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Generosity Sustains Our Community
We believe that Jesus invited us into the spiritual practice of generosity. Jesus practiced generosity with his resources, his spirit, and his love. We are also called to live generously as a part of our Christian life.
Thanksgiving Offering: Undue Medical Debt
St. Paul’s held a special collection on Easter Sunday, April 5 for the purpose of relieving medical debt in the Twin Ports. This was an offering in thanksgiving for a successful capital campaign in 2025. All non-pledge offerings in the place on Easter 2026 went to this initiative. We raised over $25,000 for the Undue Medical Debt Initiative. They purchased bundled medical debts on the market in the counties we requested, our local region of MN and WI.
In June 2026, regional households with medical debt received letters from Undue stating that they no longer owed their debts. Each letter explained that St. Paul’s had made donations so that Undue could purchase and abolish their debt. With your gifts, we were able to erase $3,235,613.81 of medical debts for 3,693 households across St. Louis County, Carlton County, Itasca County, Lake County, and Douglas County. The majority of these household (2,690) were in St. Louis County.
How We Practice Generosity
Supporting Mutual Aid in the Twin Cities
In 2025, Bishop Loya of the Episcopal Church in Minnesota established the Migrant Support Fund to fund ministries doing work with immigrants in Minnesota. In 2026, the crisis in Minnesota escalated. In the last year, St. Paul’s raised $10,000 for the Migrant Support Fund and contributed $2,000 directly to Casa Maria in Richfield.
St. Paul’s tries to give generously in our community. Please watch the Messenger and Parish Bulletin for updates on donations given to local nonprofits. These donations are facilitated by our Outreach Ministry Team.
Our Pledge to the Diocese
Each church in the ECMN is asked to pledge a percentage of their income to the statewide office. This office supports our ministries and assists us by gathering retreats, training leaders, hosting youth camps, and more. St. Paul’s is proud to support the ministry of other Episcopal Churches in Minnesota this way.
How does St. Paul’s fund its ministry?
St. Paul’s funds come almost entirely from donations from those who worship here. Annual pledges make up the majority of our annual income. The remainder comes from our investments, our Sunday offering collections, space use fees, and fundraising events. St. Paul’s does not receive income from grants, the diocese, or the government.
Our annual giving goal for 2026 was $400,000. Pledges are accepted year round, though we typically do a campaign in October for the coming year. We also receive pledges of time and talent, for those who would like to commit volunteer hours to the church.
Giving to St. Paul’s
Giving to St. Paul’s funds the ministries of our church. These gifts support all aspects of the church’s work, from hospital visits made by our staff; to education for our children, teens, adults, and elders; to the upkeep of our historic and beautiful building; to the music you hear each Sunday; and all the community that is formed here.