Saint Paul Lutheran Church

Saint Paul Lutheran Church is a Lutheran church in Des Moines, IA 50316. It is one of 356 churches in Des Moines, and one of 19 Lutheran congregations in the city.

Serving since 1886

Des Moines, IA, 50316

Service times

  • Saturday 6:30pm · Spanish Service with Bible Study
  • Sunday 9am · morning Divine Service
  • Sunday 10:15am · School Adult Bible Class

Website: http://www.iowaepiscopal.org

Saint Paul Lutheran Church is part of the Lutheran family of churches in The American Church Story. 846 congregations of the Lutheran family gather across Iowa — 15,905 across the United States on The Church Map.

Lutherans put the gospel back into ordinary hands — Scripture in the language people actually spoke, and hymns the congregation itself was allowed to sing. That the church is saved by grace through faith, and that the whole assembly sings, are now the inheritance of nearly every Protestant church in America.

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The community around Saint Paul Lutheran Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. More than a third of adults live with obesity, and more than a third of adults say they are socially isolated. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the tables that run short before the month does, and for this church's table to be long.

  • Food Insecurity: 30.1%
  • Obesity: 43.1%
  • Social Isolation: 38.7%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.2%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 29.0%
  • Poverty Rate: 23.3% (12.8–33.8%)
  • Housing Insecurity: 22.0%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 17.8%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 15.1% (7.5–22.7%)
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 14.5%
  • Child Poverty: 26.0% (12.5–44.2%)
  • Diabetes: 14.9%
  • Transportation Barriers: 14.5%
  • Unemployment: 7.8% (1.6–14.4%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Des Moines city is served by 226 churches — about one congregation for every 950 residents.

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