The fellowship of St. Paul Lutheran Church participates in several outreach & service ministries.
Sharing and Caring is a local agency that helps the less fortunate in our area financially and through their food pantry. We support Sharing and Caring through a monthly benevolence, food collection, Tools for School, and Thanksgiving and Christmas Food Baskets.
The Waterfront Mission is a local agency that assists the homeless with shelter, offers educational programs and provides hot meals. Each year the LYO participates in the "Souper" Bowl collection drive on Super Bowl Sunday. Funds are donated to the Waterfront Mission.
Relay for Life: St. Paul members actively participate in the American Cancer Society Relay for Life event held annually the third weekend in April at the Niceville High School athletic stadium. Anyone interested in joining the RFL team can contact Gayle Norgaard, St. Paul Team Captain, by calling or emailing the church office.
Mission Outreach: Through donations, St. Paul supports The Oaks Indian Center in Oaks Okalohoma, Lutheran World Relief, Global Missions, Lutheran Bible Translators, Camp Luther Springs, Lutheran Disaster Response, Lutheran Services Florida, Food for the Poor and other Lutheran agencies through our Mission Outreach program.
Missionaries: We support Pastor Peter and Sarah Grow-Hanson in Dakar, Senegal, Africa. For regular updates about their mission work, check out Rev. Hanson's blog, http://growhansonsenegal.typepad.com.
WordAlone: St. Paul Lutheran Church supports WordAlone Ministries. WordAlone is a Lutheran grassroots network of congregations and individuals committed to the authority of the Word manifest in Jesus the Christ as proclaimed in Scripture and safeguarded through the work of the Holy Spirit. WordAlone advocates reform and renewal of the church, representative governance, theological integrity, and freedom from a mandated historic episcopate. http://www.wordalone.org.
Sharing and Caring is a local agency that helps the less fortunate in our area financially and through their food pantry. We support Sharing and Caring through a monthly benevolence, food collection, Tools for School, and Thanksgiving and Christmas Food Baskets.
The Waterfront Mission is a local agency that assists the homeless with shelter, offers educational programs and provides hot meals. Each year the LYO participates in the "Souper" Bowl collection drive on Super Bowl Sunday. Funds are donated to the Waterfront Mission.
Relay for Life: St. Paul members actively participate in the American Cancer Society Relay for Life event held annually the third weekend in April at the Niceville High School athletic stadium. Anyone interested in joining the RFL team can contact Gayle Norgaard, St. Paul Team Captain, by calling or emailing the church office.
Mission Outreach: Through donations, St. Paul supports The Oaks Indian Center in Oaks Okalohoma, Lutheran World Relief, Global Missions, Lutheran Bible Translators, Camp Luther Springs, Lutheran Disaster Response, Lutheran Services Florida, Food for the Poor and other Lutheran agencies through our Mission Outreach program.
Missionaries: We support Pastor Peter and Sarah Grow-Hanson in Dakar, Senegal, Africa. For regular updates about their mission work, check out Rev. Hanson's blog, http://growhansonsenegal.typepad.com.
WordAlone: St. Paul Lutheran Church supports WordAlone Ministries. WordAlone is a Lutheran grassroots network of congregations and individuals committed to the authority of the Word manifest in Jesus the Christ as proclaimed in Scripture and safeguarded through the work of the Holy Spirit. WordAlone advocates reform and renewal of the church, representative governance, theological integrity, and freedom from a mandated historic episcopate. http://www.wordalone.org.
Lutheran World Relief: St. Paul Lutheran Church gives regular donations to LWR, in addition to, quilts and health kits provided by the women of the congregation. Lutheran World Relief (LWR) is an international nonprofit organization and a joint ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod. www.lwr.org
Adopt-A-Highway: St. Paul has adopted a one-mile stretch of Hwy 285, from John Sims Drive north, through the state's Adopt-A-Highway program. On a quarterly basis volunteers help pick up litter on a Saturday morning. Vests, pickup sticks, trash bags, and water are provided. Suggest bringing gloves, sunglasses, cap, and appropriate [closed-toe] shoes. All ages 12 and up are welcome to help. Youth age 12-15 must be accompanied by an adult. Look for the announcement in the Sunday bulletin.
