At St. Paul, we try to avoid the word "volunteer." We do serious work here, and the people who do it are really ministers. Martin Luther tells us that all who are a part of the body of Christ, the Church, are, ourselves, Christ for the sake of the neighbor. We do good works because they have been given us to do by God, and we do this good work not to proselytize or convert; we DO simply for the good of the neighbor. That simple.

Grant Street Reach every Monday without exception needs help preparing meals, serving our guests and a massive clean up effort there after. See what Grant Street Reach is like and contact the church office.

Grant Avenue Street Reach is located in the basement of St. Paul Lutheran Church in the Capitol Hill area.

Volunteers serve a free hot meal every Monday (even holidays) for the homeless. You may help serve any Monday between 10:00 am to 7:00 pm. Food preparation begins at 10:00 am, with serving from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm, and clean up from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. The times of greatest need for help occur from 10:30 am to 2:00 pm. Come any time that works best for you and stay an hour or all day, whatever is best for you.

St. Paul formed a Garden Committee in spring of 2008, with the mission of maintaining, upgrading and beautifying the area outside the church.

The committee hopes to balance several goals:

1) being a good neighbor by providing well-kept, inviting spaces;

2) co-existing with the needs and realities of our immediate community and St. Paul's outreach programs;

3) being environmentally conscience with respect to plants and water use;

4) collaborating with other St. Paul committees (e.g., the Green Team and Building Committee) to coordinate activities and ensure efficiency; and

5) welcoming the talents and energy of any and all those who attend St. Paul, as well as other interested individuals.

Fall 2009

We have made great progress over the last six months painting, power-washing, repairing and replacing ... and simply keeping the "engine" of our many Saint Paul outreach ministries in good working order. A few of the highlights of our ongoing work are as follows.

January 2010

Listed below are many of the significant accomplishments which occurred during the 2009 leadership year for the Saint Paul Lutheran Church Building and Property Ministry. (This list does not include ongoing and recurrent building and property maintenance / lawn mowing, alley power-washing, etc. — which were also performed by the building and property ministry)