Mission & Vision

Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age. (Mt. 28:19-20)

Just as Jesus commissioned the first disciples, Jesus also commissions us to continue sharing the good news and make disciples.

How do we do this?
Through the Spirit's continued presence in our lives, we are called to gather for worship and studying God's word.

Click the links below to learn more about our Worship and Christian Education ministries!

Christ has no body but yours,
No hands, no feet on earth but yours,
Yours are the eyes with which He looks
Compassion on this world,
Yours are the feet with which He walks to do good,
Yours are the hands, with which He blesses all the world.
Yours are the hands, yours are the feet,
Yours are the eyes, you are His body.
Christ has no body now but yours,
No hands, no feet on earth but yours,
Yours are the eyes with which he looks
compassion on this world.
Christ has no body now on earth but yours.

— St. Teresa of Ávila (attributed)

Living faithfully causes us to examine every word, spoken and unspoken, and action, done or undone, as an opportunity to show Christ to the world. This is hard to do in our increasingly divided world, but this is the work to which God has called us. 

Living Faithfully also means caretaking the resources God has entrusted to us: our finances, our property, our generosity into the future, and our accessibility for those who aren't able to join us for worship & study.

"But know that to serve God is nothing else than to serve your neighbor and do good to [them] in love." (Martin Luther, On Vocation)

And when was it that we saw you sick or in prison and visited you?’ And the king will answer them, ‘Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me.’ (Matthew 25:39-40, NRSV)

Almost from the beginning of creation, there has been inequality in the distribution of resources (food, clothing, shelter, etc.). God has called God's people to care for those who are harmed by this inequality by sharing our abundance and ensuring that everyone is cared for. A world where all have their needs met is the shalom that God planned for creation. St. Paul Lutheran Church participate in God's mission through volunteering with & serving several social service agencies within the greater Columbus area.