Connect & Grow: A Fresh Look at Serving will be on Saturday, August 29, 9:30 a.m., at St. Paul. This will be an opportunity for women of all generations to connect. The morning will begin with a Bible study in the Sanctuary, led by Pastor Katy Wa…
He calls it Taco Hector. Hector Reyna loves to cook. He makes enchiladas and tacos and sandwiches and all sorts of other delicious things. He smiles big when he talks of his creations. “Some people have Taco Bell,” he said. “We have Taco Hector.” The…
They come from all over the country, from small towns and big cities. For several weeks this summer, 70 or so teenagers and their adult leaders will unpack their lives into the basement at St. Paul. They will live here for five days, serving i…
For four weeks beginning Wednesday, July 8, St. Paul Lutheran Church’s Mental Health Awareness Team will host a midsummer mental health movie series. Come and watch a movie and join in discussion afterwards. Movies begin at 6:30 p.m., popcorn and jui…
It started out as a small water slide. Nothing fancy. Just some water, some slippery stuff, and a small pool at the end. It was a lot of fun. So if that was fun, wouldn’t a bigger slide be even more fun? The answer? Of course! Today, Jennifer and Mik…
Meet new people. Serve other. Grow faith. St. Paul people will lead two trips in the beginning of 2016 – one to the Dominican Republic, the other to rural Appalachia. Informational meetings are coming up this month. Mission Appalachia, info meeting t…
On the 900 block of Tremont Avenue in Davenport, two Habitat for Humanity homes will be built this year. One is supported primarily by Catholics, in honor of Pope Francis. The other is supported primarily by Lutherans, including St. Paul. Kristi Craf…
On two upcoming weekends, St. Paul people will have the opportunity to clean up and plant the Earth. Saturday, April 18, 10 a.m.-12 noon: Help keep the St. Paul corner of the world clean at the Make It Yours Neighborhood Cleanup. This few-times-a-yea…
With the words “please turn on your souls and turn off your cell phones,” the service begins. There are about 60 people in worship here on this day, spread throughout the 102-year-old sanctuary of First Evangelical Lutheran Church, on the northwest s…
Marla Brundies first became interested in helping those who struggle with mental health, addictions, and intellectual disabilities as a teenager, when she babysat a child with a disability. Marla, 60, spent the first part of her adult life working fo…
In the warmth of the Dominican sun, Brad Holehan leads a class room of future leaders. These students are tops in their class. In a country wracked by poverty, at least half come from families who live with very low incomes. Brad is a graduate of Aug…
In the warmth of the Dominican sun, Brad Holehan leads a class room of future leaders. These students are tops in their class. In a country wracked by poverty, at least half come from families who live with very low incomes. Brad is a graduate of Aug…