St. Paul's United Church of Christ

Food and Baby Diapers

Summer/Fall Service Project

Volunteer with St. Paul's at the Northern Illinois Food Bank Mobile Food Pantry located at 901 Center Street, Elgin (Old Sherman Hospital parking lot). Volunteers help pack and distribute food. St. Paul's also distributes diapers at the event.

Volunteers needed every third Tuesday. see hall sign-up at church or contact Karen Snyder and Karen Smith.

St. Paul's Diaper Ministry accepts diaper donations every first Sunday - sizes 4, 5, 6. Thank you for supporting our local families and youngest neighbors.

Recent Service Projects

Home Essentials Welcome Kits for Refugee Families

In partnership with World Relief of Carol Stream, St. Paul's built two welcome kits of home essentials. Everything a family of four needs to move in to their new home.

Blessing Bags for those homeless in the Elgin Community

Essentials that we use every day like a Band-Aid, new socks, or a simple tissue are luxuries for someone without permanent shelter. We know our homeless neighbors gather in Tent City and we reached out to the Elgin Police with an idea: a blessing bag.

50 bags - and 50 notes of encouragement - were distributed at The Vineyard Church during their breakfast program.

St. Paul's sponsors

Early Literacy Resources and Support

with Elgin Partnership for Early Learning

St. Paul's raised funds to sponsor a summer literacy camp.

NEW Backpacks and NEW Blankets

for PADS of Elgin

Thank you!

We brought 51 blankets and 46 backpacks

to PADS of Elgin

Our 2021 Lenten Mission Project supported our neighbors living at PADS of Elgin. PADS Public Action to Deliver Shelter) brings comfort and dignity to those who are temporarily homeless.