At St. Paul’s, we celebrate the diversity of bodies, sexual orientations, genders, cultures, languages, and life experiences that God has given to humanity and we hope that you’ll authentically bring all of whom God has made you to be to this community.

Our Welcome to All

We extend a heartfelt welcome to those who are single, married, divorced, partnered, LGBTQ+, of any ability, filthy rich, dirt poor, or struggle to speak English. We extend a special welcome to those who are crying newborns, thin as a rake or could afford to lose a few pounds. We welcome you if you can sing like Pavarotti or can’t carry a tune in a stainless steel bucket. You’re welcome here if you’re ‘just browsing,’ just woke up or just got out of prison. We don’t care if you’re more Christian than the Archbishop of Canterbury or haven’t been in church since little Jack’s baptism or Uncle Fred’s funeral.

We extend a special welcome to those who are over 60 but not grown up yet, and to teenagers who are growing up far too fast. We welcome soccer moms and football dads, starving artists, tree-huggers, latte-sippers, vegetarians and junk food eaters. We welcome those who are addicted – whether in recovery or not. We welcome you if you’re having problems, you’re down in the dumps, or are suffering in body, mind or spirit. We extend an especially warm welcome to those who don’t like ‘organized religion’ (don’t worry, we’re not that organized.)

If you blew all your money on the horses, you’re welcome here. We offer a welcome to those who think the earth is flat, work too hard, don’t work or can’t work, can’t spell, or because grandma is in town and wanted to go to church. We welcome those who are inked, pierced or both. We offer a special welcome to those who could use a prayer right now, had religion shoved down their throat as a kid, or got lost trying to find their way back to 131 and ended up here by mistake. We welcome tourists and locals, seekers and doubters, bleeding hearts and hardened ones…

… and you!

Our Anti-Discrimination Policy

From our parish Bylaws (effective / last updated 01/19/2025) — Article I, Section 3, Paragraph F:

“No one shall be denied rights, status, or access to an equal place in the life, worship, and governance of this Church because of race, color, ethnic origin, national origin, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disabilities, economic status, or age, except as otherwise specified by the Canons of the Episcopal Church or the Canons of the Episcopal Diocese of the Great Lakes.”