St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Helena, MT
Thursday, February 23, 2012
St. Paul's is a Christian Community in the Heart of Helena, grounded in hospitality, growing in faith, giving in service and going in mission.

Adult Ministries

Transformed People

     Transforming The World

  

 ADULT MINISTRY GROUPS
  • Altar Guild creates a beautiful environment for worship.
  • Adult Ministries Council works with adult ministries staff to plan our programs and classes for adults. (Forming)
  • Caring Ministries is responsible for hospital, home and extended care visits, crisis meals, rides to church and health outreach.
  • Chancel Choir sings for worship  and other special events.
  • Children’s Ministries Council works directly with our Coordinator of Children’s Ministries to plan and support our children’s program.
  • Drama Team is a loose knit group of folks with an interest in creating and/or acting in short skits for Sunday morning worship to expand upon the message.
  • Greeters extend a warm welcome on Sunday mornings to new comers, members and friends of St. Paul’s.
  • History Team focuses on preserving St. Paul’s historical archives.  (This group is reforming.)
  • Hospitality Team  puts “grounded in hospitality”  into action.
  • Fellowship Hosts prepare coffee, tea and juice and put out snacks that our Treat Bringers have provided. They are one facet of hospitality on Sunday mornings.
  • Library Team is responsible for caring for our church library including cataloguing books, shelving, inventory and promoting library use.  (This group is reforming.)
  • Prayer Chain members pray for prayer concerns brought to their attention on our presence form.  Confidentiality is an utmost concern here.
  • Treat Bringers provide cookies, bars, breads, fruit, crackers, or cheese for our Sunday morning Fellowship Hour.
  • Stewardship Team promotes and educates the congregation about responsible financial stewardship.
  • Sound Team is responsible for the audio visual needs during worship and other events at St. Paul’s.
  • United Methodist Men’s focus is fundraising events which support the infrastructure of our church building.
  • United Methodist Women support many mission projects throughout the world and are in service in many ways to each other and our congregation.
  • Worship Coordinators are responsible for helping worship run smoothly on Sunday morning and for special services.
  • Worship Team is responsible for planning and setting a vision for our worship experience.
  • Youth Advisory Council (YAC) is a group of parents and friends of middle and high schoolers which helps provide ideas, support and structure to your youth program.

OUTREACH

  • Communion and Prayer Outreach provides worship for local assisted living facilities provided by our Senior Ministries Team.
  • Food Share is the local food bank for which we collect food.  There are drop off baskets in the sanctuary, in our Promiseland classes and in the church office.
  • Giving Tree is a Christmas project which enables St. Paul’s people to give gifts to less fortunate children in the Helena area.
  • Heifer Project is an opportunity to provide livestock for people in developing countries in a way to encourage self-sufficiency.
  • Helena Indian Alliance Team works to help bridge the gap between St. Paul’s and our Native American population.
  • Mission Team focuses on promoting mission opportunities in Helena as well as around the world.
  • The Knitting/Crocheting Group.  Knitters and crocheters meet in the Library (C101) at 4:00 PM on Wednesdays when there is a dinner.  They have patterns, ideas, techniques and plenty to chat about.  This is a good way to learn how to knit or get back in practice AND to get to know new friends!
 To find out more or to sign up for one of these ministries, contact the church office at 442-5643.
Transformed people transforming the world.
St. Paul’s is a Christian Community in the Heart of Helena, grounded in hospitality, growing in faith, giving in service and going in mission.