Our Stories

Welcome New Members!
August 16, 2023: On Sunday, August 13 we welcomed eleven new members to our St. Paul's family. At the 9:30 a.m. service, Ben Labay and his daughter, Charlotte, Cyndi Kier and Carol Cooper joined St. Paul's. At the 11 a.m. service, David Stewart, Sharron Newhouse,...

Lemonade!
June 28, 2023: Thank you to everyone who participated in our Lemonade Brigade and especially to Elijah and Grayson who served us delicious lemonade on Sunday, June 25 as part of Fun with Faith. We raised $100 for our Mission 2023 Challenge!

What a difference!
June 21, 2023: If you have used the Sanctuary entrance in the last 10 days you probably noticed how nice the landscaping looks. June 10 - 14 a group of ten volunteers headed by Leesa and John Medaugh trimmed, weeded, removed overgrown plants, planted flowers and...

A Lot Can Happen in Five Days
Tuesday, June 20, 2023: Our High School Youth arrived in Estero, FL on Sunday at 5 p.m. They met new friends from Minnesota and Georgia and headed to chapel. They awoke Monday morning and headed to the worksite which was 5 miles down the road. They spent the first...

Water Day at Preschool
May 23, 2023: Preschool friends celebrate their last week of school! Thank you St. Paul's for all of your support.

Treasure Hunt!
May 23, 2023: Club 45 students, Coy and Cora, with some help from youth volunteer leader, Jamie Heitman, navigate a treasure hunt at church on May 21 before heading downtown for ice cream.

Hands with Detriot
May 1, 2023: St. Paul's members enjoyed being a part of the district service day on April 29 at Hands with Detroit at Cass Community Social Services. They helped with lawn clean-up and the first mowing in the Tiny Homes neighborhood. Some worked in the kitchen...

Seedlings are Sprouting
April 11, 2023: On April 2, the HUGS Mother's Group and their children helped plant our seeds for the Community Garden. This was very helpful and saved Rob Patten a tremendous amount of time doing it on his own! The seedlings emerged (just in time for Easter!) and...

Paint. Play. Pray.
March 14, 2023: Last weekend (March 10-12) a dozen women of St. Paul’s went to Lake Huron Retreat Center for our first Paint. Play. Pray. Retreat facilitated by Rev. Cora Glass. Pastor April led our opening evening worship service on Friday evening. Saturday, Rev....

Sharing Love and Support
February 28, 2023: Michigan State University students and staff experienced an unimaginable trauma with the deadly shooting on campus which occurred on Monday, February 13. On Wednesday, February 15, volunteers, and staff met with MSU students for dinner to offer...