{"id":179,"date":"2025-12-05T15:41:24","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T15:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spagr2.diocesanweb.org\/church\/?page_id=179"},"modified":"2026-06-10T14:01:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T14:01:45","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/spagr.alphonsus.diocesanweb.org\/church\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">About Saint Paul the Apostle <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">St. Paul the Apostle Parish is located on the southeast side of Grand Rapids.&nbsp; St. Paul&nbsp;was founded in 1965 and has grown steadily through the years.&nbsp; We are a vibrant parish community of 1200+ families from the greater Grand Rapids area and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Vision Statement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">We envision Saint Paul the Apostle Catholic Parish as a gathering of the Faithful constantly striving to follow Jesus as the early church did, \u201cdevoting themselves to Christ\u2019s teaching, Fellowship, the Eucharist and prayer.\u201d&nbsp; Acts 2:42.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><br>We encourage members of all ages by providing quality programs in on-going spiritual formation to participate in the faith community, to minister to those in need and to carry by word and action the moral voice of the Catholic Church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><br>We develop our facilities and enrich our programs toward these ends, utilizing the channels of communication within our parish to build awareness of plans, needs and opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><br>We desire to take into the community the good news of Christ by living our faith as did St. Paul the Apostle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/spagr.alphonsus.diocesanweb.org\/church\/staff\/\" class=\"button-link image-button-block\"\r\n    target=\"_blank\" title=\"Staff\" id=\"image-buttons-block_61411f32dd1feff740c450f581731a54\">\r\n    <div class=\"background-image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/spagr.alphonsus.diocesanweb.org\/church\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/St.Isidore-166-63.jpg)\">\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"button-title has-white-color\">\r\n        Staff    <\/div>\r\n<\/a>\r\n\r\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n    #image-buttons-block_61411f32dd1feff740c450f581731a54 {\r\n        font-size: 30px;\r\n        position: relative;\r\n        display: flex;\r\n        flex-flow: row wrap;\r\n        justify-content: center;\r\n        \/* float: left; 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