St. Paul United Church of Christ, Columbia, Illinois

06/07/2026

Thank you to everyone who helped collect food for our food pantry and books to give out at TWIGS!

Pastor Jonathan, Ms. Lauren, and Ms. Carrie all took a pie to the face in celebration of a great week at VBS!

06/07/2026

This week we heard the joyous sounds of little voices filling the hallways of our church as we embarked on a VBS journey to Snowball Mountain! Tomorrow morning, our Adventurers are going to be giving us a Sunday Celebration with special music and reflections from a wonderful week together. We hope to see you at church at 9:30am!

Hotdogs, chips, donuts, and snow cones will be served after service!

05/22/2026

Holy Spirit, come.

Worship with us at 9:30a.m. this Sunday as we recognize Pentecost Sunday.

Fellowship hour immediately following service with donuts and coffee!

05/20/2026

School is wrapping up and VBS is on the horizon! Let’s make this the best VBS yet! Follow the link in the posting to register your student today!

Vacation Bible School is Live! Join us June 3-7, with June 7th being our Family Celebration with lots of fun in store!

Register your student(s) today to ensure your spot at Snowball Mountain Challenge. Come cool down in a BIG way and watch how God moves through us as we explore how we can do all things through Christ who gives us strength (Phil. 4:13). Use the link below to register!

https://onrealm.org/StPaulColumbia/PublicRegistrations/Event?linkString=YTYwMDliZDMtMjZjMy00MTAyLThmMjgtYjQxYjAxNTA1N2Rh

05/18/2026

Sets prepped ✅
Crafts prepped ✅
Volunteers excited and ready ✅

Now we just need YOU! We are in full blown VBS mode and time is running out to get your student registered!

VBS is June 3-7 from 9am-12pm with a Super Sunday Celebration!

Follow the link below to register today!

https://onrealm.org/StPaulColumbia/PublicRegistrations/Event?linkString=YTYwMDliZDMtMjZjMy00MTAyLThmMjgtYjQxYjAxNTA1N2Rh

05/16/2026

Psalm 105:2, “Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all of his wonderful acts.”

This Sunday is a special treat! Join us for Music Sunday as we hear the beautiful music brought to you by the Chancel Choir, Festive Ringers, Bells of Joy, Inspire Band, and our lovely music and choir directors. Let this joyous music fill your heart and bring peace to your soul.

We can’t wait to worship with you at 9:30a.m.!

05/09/2026

This Sunday, May 10th, we will have a very special service as we confirm six students into our church family. These incredible young people have grown so much since this past fall and we are so excited to see how God will continue to move through them as they continue to walk in faith.

Join us Sunday at 9:30am for worship 🕊️

04/29/2026

Join us tomorrow, April 30th from 5:30pm-7:30pm for our April Messy Church!

Never attended Messy Church before? No problem! Messy Church is a unique, relaxed worship experience featuring a meal, a small celebration lesson, and lots of great activities for people young and old to do together. We would love to have you join us.

Messy Church is a free event and EVERYONE is welcome!!

04/29/2026

Have you ever found yourself in the middle of your work week and missing something? Maybe it’s that midweek connection you’re missing being in His word and among community. Take heart, we are halfway through the week and Sunday worship is growing closer.

Psalm 94:18-19 says,

When I said, “My foot is slipping,”
Your unfailing love, Lord, supported me.
When anxiety was great within me,
Your consolation brought me joy.

Let this scripture be a reminder in the middle of your busy week that God is near and holding you up. Rest in Him and rest assured that Sunday is coming.

We would love to have you a part of our church community this Sunday, May 3rd at 9:30am. Join us for worship and stay for fellowship hour with coffee and donuts after!

04/23/2026

Join us this Sunday, April 26th, with a special message from Pastor Fred, as we celebrate our graduates!

Worship starts at 9:30a.m. with coffee and donut fellowship to follow.