Welcome to St. Paul United Methodist Church in La Porte City, Iowa. We are an evangelical Bible-based church following in the Wesleyan tradition of the United Methodist Church.
Meet our Pastor:
We are happy to announce that Pastor Allen Craft has been appointed as our full time pastor. Please stop in and welcome Pastor Allen to our church!
I was raised on a farm near La Porte City. I attended school K-12 in La Porte City and graduated in 1974. My wife Joyce and I met in 1972, but did not start dating until 1976. We were married February 4th, 1978 at St. Paul United Methodist Church in La Porte City.
We have three grown children. Our oldest son Dan farms and lives on the original family farm. Our daughter Laura lives in town with her husband Allen and between them we have four wonderful grandchildren. Our youngest son Chris lives in Maryland with his wife Anni.
In 2007 I received, at St. Paul’s, my call from God to go and preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ. By the summer of 2008 I accepted and moved to an appointment at the Colesburg United Methodist Church, I attended licensing school and I enrolled at the University of Dubuque to start my undergrad work in religious studies. I graduated from the University of Dubuque with a BA in religious studies in 2012 and then finished my Maters of Divinity degree in 2014.
Because I chose to finish my education in a seminary setting and then to become ordained, I needed to have at least two years of full time ministry work. Therefore in 2014 I was appointed to the two point charge of Lamont and Aurora United Methodist churches where I served for three years. In 2016 I was ordained as a full Elder of the Iowa Annual Conference in Des Moines. For the past three years I have served at the Eldora United Methodist Church.
I truly looked forward to coming back to La Porte City and serving St. Paul United Methodist Church. As I look back over and contemplate the past twelve years, I can see that God has led me down a very specific path. I can see that there were trials and lessons that I needed to go through and to learn from and it all led back to St. Paul United Methodist Church.
Many Blessings
Pastor Allen
Find us at:
(1st and Sycamore Streets)
501 Sycamore Street
La Porte City, Iowa, 50651
Phone: 319-342-2208
Email: lpcumchurch@gmail.com
I was raised on a farm near La Porte City. I attended school K-12 in La Porte City and graduated in 1974. My wife Joyce and I met in 1972, but did not start dating until 1976. We were married February 4th, 1978 at St. Paul United Methodist Church in La Porte City.
We have three grown children. Our oldest son Dan farms and lives on the original family farm. Our daughter Laura lives in town with her husband Allen and between them we have four wonderful grandchildren. Our youngest son Chris lives in Maryland with his wife Anni.
In 2007 I received, at St. Paul’s, my call from God to go and preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ. By the summer of 2008 I accepted and moved to an appointment at the Colesburg United Methodist Church, I attended licensing school and I enrolled at the University of Dubuque to start my undergrad work in religious studies. I graduated from the University of Dubuque with a BA in religious studies in 2012 and then finished my Maters of Divinity degree in 2014.
Because I chose to finish my education in a seminary setting and then to become ordained, I needed to have at least two years of full time ministry work. Therefore in 2014 I was appointed to the two point charge of Lamont and Aurora United Methodist churches where I served for three years. In 2016 I was ordained as a full Elder of the Iowa Annual Conference in Des Moines. For the past three years I have served at the Eldora United Methodist Church.
I truly looked forward to coming back to La Porte City and serving St. Paul United Methodist Church. As I look back over and contemplate the past twelve years, I can see that God has led me down a very specific path. I can see that there were trials and lessons that I needed to go through and to learn from and it all led back to St. Paul United Methodist Church.
Many Blessings
Pastor Allen
Find us at:
(1st and Sycamore Streets)
501 Sycamore Street
La Porte City, Iowa, 50651
Phone: 319-342-2208
Email: lpcumchurch@gmail.com