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1 Mission: Together we are discovering, sharing, and connecting people to the love and Truth of Jesus Christ. Vision: United, we live God s will. First St. Paul s Lutheran Church Profile You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself. Luke 10:27 Place Photo Here, Otherwise Delete Box 501 North Burlington Avenue Hastings, NE Phone: Fax: fspaul@inebraska.com

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3 Contact Information Senior Pastor Joel Remmers Church phone: Cell phone: Vicar Ethan Fearing Church phone: Director of Christian Education and Programming Wendi Schaefer Church phone: Worship Schedule Average weekend attendance 454 Traditional Worship Saturday 6:00pm Sunday 8:25am Traditional worship is offered with organ, choirs and special music in the Sanctuary. Communion is offered the 1 st Sunday of the month. The services generally follow the Evangelical Lutheran Worship ELW. The 8:25am service is broadcast on a local radio station and is videotaped, played back twice during the week by the local cable TV service and twice for Good Samaritan Society Hastings Village residents. Contemporary Worship Sunday 10:35am Contemporary praise worship is offered with band, lead vocalists and special music in the Celebration Center. Communion is offered the 3 rd Sunday of the month. The contemporary service uses a liturgy that varies with the seasons and is printed on a weekly basis in the bulletin and displayed on projection screens.

4 First St. Paul s is creating an intergenerational consciousness among our members in Christian Education programs. Opportunities are available Sunday morning and Wednesday evening. About 300 people of all ages attend and participate weekly in Ichthus options for education, music, art, exercise and a community supper. Ichthus and Vacation Bible School have become an effective means of reaching those living in an adjacent neighborhood. Our Feed My Sheep (home-delivered meals), and Stephen s Ministry programs give us a chance to care not only for our church family but for any who are in need. Educational Programming Sunday Morning Programs include: Adult forum High School forum Youth Forum (7-8 grade) Bible Song (Age 3-6 th grade) Wednesday Evening - Ichthus Neighborly supper for all Place Photo Here, Otherwise Delete Box Adult programming varies Bible Studies Exercise and Healthy Living Chancel Choir and Praise Band Cross Makers Various Educational and Fellowship Opportunities Children and youth programming Soul Café & Jesus Hour (Grades 9-12) Confirmation (Grades 7-8) Faith Girlz 6 th Grade Electric Eels & Agape Alive Choir (Grades 4-6) Deep Blue Sea & Joyful Noises Choir (Grades 1-3) Minnows & Cherub Choir (Pre K-Kindergarten) Nursery: children under 5 Summer Vacation Bible School A different theme is chosen each year. Place Photo Here, Otherwise Delete Box

5 Outreach Habitat for Humanity Royal Family Kids Camp (camp for abused and neglected children) Crossroads (facility for the homeless) Open Table (no questions asked lunch program) Hastings Food Pantry (host site) Compassionate Friends Grief Share Community Bible studies Mid-Plains Chapter of the Red Cross Blood Drive Host Boy and Girl Scout meetings MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers); MOMS next; Teen MOPS Foundation provides cash support to non-profit agencies Project Homeless Connect Special Ministry Standing committees for specific projects during the course of the year. God Made Me preschool Stephen s Ministry program Core Values We are committed to working together in an honest and positive way for mutual benefit. We embrace diversity and recognize that different viewpoints are natural and helpful when presented in a fair and constructive manner. We embrace a faith based educational program for families. In fulfilling our mission, we will respectfully consider new ideas, encourage creativity and be open to change. Everything we do will be God-centered. Building Information: Construction date: 1916 Last renovation to building: 2004 (Celebration Center) Built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone. Ephesians 2:20

6 Senior High Programming WHO WE ARE: Soul Café is a group of senior high youth dedicated to a life of Christian discipleship. We seek answers from God's Word, support and love one another in the name of Jesus Christ, and learn and grow in our faith! WEEKLY ACTIVITIES: Jesus Hour Wednesdays, 7:00-8:00 p.m. After Ichthus Supper, come on down to the Christian Underground and chill out, visit with friends, catch up on homework, listen to music, check Facebook, Tweet, and just wind down after a long day at school. Being a teen is tough stuff, and sometimes you just need a chance to recharge! Soul Café Wednesdays, 8:00-9:00 p.m. This is a time of learning, sharing, and talking about our faith. Sometimes we ll play games and sometimes we ll do an activity. No matter what, we re going to be answering the questions the youth have about God, the Bible, and Christianity. High School Forum Sundays, 9:35-10:30 a.m. More Bible, more fellowship, but on Sunday mornings! Youth Praise and Worship Band Whether you're musically talented or you want to learn a new instrument, this is the band for you! We gather to praise and worship God, to make a joyful noise unto the Lord! Congregation Strengths We are God s people led by his word to serve. Many opportunities are available to serve sharing our gifts with others. The church goes beyond our walls to support our members, our community and God s community worldwide. In regards to this, First St. Paul s is a leader within our community. We are grounded in the Scriptures and the Lutheran confessions Wednesday night Ichthus programming for all ages Strong and vital congregation Facilities Opportunities for members to choose different styles of worship Congregational size Community outreach Vacation Bible School First St. Paul s Foundation

7 Social Media Check out our website for detailed information about our congregation, worship schedule, video of the most recent Sunday sermon, recent news and calendar of events. Like us on Facebook Psalm 122:1 "I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD." Primary Language: English Race/Ethnicity: 97% Caucasian Gender Comparison: 54% female 46% male Age Distribution: Congregation Demographics 3% African American, Hispanic/Latino, Asian, Multi-Racial 19 and under Over Top Five Ministry Tasks Pastoral Care and Visitation Preaching and Worship Leadership Administration Christian Education Youth Ministry Each year the congregation council has a retreat that reinvigorates the members and reviews its ministry and goals.

