Office Hours: Monday – Friday 9AM-3PM
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
428 N. Erie St
Toledo, OH 43604
419-243-4214
office@stpaulstoledo.org
Parking Downtown
If visiting Monday – Friday 7AM – 5PM, use our adjacent Kwik Park lot and validate your parking to avoid payment. Click here for parking validation instructions. On Sunday morning you may park in the KIWK PARK lot next to St. Paul’s, or on Erie Street in front of the courthouse with no charge. Wheelchair accessible entrances are available through the main entrance off N. Erie at the door on the far right and from the parking lot entrance. If entering by the parking lot entrance, go through the Social Room and into the kitchen to the sanctuary elevator.
*Access for Sunday Service in the Sanctuary is limited to the Erie Street Sanctuary doors ONLY until further notice. Doors will open at 10AM. (This is the red set of doors on Erie)
During weekdays, parking is available in the Kwik Park lot next to St. Paul’s — a $1.50 per 30 minutes parking fee is applicable. If you are attending a church function volunteers will assist with the parking validation process. If visiting on weekdays go to the set of brown doors on Erie which lead to the office and ring the bell.
Staff
Peter Bowmer: Pastor
“‘Church’ is all about being blessed by God so that we can be a blessing. It is about God coming down to us in Jesus so that we can go out and make life better for people.” God chooses everyone – no one is left out, so at St Paul’s we welcome ALL people so that they too can be blessed to be a blessing”. Pastor Pete is originally from Australia. He and his wife have four daughters. Madonna, Pastor Pete’s “better half”, teaches young children in the Head Start program of Toledo Public Schools.
When asked to describe his vision of his calling in ministry, “The love of our Lord is expressed to us through the relationship Jesus established with us in his life, death and resurrection. My privilege is to reflect that in all my relationships, with grace, so that all people might know Jesus, and be freed to serve Jesus through their community. Christians are set free to live an abundant life – life to the full!”
Pastor Pete enjoys going to the Mudhens baseball. Coming from Australia he enjoys both Rugby League (his team is the Cronulla Sharks) and AFL – or Aussie rules football (his favorite teams are the Brisbane Lions and the ST Kilda Saints)
Contact Pastor Pete:
419.243.4214, option 2
Pastor.Pete@stpaulstoledo.org
Ashley Huffman: Office Manager
Ashley ensures everything runs as smoothly as possible in the office. She oversees all mailings, event rentals, donations, membership information and genealogy inquiries. She loves being out in nature hiking, biking, being on the water or reading. If you need to know anything about daily life at St. Paul’s, Ashley can help you out! She is in the office Monday through Friday, 9am – 3pm.
Contact Ashley:
419-243-4214, option 1
Barry Ramlow: Financial Manager
Barry keeps our finances in order and is in the office Tuesdays between 9am – 2pm and helps out Grace Lutheran Church with their accounting. We are pleased he takes time away from golfing and enjoying his retirement to help!
Contact Barry:
419.243.4214, option 1
office@stpaulstoledo.org
Kate Philabaum: Art Minister
Kate is the Director of the HeART Gallery – arranging monthly exhibits, working with the Art Loop and establishing connections between St. Paul’s and the downtown Toledo community. She taught vocal music and drama for twenty-four years, with graduate work in Visual Arts and Communication. Kate is very passionate in expanding St. Paul’s ministry through HeART Gallery.
Kate is also our interim Music Minister. Her husband, Tim, is retired from pastoring Zoar Lutheran in Perrysburg. They have three adult children and five grandchildren in Santa Barbara, Denver and Philadelphia. If you are an artist or musician interested in serving our community, please contact us!
Contact Kate:
419.270.3224
Kate@stpaulstoledo.org
Tim Carman: Custodian
Tim maintains our historical spaces. We are blessed to have someone with his range of skills and willingness to help where he can. If you have a concern or need to reach him, please contact him by email.
Contact Tim:
Custodian@stpaulstoledo.org
