Ministry Partners
The theme of Paul’s work was to establish leaders, send leaders into the community, and bless the city. Below are the stories of partners deeply connected to Paul who will be inaugural recipients of grants from the Paul Stolwyk Memorial Fund.
Paulus Partners: Ildiko and Janos Kiss
The Paulus Movement is an indigenous Hungarian evangelical church-planting movement, connected to Eurasia Partners Nonprofit, committed to obeying Christ’s Great Commission in Hungary through evangelism, discipleship, and leadership training. Growing out of an evangelistic living room Bible study in 2002 the first church fellowship, Paulus Diósd, is located in the rapidly growing southwest outskirts of the Hungarian capitol of Budapest—a community of 100,000. This young church sent out a team in 2013 which resulted in Paulus Budapest, a church reaching young professionals who live in or commute to the capitol. From its start, Paulus has been had a mission to love the broken: working with Bosnian refugees, Roma, and most recently Ukrainian refugees. This spiritual movement possesses a ministry philosophy closely following the ministry of the apostle Paul; thus calling our ministry the “Paulus” Movement, using Paul’s Latin name. The Apostle Paul, also known as the “Apostle to the Gentiles,” took the gospel to the whole world, mainly to those people who were pagans and to those territories where the people had never heard.
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Jubilee Ministries
Jubilee Ministries is a transformational urban ministry in North St. Louis, founded on the inspired Word of God and the saving grace of Jesus Christ, compelled by love, and leading a regional movement to restore the broken and renew the suffering in mind, body, and spirit with the intention of creating a safe space to worship God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
We recognize the impact that multigenerational chronic pain, due to poverty, addiction, mental illness, systemic racism, homelessness, violence and other trauma, has had on our community. Mobilized by our faith in God and by our love for others, we say #LOVINGORNOTHING, which means we are ALL IN and put love first in terms of responding to this crisis and creating transformative opportunities for our neighbors in need.
We facilitate a holistic approach to recovery and restoration of the human person, one that begins with addiction recovery, followed by recovery support (including housing and nutrition) as well as job training and job placement. We believe that creating a safe passage for healing within the individual, within the church, and within the greater community serves to empower the individual to thrive in society and worship God in greater freedom.
JUBILEE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION RESTORING HOPE AMONGST THE PEOPLE OF NORTH ST. LOUIS
At Jubilee Community Development Corporation, we’re dedicated to bringing treatment, hope, purpose, and restoration to the homeless, addicted, mentally ill, and unemployable men and women of North St. Louis. We provide recovery houses, job training, and community projects to create real change and empower individuals and families to break the cycle of poverty. Join us in building a brighter future for our community!
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Leadership LINKS
Leadership LINKS is a growing faith-based, charitable, and leadership education organization incorporated in the state of North Carolina. Founded and led by veterans, Leadership LINKS, Inc. enriches communities through leadership, mentorship, and education. The Leadership LINKS Network connects and expands a vision focused to build strong, young leaders of character to bless communities. The leadership goals are to educate and equip servant leaders who are committed to using their skills and resources for the greater good of humanity; to connect people with purpose; and to offer leadership education that facilitates impactful living, character, and spiritual development. LINKS describes the organizational values: Love, Inspiration, Network, Knowledge, and Service. God is love and He called us to love others as we love ourselves. Inspiration is to encourage people to operate in their purpose, and influence others to do the same. Network is to unify, educate, and mobilize like-minded leaders to maximize impact. Knowledge is to educate for understanding. People cannot act on what they do not know. Service is to using our gifts, talents, resources, and passions to uplift others.
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Nat Turner Foundation
The Nat Turner Foundation was recognized as a charitable 501C3 foundation in the summer of 2022. It is a foundation that supports the Jubilee Community Development Corporation and its subsidiaries that seek to eliminate the consequences of benign neglect within North St. Louis City: homelessness, substance abuse, hopelessness, mental illness, food insecurity, and unemployment. The Nat Turner Foundation supports the efforts of Jubilee Community Development Corporation (JCDC), a holding company whose subsidiaries benefit the people of our North St. Louis neighbourhood. JCDC has been serving this area for over twenty years and strives to eliminate the consequences from benign neglect that is ubiquitous in our community.
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