St. Paul Lutheran Church

About this church

St. Paul Lutheran Church in the Waco area worships at 8 and 10:30 a.m. Sunday, with Sunday school and Bible class at 9:15. The later service is livestreamed and archived. Holy Communion is celebrated on first and third Sundays according to Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod teaching; guests who are not instructed in that confession are asked to speak with the pastor and may come forward for a blessing. Alcohol-removed wine and gluten-free wafers are available. A children's message appears every Sunday, with childcare during education hour and the 10:30 service plus a narthex cry room.

The congregation began with home prayer meetings and borrowed La Vega school space before its first official service on September 16, 1956, when 137 people overflowed the gathering. Children's classes now progress from nursery and kindergarten through Bible basics, catechism, middle-grade devotions, and a combined high-school and college group with breakfast. Human Care Ministry trains volunteers to support whole-person health through small household tasks, transportation to medical appointments, reading to people with limited eyesight, education, and advocacy. A family can pair 9:15 formation with the 10:30 worship service, while first-time Communion guests should arrive early enough to speak with a pastor.

Researched from the church’s official website and reviewed August 26, 2026. Sources: Official homepage, Sunday hours, livestream, Communion schedule, children’s mess · Official worship page, Communion teaching, visitor guidance, blessing, wine opti · Official history, home meetings, borrowed school space, 1956 first service, and · Official human-care page, whole-person health, volunteers, home tasks, transport

Service times

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Ministries and visitor notes

• Holy Communion — First and Third Sundays

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