We have paid off our church loan for the 2018 building project! Less than 8 years after the dedication for the expanded and renovated building, less than 8 1/2 years into our 25 year loan, our debt is at $0! Praise the Lord! Thank you to everyone who has supported this effort over the years. Thank you to the WELS Church Extension Fund for partnering with us and enabling us to take on this project!
Below are some of the construction pictures from the building project.
In 2018 our church took out a loan to allow us to expand and renovate our church home. By the ever-abundant providence, blessings, and grace of God, we have paid off the loan! In just over 8 years we have paid off the 25 year loan! The Lord is good and gracious and has blessed us! Thank you for your support of this project!
To celebrate the loan pay off, we will have a special stewardship Sunday on September 13th. During the service we will be reminded of the nameless widow who gave from her heart. Unlike many others in Scripture, we don’t know here name, but then again she didn’t give to be praised by others but give back to the Lord. This is a reminder that what we are doing isn’t for our personal glory, but God’s. It is to build up His Church. The service will also include ripping up the mortgage to symbolize being done with it. Following the service there will be more during a shared potluck meal.
A huge thank you to everyone who helped with our VBS this year! It was flock full of fun! A special thank you to those from Grace Sugar Bush who helped, we truly appreciate your help and partnership!
On Sunday, July 19th we celebrated the 5th anniversary of Pastor Caleb Rothfuss being ordained into the public ministry and installed as a Pastor here. Thank you Pastor for working with us, in service to the Lord these past 5 years! Thank you for your 314 sermons, encouraging us in the Word! Thank you for pointing us not to earthly things, but to Christ! As a church family we said a special prayer for Pastor, we signed a card for Pastor, we collected a free will offering that we gifted him, and we gave him a certificate and cross to mark the occasion. This is a ministry milestone that we want to celebrate because it has been filled with many blessings for us, and for the Church.
“The Greatest Sermon Ever Told”, with a theme like that, you know you need to be here Tuesday June 16th at 6pm. We are having the first of 3 outdoor services this summer. The series theme is “The Greatest Sermon Ever Told” and will focus on parts of the Sermon on the Mount. This Tuesday’s theme is “Love for Enemies. The next services will be on July 21st and August 18th. These services will be a casual, relaxed worship opportunity and will be completely different than the Sunday services.
Planning is well underway for our 2026 VBS! We are excited to host the event here at St Paul Clintonville this year, in partnership with Grace Sugar Bush. The event will be Monday July 20th through Thursday July 23rd. Registration is open! Sign up by July 1st to save your spot, get an early bird discount, and ensure we get a T-shirt for your child. We cannot guarantee a T-shirt if you register after July 1st.
On May 17, 2026, the church recognized and thanked Dave for his tireless work for the church. We especially thanked him for all his effort with the Sunday School these past years. We have seen the smiles of the kids as they run to their parents after Sunday School and excitedly tell their parents (or anyone around) what they did and what they learned. Thank you Dave!!!
A HUGE thank you to the Sunday School teachers for your work throughout the year! Our church family truly appreciates all your time and effort that you gave to the Sunday School ministry! Many of us have seen the smiles on the kids faces as they race to their parents to tell them what they have learned and what they made during their lesson.
A special thank you to Dave for being the Education Coordinator the past few years!
The Clintonville Area Historical Society has invited churches to display exhibits at the Museum on Main. We put up our exhibit highlighting our church’s history and our church family’s connection to our community. Visit their website to find their hours and learn more both about our church’s history and our community’s as well! The exhibit will be up from May 2026 through April 2027. Also, please thank the Historical Society for this opportunity! We are grateful that you let us put up this exhibit!
