About Us

We believe that our faith in Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is nurtured through the active involvement of the laity. They are active in providing leadership in our youth ministry, in our jail ministry, in our outreach ministry and through the various auxiliaries of the church.

Our ministry is designed to impress on men, women and children that life cannot be well with us unless it is Christ centered. Our priority in life is to discover God’s will in our lives and then work toward the accomplishment of it under the leadership of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ who provides leadership to us in the person of the Holy Spirit.

We believe that the Christian Sabbath must be properly observed and that can only be done through the worship and praise of Almighty God. in which we gather together for Christian Fellowship.

Every member of our church is expected to grow and develop to the point they are able to give a message on the love of God and His saving grace. The pastor teaches the adult Sunday School class which is the largest class in the Sunday School, and he teaches the evening Bible studies on Wednesday at p.m.

On some Sundays the lay people conduct Christian Education workshops and institutes on a variety of subjects such as the Ten Commandments. We are told to remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy.

Therefore we believe that the church must be open throughout the day on Sunday, with meaningful activity, led by the pastor, that will enable the membership to keep the Sabbath day holy. Engrossing ourselves in the word of God in our efforts to discover the will of God in our lives, and how we might utilize to the best of our ability, those skills and talents and abilities He has endowed us with to His glory, honor and praise. We believe our Sundays should focus on our salvation and not on worldly things.

We also believe that a locked church results in spiritual lethargy and ultimately the loss of the soul, especially of those who would dare lock out God’s children, preventing them from being fed on His word. We believe that most if not all of the ails of this world can be attributed to failure of people to daily engage in the worship and praise of Almighty God and the study of His word.

We believe that our Lord Jesus warned us about the danger of the neglect of His word when He said, “Man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.” The word “pastor” springs from a Latin word which means “to feed.” Remember how our Lord Jesus questioned Peter? He said, “Peter do you love Me? Feed My sheep.” The only way a pastor can show his love for Christ is through the daily and all day feeding of the flock of God on Sundays. We believe that those who fail in that fail God and shall not be numbered among the saved.

The scriptures referred to, among others, convince us that it is right, appropriate and expected by God that we keep His House of prayer open, SEVEN days a week and ALL DAY on Sundays for the study of the Word of God.

The AME Church believes in tithing and when that is done, led by the pastor, all of our needs are supplied by Almighty God, and we are able to focus on His word. And, as we focus on His word, we develop the greatest love and appreciation for God and of God and we cheerfully give of our substance for the support of the church.

We know that “God will provide” just as he did for Abraham And, He is still providing for those who trust Him. We seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all that you need will be provided. And, all of the people of St. Paul A.M.E. Church in the City of Madison, Wisconsin say, AMEN!
We say AMEN again as we thank the servants and helpers of the church who clean the church, perform the secretarial services, cut the grass and shovel the snow, all free of charge; as they direct the choir and play the piano, as they paint and repair whatever needs to be done around the church, as they cook Sunday after Sunday, all so that the pastor is the only person paid for their service to God, that he might be our shepherd and available to render those services, unencumbered by a need to work a secular job for the support of their spiritual family and themselves.