God has a passion for justice. The people of St. Paul Lutheran Church follow the commandment to “love your neighbor as yourself” (Leviticus 19: 18, Matthew 22:39) by caring for the people in our neighborhood and by advocating for justice for all people on earth.

• The Sharing Place is the largest food pantry in Hudson County.
• We make facilities available to the Lutheran Home for Children and Alcoholics / Narcotics Anonymous groups.
• We are expanding our community service through the St. Paul Center for Caring.
• We pray at every worship service for peace and justice.

Photos from St. Paul Center for Caring dedication

We welcomed dignitaries and community members to the dedication of the St. Paul Center for Caring on June 18.  Special thanks to Beverly Savage, executive director of Hudson County CASA, for spearheading the event.

South Asian ministry

We are reaching out to the large South Asian community in our neighborhood! In partnership with the New Jersey Synod, the ELCA Division of Evangelical Outreach and Congregational Mission, the Hudson County Cluster of ELCA churches, and private donors, we will be establishing a “satellite congregation” among the South Asian community that will meet and worship at St. Paul. David Achariam, the mission developer, is to be ordained on May 16. He will begin by building a neighborhood fellowship for businesspeople in our neighborhood. Watch this site for more information on this exciting ministry!

Hungry neighbors give to world hunger

Since last year, patrons of the Sharing Place, St. Paul’s hunger ministry, have been donating from the little they have to help those even less fortunate. A “world hunger” can sits near the intake area, where clients can make a donation, though they are never asked to do so. We have received a letter from ELCA World Hunger thanking the Sharing Place for a donation of $329.50, three months’ worth of collections. The spirit of giving really does pervade the Sharing Place and all its people, from volunteers to clients.