St. Paul United Church of Christ

       Our worship on Sunday is what you might call traditional.  That means we sing hymns, and read scripture and pray together some formal prayers, but we are informal in our dress and known for our good humor.  Communion is celebrated the first Sunday of each month.  We practice open communion, believing it is a celebration of God's grace, extended to all.  All who seek to know Jesus Christ are invited to the communion table and welcome to participate.  We serve grape juice instead of wine.  You are invited to not only worship with us but to come-as-you-are to our other activities.

        We are committed to growing in faith and love, and our relationship with God, whom we believe sustains us in this life (if we ask) and gives us purpose (to serve others) and will be there to meet us in the next.

         We do not believe in tests of faith.  We believe everyone is on a journey with God and we honor the right to question and to doubt along the way.  We would be happy to share our experiences of God in our lives and would like to hear what you think and believe and what has happened in your life.  We have found that an important part of our life together as a congregation is learning from one another and supporting each other as we work to improve our relationship with God.  Our denomination, the United Church of Christ, has a saying:  "Don't put a period where God  has put a comma - God is still speaking."  That means we always have something new to learn - most often through other people.  One of the ways we learn about God and what God wants of us is by talking, studying and praying together.  

       Our congregation believes it is important to help those around us.  There are a number of groups within the congregation working on particular projects (helping folks in Camp Washington, serving families and kids at hospitals and nursing homes, Meals on Wheels, friendship and entertainment for retired veterans, and other things like that).  We see the role of the congregation as encouraging and supporting our members to share their talents and abilities by reaching out to the community around them as an expression of God's love for us and for all people.