8 What are we excited about? First St. Paul s has a strong and viable ministry that is well recognized in Hastings and the surrounding communities. We have many ministry opportunities available for all ages on Sunday morning that carries through Wednesday evening. We have reinvigorated youth programming. Our church is also focused on reestablishing our campus ministry. The vacation Bible school continues to grow and is a source of outreach to the community. We also supply a location to the Hastings Food Pantry and support the Open Table ministry which is helping to end hunger. Litany of Purpose We worship and join our hearts in prayer and praise so that as we worship we also have the opportunity to see that Jesus Christ is Lord and show what that means in our lives. Our youth group exists so that young people may join together and explore what it means that Jesus Christ is Lord and discover what that means in our lives. We have choirs and music groups within the church so that people might be inspired to understand that Jesus Christ is Lord and be shown what that means in their lives. We have an endowment so that in an ever-giving way, through what we are able to support and fund, others will find that Jesus Christ is Lord and be led to discover what that means in their lives. We have women s groups, service opportunities, committees, staff, softball teams, a preschool, Stephen s Ministers, in short everything we do has the purpose of showing people that Jesus Christ is Lord and having them know what that means in their lives. Congregation Finances Budget Total budget for the last fiscal year Benevolence outside the congregation $741,236 Total debt of the congregation at the end of the last fiscal year $78,444 Total savings, reserves, endowment at the end of the last fiscal year $0.00 $479,818 First St. Paul s Church Foundation Total giving for $18,390 Youth Scholarships Seminary Students $3,000 $6,100 Regional, State, National and International $2,340 Feed My Sheep Local giving $750 $6,200 Total investments at the end of the last fiscal year $474,036

9 Forward in Faith Church History 1878 Congregation organized by 18 families and the Rev. Henry Siekmann 1880 Frame church built at Fifth Street and North Burlington Avenue 1889 Frame parsonage build west of the church on the same lot Sunday School room built on side of church 1915 Frame church moved into middle of Fifth Street 1916 Completion and dedication of all brick church on original site 1919 The word German dropped from the church s name; English service added 1924 Reuter pipe organ behind altar replaced reed pump organ Additional lots purchased in original block 1947 Two worship services each Sunday 1951 Parish Education Building built for $59, Brick parsonage built for $39,000 Lengthening of 1916 structure and connecting it with the Parish Education Building for 1956 $147,000. Majestic simplicity keynoted the modern Sanctuary interior Introduction of the red Service Book & Hymnal (SBH) 1965 Möller pipe organ & balcony antiphonal organ installed for $31, th Anniversary with a year of special events each month 1979 Introduction of the green Lutheran Book of Worship (LBW) 1982 Third full-time pastor; Saturday evening service added 1983 Parish Education Wing extension completed for $743, German Vicar Intern Program started 1987 Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) merger 1990 Yeagley Building remodeled for Youth & Family Ministry Center 1992 Redecorating of the Sanctuary ft. 7 inch Steinway grand piano from the Arneda Nelson estate Long-range planning committee, visioning committee, facilities focus committee, building committee plan new addition 1999 Yamaha Clavinova Keyboard; 16 ft. Trompette for pipe organ 2001 Hastings City Council approves closing of one block of 5 th street. Launched Capital Fund Appeal with 200 members involved. 125 th Anniversary with a year of special events each month. Construction begins on 2003 new addition. Contemporary worship service introduced. Dedication of new addition costing 2004 $3,400, ICHTHUS Wednesday Family Nights started 2007 Introduction of the cranberry Evangelical Lutheran Worship (ELW) 2014 Vote by congregation to leave the ELCA and join the LCMC

10 Foundation Do you want to help shape the future of First St. Paul s Lutheran Church after your lifetime? If so consider these ways Remember the Foundation in your Will or Living Trust This type of gift allows you to retain full control of your assets during your lifetime. Designate a specific amount in cash or securities to the Foundation List the Foundation as beneficiary of a percentage of your life insurance policy, annuity, or retirement plan assets Naming the foundation as beneficiary gives you lifetime access to the policy s cash values. How will these gifts be used? Gifts will be invested with careful consideration, and only the income from these gifts will be distributed by the Foundation s Trustees for religious, educational and charitable purposes. The donor may direct how the gift shall be used. Who are some of our recipients? High School Senior-Scholarships, Seminary students, Feed My Sheep program, Music program, United Way, Crossroads, Hastings Food Pantry, Goodfellows, Royal Family Kids Camp, Horizon Recovery, My Bridge Radio, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Kids Against Hunger, World Hunger, Disaster Relief, NE Prison Ministry, NE Campus Ministry If you are interested and would like further information, please contact the office of First St. Paul s Lutheran Church, Hastings, NE at (402)

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12 For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16

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