No matter who you are... or where you
are on life's journey... you are welcome here.
St. Paul United Church of Christ is a congregation
of almost 600 active members located in the Northwest Association of the Ohio
Conference of the United Church
of Christ.
OUR MISSION
STATEMENT:
As a congregation of God's
people we welcome and encourage all to join in
fellowship, joyful and inspirational worship and
faithful stewardship. United in Christ, we
support and nurture one another in personal
develpment and spiritual growth. We strive to
reflect Christ's Love and to spread God's Word
throughout the community and the world.
The church is an active, growing congregation
with many exciting things taking place. Some of our programs are:
Women's Guild--Technically, all the women of St. Paul United
Church of Christ are members of our Women's Guild. The Guild meets
every month on the second Tuesday at 1:30PM. We also maintain
two fellowship circles within the Guild.
Cherub Choir--The Cherub Choir is
made up of children from age 4 through 4th grade. This choir sings
once a month and has over 20 children singing. The directors are
Kenda Kohler and Ann Lawrence, and are assisted by Jim Limbert.
Ann is also the accompanist.
Daughters of Christ --Daughters of Christ is made up of
children from 5th grade - 7th grade. This choir sings once a month
and has about 8 girls (boys are always welcome) in it. It is directed
by Kim and Kendra Azbell.
Youth Handchimes-- The
Youth Handchime Choir is made up of youth in 4th - 7th grade.
The choir has 12 youth and is directed by Martha Hefner and Heather
Nolte.
Chancel Choir--The beautiful music of the St. Paul Chancel
Choir is heard almost every Sunday during Worship at St. Paul
United Church of Christ. Directed by Wendy Schlenker, they are
accompanied by Karen Joseph. This wonderful choir is made
up of more than 30 voices.
Bell Choir--The St. Paul Bell Choir is the most recent
addition to the St. Paul United Church of Christ Music program.
They are directed by Wendy Schlenker and provide wonderful bell
music once a month.
Christian
Education-- Our Sunday School is held at 9AM every Sunday
morning. The children are placed in age appropriate classes
and there are two adult classes.
Logos
is an exciting concept in youth ministry. The program is based
on the works of the Logos Systems Associates based in the Pittsburgh
area. St. Paul Church has an exciting program made up of almost
100 people.
Mid Week--We hold our program every Wednesday night running for
24 weeks per year.
4:00PM - 7:00PM Grades 1 - 4
5:30PM - 8:15PM Grades 5 - 8
6:30PM - 8:15PM Grades 9 - 12
Each week has four parts: Bible Study, Recreation, Worship Skills,
and Family Time (supper)
Book
Club -- Avid readers
enjoy getting together on the third Tuesday of the month for a
discussion on their latest book topic.
Dartball--The St. Paul
UCC dartball team is a great way of fellowship for the people
in our congregation. They play on Thursday nights at 8pm with
other church teams in the area.
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