That changed about a year ago, when a handfu…
If you’ve stood outside St. Paul and looked up, you’ve seen it: the sanctuary tower, rising above the roofline, capped with a large cross. It’s easy to take for granted. It was designed that way. But for years, water has been finding its way inside —…
The seasons of the church year shape our rhythms, marking moments of reflection and growth. We know what to expect when Advent approaches and again when Lent rolls around. These seasons come with practices, themes, and invitations we anticipate each…
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St. Paul member Anna Villareal has built a career placing art where people need it most—and she’s bringing that work home to share with the St. Paul community later this month. Anna grew up moving. Wisconsin. North Carolina. Different cities, differe…
In this season of Lent, as we’re called to slow down, to change our pace and reconnect with what matters most, two St. Paul people have found something profound: the ministry of presence. Jan Muhs walks hospital corridors offering prayer cards and li…