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The very first time Ethan Bettis walked into St. Paul Lutheran Church, it was for worship on a Sunday morning one year ago. The 17-year-old was there with Cheyenne Griswold, who encouraged him to come with her. Ethan, who is gay, was hesitant – he ha…
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Ronda Meier was one of four St. Paul women who traveled to the Twin Cities for the Women of the ELCA Triennial Gathering. Here are a few of her thoughts from the experience. I was so honored to be one of the women who got to go to the Women of the EL…
Their size rivaled two VW Beetles, steel gray and tucked away in the basement of St. Paul. Each fall, they roared to life, fueled by natural gas, to boil water. With a complicated twisting and turning series of pipes, valves, radiators, air handlers,…
The old school bus is spray-painted black, with Hawkeye decals and a license plate telling the world its purpose now: to be the anchor for a team of people riding in RAGBRAI (the Register’s Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa). At the wheel is Phil Ha…
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Sometimes, it’s an ice cream kind of day by 9 a.m. St. Paul member Kristin Burns is the quality control manager for Whitey’s Ice Cream, the iconic Quad Cities sweet treat company. And yes, that means taste testing at all times of the day. She spends…
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The pastors who completed the St. Paul residency program during the past 11 years are now leading throughout the country. They recently gave an update for the Lilly Endowment, which helps support the initiative. Here are snapshots of their current mi…
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Amy Diller came two years ago as part of the pastoral residency program. She offered us her care, sense of humor, and insightful perspectives on faith. After farewell weekend on July 15-16, she will remain in the Quad Cities to be pastor at Together…
Bill Campbell and Nathan Windt work together at St. Paul and St. Ambrose University. They recently teamed up to revive a vocal tour for St. Ambrose students. Voices, blending well The idea for this wonderful trip came about because I composed five n…
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For four weeks this summer, July 5-26, St. Paul pastors and staff will lead a lunch-time series about the four doors of the reformation, doors of the places that offered key backdrops to the life of Luther. They include his monastery, University of W…
They swam, went caving, took a hike, made crafts, sang, climbed a rock wall. Twenty-five adults with disabilities spent the week at Camp Shalom last week – including two St. Paul members. It was the first time Joy Crane attended camp. What was her fa…
Play an instrument? Sing a song? A much-loved tradition of summer at St. Paul is people sharing their musical talents during 9:20 a.m. worship. Maybe a flute-trombone duet could do, or perhaps you’d like to take your place on the piano bench. Watch f…
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Rosita Tendall recently retired from St. Paul as a children’s choir director. She shared a few thoughts about her time here, and her plans for the future. How long have you been a children’s choir director at St. Paul? I started out at St. Paul subbi…