Community

At St. Paul, serving neighbors in Aiken and beyond is part of everyday discipleship. Our congregation partners with local organizations to share Christ’s love in very practical ways. Explore the opportunities below to see how lives are being touched and how you can join in. For more information about any of these ministries, click the hyperlink or contact the church office at officeadmin@stpaullc.net. 

AA/AlaNon

Meets Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the church

ACTS (Area Churches Together Serving) 

SOS Sunday School class helps distribute food at ACTS on the 3rd Saturday of each month. 

"Souper Bowl" of Caring- We call it Souper Sunday- Youth collect cans of soup to donate to ACTS Food Bank.  St. Paul typically donates 400-500 cans to our community each year.

Adopt A Highway

St. Paul volunteers partner with the Aiken County Highway Dept. to keep our roads clean.

Aiken Rotary Reader Program

Reading mentor for students to share the joy of reading and to enhance reading skills.

Alzheimer's walk

Funds raised advance the research, care and support efforts of the Alzheimer’s Association.

St. Paul members participate in the walk in October of each year and raise significant funds for this cause.

Angel tree for Oakwood Windsor Elementary School

The Angel Tree is our participation in the community with Oakwood Windsor Elementary School. We collect Christmas gifts for specific children, deliver them to the school and then the parents come and pick them up.

The Aiken Buddy Walk is an avenue to celebrate Down Syndrome Awareness Month and to promote acceptance and inclusion of individuals with Down syndrome in the CSRA. St. Paul joins the Aiken Buddy Walk in October of each year.

Child Advocacy Center

Aiken's comprehensive program for the investigation, prosecution and treatment of child abuse cases.

Children's Place

Therapeutic childcare program which promotes educational competency and offers behavioral and rehabilitative therapy.

Christ Central

Cumbee Center

Safe shelter for abused women and children.

Disaster Relief

Rebuilding assistance for locations that have experienced natural disasters.

Family Promise Annual Rummage Sale 

We partner with Family Promise and other local churches in the fall and host the annual rummage sale in our gymnasium. The money raised supports Family Promise's mission to help local families avoid homelessness.  

First Tee of Aiken

Youth development program which teaches life skills and leadership through the game of golf.

Golden Harvest

Provides food resources through Georgia and South Carolina to help our neighbors in need overcome hunger and lead happy, healthy lives.

Habitat For Humanity

A non-profit Christian housing ministry.

Helping Hands

A safe place that abused, abandoned and neglected children from any part of South Carolina can call home and know their needs will be met.

Kairos Prison Ministries

St. Paul makes monthly prison visits.  Volunteers bake cookies throughout the year for delivery to inmates. 

LATCH (Lutherans Acting To Correct Housing)

Reroofing and house repair assistance.

LATCH is a St. Paul led program that has completed 192 roofing projects since it's inception.

Life Choice Pregnancy Care Center

Provides medical and support services for women.

Little Free Library

Fostering neighborhood book exchanges around the world.

Megiddo Dream Station

Putting people to work through tuition-free job training programs.

Military Care and Support

Prayer ministry and phone cards for service men and women.

Multiple Sclerosis Support Group

Provides programs to bring people affected by MS together to share common experiences, find support and learn about the disease.

Meets the third Saturday of each month at St. Paul.

Prayer shawl ministry

Makes prayer shawls to welcome new members/special guests and to express support/concern for those who are ill or bereaved. 

Quilting Ministry

Makes an average of 50 quilts per year for Lutheran Relief Services.

Salvation Army

St. Paul supports Christmas season bell ringers & feeding ministries.

Shepeard Blood Center 

St. Paul has held 6 blood drives each year for the past 20+ years. Two Blood Mobiles are available for donating blood in the church parking lot every 8 weeks. St. Paul donates around 170 units of blood each year.

Trinity on Laurens Lutheran Senior Living 

St. Paul calls bingo every Sunday and provides Sunday Church Service for worshipping residents.

Trunk or Treat 

St. Paul's Youth and Church Life Committees coordinate an annual "Trunk or Treat" event in the church parking lot and invites the little children of our church and community to participate.

United Way

St. Paul collects school supplies for local students each July.