About St. Paul Lutheran Church
St. Paul is a dynamic Christian church that meets you right where you are. Whether you are just curious about church and God or you are a committed follower of Jesus Christ, you are welcome here.Our Church is made up of ordinary people from all walks of life. We understand that we continually need to rely on God. We are not perfect, but we seek a genuine relationship with God who has shown us His sacrificial love. The Cross of Jesus reveals to us that He genuinely cares and desires to be active in our daily lives. The reason we exist is quite simple. We feel God has called us to be a family and community in which God's love heals us and helps us to grow.
Like a hospital, God's Word and Sacraments are applied to our lives affording us His eternal healing, love and life. We believe church is for everyone; it is relational, beneficial, exciting, powerful and relevant to all of our lives. We believe in building an authentic community of believers who are truly excited about service, fellowship and living for Jesus Christ. The acronym "HOSPITAL" communicates 8 key values:
Helping the Hurting
Outreach to the World
Serving our Community
Preaching the Good News
Involvement in Ministry
Teaching God's Word
Adoration of God
Leadership Development
ABOUT ST. PAUL LUTHERAN SCHOOL
St. Paul Lutheran School exists as an expansion of the ministry of St. Paul Lutheran Church. The purpose of St. Paul Lutheran School is to provide for the child a quality Christian Education with emphasis on teaching the Christian faith and traditional academic subjects. A beautiful relationship can exist between God and man because of what Christ has done. The primary function of St. Paul Lutheran School is to describe and demonstrate this relationship as it is explained in God's word, the Bible and through presentation of laq and Gospel. St. Paul Lutheran School has been established for the Christian Education of the membership of St. Paul Lutheran Church and as a ministry of service and mission outreach to the community. Along with providing instruction in God's word and leading the child in the Christian faith, St. Paul Lutheran School emphasizes excellence in the language arts, including reading, spelling, handwriting, literature, composition, and grammar; mathematics; the natural sciences; social sciences; computer science; Spanish; music; art; physical education; and a variety of extra-curricular activities. St Paul Lutheran School offers quality Christian Education to all its students and is committed to helping each precious Lamb develop his/her God-given ability. ABOUT Pastor Steve Carretto
Steve was born in Beatrice, NE in 1983. His father is a pastor so they moved 3 times when Steve was a child, however, it was never out of the wonderful state of Nebraska. Therefore, just like everyone in Nebraska, he bleeds RED! GO HUSKERS! Steve attended Concordia University in Seward, NE from 2001-2005 where he earned a bachelors degree in Geography and played both basketball and tennis. Sports is a part of Steve's lifestyle. Soon after college he married Jessica. 
Jessica and Steve then moved to St. Louis where he attended Concordia Seminary from 2006-2010. Steve served his vicarage year (Aug. 2008-Aug. 2009) here at St. Paul and was called back as Associate Pastor in July 2010. They are the proud parents of two beautiful boys. Steve's passion is to proclaim the exciting and salvific message of Jesus Christ's life, death, and resurrection in every aspect of his life. He would love nothing more than for you to contact him and share how God is active (cause He is!) in your day to day life.ABOUT Jennifer Cycholl
Jennifer is in love with her Lord and wants to grow in her faith and relationship with Him. In the summer of 1992, she married her faithful husband, Trenton. She is a driven mom of 4 girls. Jennifer utilizes her Bachelors Degree in business from Florida Atlantic University to wear the many hats given to her to manage her family. Jennifer has been a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church for over 21 years. She has been a member of the MOMS group for 12 years and has taken on the leadership role for over five years, sits on the Family Life Board and Church Council. She invests her spare time by volunteering at St. Paul Lutheran School and co-directing the Booster Club. "With this in mind, we constantly pray for you, that our God may count you worthy of his calling, and that by his power he may fulfill every good purpose of yours and every act prompted by your faith." - 2 Thessalonians 1:11
