Serve & Learn
We offer dozens of opportunities to serve in our community and throughout the world. We also host regular learning experiences from lectures to crafting and more.
Opportunities to Serve
St. Paul’s “one-day” mission projects are a great way to engage with the needs of the community.
Check the service events calendar for upcoming opportunities!
Volunteer
Community Heart Cafe
Volunteer at Community Heart Café
Community Heart Café depends on caring volunteers to help prepare and serve meals, welcome guests, assist with setup and cleanup, and create a space where everyone feels valued and respected.
If you have any time to give, you can make a meaningful difference in the life of a neighbor. Whether you enjoy working behind the scenes or offering hospitality face-to-face, we would be grateful for your support.
To learn more about volunteering:
Phone: 419-243-4212
Email: cafe@stpaulstoledo.org
Build A Bed
Help build beds for kids in the community who do not have one.
No time to build? We also collect XL twin bed sheets, comforters and pillows to outfit the new beds comfortably.
Nativity Festival Crafting
We have many projects that can be completed at home or in a group at church to add variety and beauty to our Nativity Festival.
Stay tuned for information on upcoming events!
Lunch & Learn Hospitality
Help with our Lunch & Learn program on the third Thursday of each month!
Many hands make light work for table set-up, greeting guests, food prep, meal service and cleanup.
Seasonal Decorating
Our seasonal decorating committee highlights the seasons of the church year with special displays and décor fitting the celebration.
In particular, the Christmas season and Nativity Festival require a lot of decorating aficionados to help with 40+ decorated trees and 300+ nativities!
Worship Assistance
Provide altar flowers, prepare communion, or participate in worship through reading or music.
Donate
HeART Café Food & Donations
Our free lunch program, Community HeART Café, always appreciates home-baked goods!
Donations of personal and feminine hygiene items and socks are needed, too.
Sign up to bring your favorite baked treats and/or donations to an upcoming lunch!
children's hospital christmas gifts
Make a donation toward gift cards to give to Promedica Toledo Russell J. Ebeid Children’s Hospital.
100% of donations go directly to purchase wagons, food, stuffed animals, toys, crafts and more.
Plenty4All Donations
Make a financial donation to support Plenty4All. This international agripreneurship program provides education and opportunity to create sustainable sources of food, energy and water, both locally and internationally with a focus on Ndhiwa, Rumuruti, Emulama in Kenya.
Learn more at plenty4all.net.
Social Ministries
Community Heart Café
Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays 10:00AM – 11:00AM
St. Paul’s welcomes all to enjoy a hot meal, a place to sit and relax, and make meaningful connections with others.
Brunch is served in the Social Room, accessible from the alleyway courtyard. ADA accessibility is available from the parking lot entrance. When the weather permits, additional seating is available outside in the alleyway courtyard.
Donations of home-baked goods, personal and feminine hygiene items, and socks are always appreciated.
Opportunities to Learn
Ash Irish poet William Butler Yeats said, “Education is not the filling of a pail, but rather the lighting of a fire.”
Spark your curiosity and ignite a love of learning with our fun and informative events, including our monthly Lunch & Learns!
Join us on the third Thursday of each month as we gather at noon in the HeART Gallery for a speaker, art exhibit and themed lunch on unique topics of interest. Reservations are appreciated, as are donations to offset the cost of meal service.
Creativi-tea
Have a friend, parent or grandparent who feels isolated? Find laughter and conversation to lift anyone’s spirit during Saturday Creativi-Tea!
Enjoy a 60-90 minute craft project in the MakerSpace with scones and tea.
Craft & Crave
Join us for a luncheon catered by a private chef and learn a new crafting activity.
Stay tuned for information on upcoming events!
Youth Service Learning Camps
During the summer, youth groups from our area and surrounding states attend HeART Gallery for service-learning camps, hosted in partnership with Northwest Ohio Synod and the National Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Students spend the morning at the gallery participating in art and scripture activities. After lunch, groups participate in service projects such as:
- Cleaning community gardens
- Reading at Head Start programs
- Restocking food pantries
- Painting projects for seniors
Through their participation in this program, youth have made a positive impact on the local community and learned skills to take back to their hometowns.
