St. Paul's Episcopal Church

Our Mission

To provide an environment for spiritual renewal and growth through fellowship. We try to live the message of knowing and loving the Lord in our daily lives.

We are here to help people, ourselves and others, know and love God through worship, celebrating the sacraments, Bible study, inspiring preaching and singing hymns to God.

We invite those in the community who are searching for a spiritual home, to join us in our discovery of the love of Christ, within ourselves, within you.

Outreach

The Dover Interfaith Mission for Housing

Once a month, members of St. Paul's volunteer at DIMH, preparing and serving dinner to the men at the shelter. The DIMH shelter has grown from the efforts of the Christ Church outreach chair, Jeanine Kleimo, to care for the homeless men during the bitterly cold winter of 2008. She rallied almost all faith communities in years of sleeping on cots in church social halls. 33 men have a shelter with bunk beds, a kitchen, bathrooms applying for jobs and getting medical and dental care, and provided transportation. For more information about DIMH, please ask Fr. VonGonten or a member of the vestry.

The Shepherd Place

St. Paul's will attempt more focus on this new outreach opportunity. Shepherd Place is a family shelter in Dover that was founded some 20 years ago by Fr. Lawrence Hunt and otherswho felt an acute desire to work to meet the need of thosethey saw in the Dover area who were homeless. The reason they come through are as varied as the people themselves. The usual stories include domestic violence, substance abuse, and personal tragedy such as a fire. For a full list of their needs, refer to their "wish list" on their website. www.sheperdplace.org

St Paul's Preschool 302.697.3577

Margaret Iriarte-Director

Philosophy & Purpose

St. Paul's Preschool is commissioned by the Vestry of St. Paul's Episcopal Church and is a ministry of the Church to preschool children. We believe each child is a child of God and is a unique and special individual with individual interests, needs and abilities.

Children of God

St. Paul's Preschool will provide a warm and nurturing Christian environment giving the emotional support and encouragement that all individuals need in order to learn and grow.

We offer a two day program for children who are 2 years old.