Welcome to St. Paul's!

Preaching Christ crucified, devoted to Holy Scripture, reverent in worship, and unapologetically Lutheran.

St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church and School, established in 1837, is one of the founding congregations of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, a conservative Christian body that traces its theology and practice through the sixteenth century Reformation to the faith of the ancient apostolic Church as recorded once for all in Holy Scripture.

Located in the heart of downtown Fort Wayne, St. Paul's is the "Mother Church" for many of the area Lutheran congregations, ideally located for those who live in the greater Fort Wayne area and are hungry for a Bible-teaching, Christ-preaching church.

For details regarding upcoming services at St. Paul's, follow the "Worship" link.  To hear the Word of God, select the "Listen to This Week's Message" tab.  Learn more about upcoming events in the box at right.

From the Pastors' Desk

Home Here and Beyond
Pastor Peter Gregory

Tears of Sadness and Joy
as Pr. Gregory & Family Depart

For all of us at St. Paul’s, Sunday Feb. 15, 2015 will be remembered as a day of both sorrow and joy. When Pr. Gregory announced several weeks ago that he had accepted the call to be pastor of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Westminster, MA, we knew the day of departure would soon be at hand.  While this provided us with a wonderful opportunity to express our overwhelming thanks and deep love for him and his family, it also brought many tears as we wished we did not have to bid them goodbye.

Yet we know that Pr. Gregory is following the call of our Lord Jesus Christ and will be an excellent shepherd to our brothers and sisters in Westminster. So we give thanks to God for the time that He gave Pr. Gregory to serve here in Ft. Wayne, not only as pastor at St. Paul’s, but also as a faithful voice of God in the midst of this community through his prayers and his actions with Shepherds United and the Allen County Right to Life. With love in our hearts for Pr. Gregory, Kristen, Mary, Marta, Lazarus, and “baby”, we say farewell for now, thanking God that we shall meet again, if not for some of us in this life, then surely for all of us in our heavenly home above.

God Bless You!

More parting snapshots of Pr. Gregory's last service at St. Paul's and the farewell luncheon held in his honor are posted here.

Being a Witness for Christ

"Interpreting the contemporary world from a Lutheran Christian perspective." That's what the Lutheran Witness is all about.

Pastor Peter Gregory boldly proclaims the light of Christ in a world darkened by sin in each of these three articles submitted to the Lutheran Witness online...

Come to Bethlehem
The Other Side of Marriage
Praying for Life

Volunteers Fill Gym to Fill Bags for Kids Against Hunger

The St. Paul's School gym was filled with volunteers on Saturday, Nov. 8th to measure, fill, seal, and pack 7,500 bags of food for Kids Against Hunger. Each bag contains enough food to make six meals, so 45,000 meals were produced in one day. This was the second year that St. Paul's teamed up with Thrivent Financial and Kids Against Hunger to help feed hungry families. Half of the meals were donated to Community Harvest Foodbank of Northeast Indiana and half are being shipped to Western Africa to aid countries that are stricken with the Ebola virus. Many thanks to the 172 volunteers who made it possible to make so many needed meals for so many families! See more pictures of the volunteers here.

St. Paul's & Thrivent Team Up for Habitat Build

Members of St. Paul's teamed up with Thrivent Financial to lend a helping hand with Habitat for Humanity on new home construction in Fuller's Landing in Ft. Wayne. Read more about it here.

The Coram Deo Moment

The Rev. Steven K. Gjerde captured the true essence of the Hymn Festival hosted by St. Paul's as part of the Good Shepherd Institute Conference held in November 2012.  His wonderful article from 'A Coram Deo' Magazine is published with his permission here.

Religious Liberty

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has mandated that all health plans include coverage of "certain preventive health services." These "services" include contraceptives and abortion-inducing drugs. This new rule violates the consciences and beliefs of many Christians and the teachings of many Christian churches.

The Rev. Matthew Harrison, LCMS President, testified before the U.S. Congress in mid-February and has issued two letters to the church regarding this mandate. His statements about this issue, along with more information, can be found here. In addition to asking congregations to pray for the preservation of our religious liberty, President Harrison writes, "I encourage the members of the LCMS to join with me in supporting efforts to preserve our essential right to exercise our religious beliefs."

In response, St. Paul's and some sister congregations are taking part in a local effort to stand for and support religious liberty. For more information, visit "Support Religious Liberty" and read this recent column by Kevin Leininger from The News-Sentinel.