St. Paul's Church Quarryville, PA

Profile

St. Paul's is located in a small friendly town in Southern Lancaster County Pa.  The town boasts a population of nearly 2,000 people, with about 15-20,000 people in the surrounding region.  (Click on the 'Location' link for more details.)

St. Paul's was established as a German Reformed Congregational Church on February 29, 1852 by several Huguenots, who found refuge from persecution around Strasburg Pa.  Most recently, on February 20, 2002, the congregation voted (passed by a two third majority) to become independent. As a congregation we own our Church building. (Click on the 'About Us' link for more details.)

The vision statement of St. Paul's Church

A family of believers committed to fulfilling the great commandment and the
great commission. We strive to become all God created us to be.

The mission statement of St. Paul's Church

To proclaim the salvation of God through Jesus Christ by ministering to
individuals and families in the community and the world.

We offer the following programs to those who currently attend St. Paul's as well as to those who may be looking for a church home:

COMBINED

  • Sunday School for all ages starting at 9:30 a.m.
  • Sunday Morning Worship (nursery provided) at 10:30 a.m.
  • Fellowship Night – One night per month for the Church family to fellowship.  (Most times with food!)

ADULT

  • Choir Rehearsal on Wednesday nights at 7:00 p.m.
  • Small Group Bible Studies at various times and locations throughout the week.
  • Email, telephone and intercessory prayer ministries.
  • Visitation and outreach programs.

YOUTH

  • Jr. and Sr. High youth group which is in the process of restructuring with new and exciting opportunities.

CHILDREN

  • Kid's Club, ages K – 5th grade, meets every third Sunday for a light meal and activities.
  • Summer Vacation Bible School is combined with two other local churches and is held for 5 days.
  • The church also has a nursery school called Noah's Ark, with one hundred eighty children, six teachers and an assistant administrator. The school has an excellent reputation within the community as evidenced by wonderful cross cultural, ethnic and religious diversity among the children who attend.

Our Consistory membership (church board) is made up of elders, deacons, trustees and the Pastor. Elder, deacon and trustee positions are held by male and female members and our meetings are held the third Thursday of each month at 8:00 p.m.  The meeting is open for questions from the congregation should anyone desire to attend.

Our current style of worship can be described as blended (the use of both traditional hymns and contemporary praise choruses) with a low liturgical emphasis.

The current staff of St. Paul's consists of the Senior Pastor, a Director of Music, a Secretary, Custodian and a Treasurer.

We at St. Paul's are not a perfect people, nor a perfect church, but we are a warm, friendly "come as you are" group of people who have experienced the love of Jesus in our lives.  Because of that love, we come together for worship and fellowship. God's love is real and life changing! We invite you to come and experience that love with us at St. Paul's Church.