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Service Projects
 | One Great Hour of Sharing offering collected as part of the ministry of the Church World Service |
| South Suburban CROP Walk organization and participation |
| LifeSource Blood Services blood drives, normally scheduled around Valentine's Day and Halloween |
| Respond NOW food collection on the first Sunday of every month |
| Neighbors in Need special offering collected in support of the United Church of Christ's domestic ministries of justice and compassion. |
St. Paul Community Church is also a South Suburban PADS (Public Action to Deliver Shelter) site on Sunday evenings on an ongoing basis.
Benevolences were allocated to the following organizations:
| Aunt Martha's Youth Services Center |
| Chicago Theological Seminary |
| CUE Mid-America Seminaries |
| Grand Prairie Services |
| Habitat for Humanity Chicago South Region |
| Jones Community Center |
| Operation Snowball at Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School |
| Respond NOW |
| Roseland Christian Health Center |
| Salvation Army |
| San Lucas UCC Church |
| South Star Services (formerly Happiday) |
| South Suburban Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse |
| South Suburban Family Shelter |
| South Suburban PADS (Public Action to Deliver Shelter) |
Our youth are also active in helping others.
| The third Sunday of every month is designated as Community Sunday. The Sunday School classes use this time for special projects which benefit those in nursing homes and hospitals, or others in need. |
| The Confirmation Class raises money for continual sponsorship of two children. |
| The children of our church led a drive to collect Gifts of the Heart under a Church World Service program which send School Kits and Health Kits to children in need around the world. |
| A book collection was taken for the Diana Brown memorial Book Fund. |
