Rev. Ron Bartlow continues our four part sermon series exploring what St. Paul's UMC has discerned as its core values. Today, we focus on Faith. Faith can be about strong…
Rev. Ron Bartlow continues our four part sermon series exploring what St. Paul's UMC has discerned as its core values. Today, we focus on Compassion. There are multiple examples in…
Today, Rev. Ron Bartlow begins a four part sermon series exploring what St. Paul's UMC has discerned as its core values. The sense of Belonging connects the parable of the…

What’s Next?

July 28, 2024
As we here at St. Paul's move into an anniversary season, we don't want to lean too heavily on what has been in the past. Rather, how do we celebrate…
While Rev. Ron Bartlow has returned from vacation, he is feeling ill. His sermon "Without Rest, There Is No Music" is given today by certified Lay Servant Shirley Maddox. In…

Warning and Worm

June 30, 2024
In the second half of Jonah's story, his whole reason for fleeing is borne out - God forgives those wicked, evil Ninevites! This is a story about the expansive love…

Word, Wind, and Wave

June 23, 2024
One of Rev. Ron Bartlow's favorite parts of the Jonah story is that when Jonah rejects God's call, all for understandable reasons, he inadvertently converts the entire ship of sailors!…

Facing Giants

June 9, 2024
The story of David and Goliath is a long-time favorite Sunday School story. We've all heard, and maybe even told it, over the years. What are we learning from it?…
Sometimes God's voice is not only unexpected, but when it comes, we hear it in someone else's voice. When God spoke to Samuel, he mistakenly thought it Eli calling him;…

Trinity Sunday

May 26, 2024
Today is the first Sunday after Pentecost, which we celebrate as Trinity Sunday. We are reminded us of the three different ways we experience the one God whom we worship:…