The Spiritual Renewal Journey Continues at St. Paul’s

“Renewal is the stirring up of the people of God to the love and purpose of God with a fresh awareness of the activity of the Holy Spirit and a return to the seeking of God’s power in their lives. It is an empowering of the Holy Spirit and an enrichment of the fruit of the Spirit in their lives, often releasing a new discovery of praise and adoration and worship with a fresh understanding of God’s call in our lives.”

The last five years have been an exciting journey for the congregation, lay leadership and clergy at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.  The congregation has come together in support of a common vision of our purpose.  The consensus is that we are seeking to be a loving, connected community engaged in doing God’s work to meet the needs of the people entrusted to us by God for their care.

The Vestry has described at a set of “strategic objectives” that will support a sustainable faith community.  They are: 1) A Valued Member of the Community 2) Nurture and Support Our Congregation 3) Financial Viability 4) Creative Growth Plan.  Those objectives continue to guide the discussions and decisions by the Vestry.  

An evaluation of St. Paul’s financial position led to a decision to conduct a comprehensive Capital Campaign to accomplish much needed maintenance and repair projects in the parish. The overall objective is to provide a safe, welcoming and comfortable environment to all who worship, support ministries or conduct meetings in our church.  The congregation responded in a very loving and generous way resulting in the campaign goals being achieved.  Projects were defined, cost estimates were collected and work began.  Several projects have been completed, and others are in the early stages of construction and others are being planned.  

In the interest of continued transparency and engagement, the Vestry is committed to making the relevant Capital Campaign project information available to our congregation.  You can track the progress of projects here.  We expect the Capital Campaign projects to continue over the next three years as the gifts committed continue to arrive.  

It is an exciting time for St. Paul’s.  We have a renewed spirit as a community and are acting generously in support of our ministries focused on accomplishing our mission.  The people of St. Paul’s have united in sharing their time, talents and financial resources to ensure the legacy of love and caring endures.