You may soon have another option for childcare in Kewaunee County. Earlier this year, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Algoma closed on a former dentist’s office and chiropractic clinic that will be transformed into a childcare center.  A committee at the church has been hard at work securing what they need to make it successful, including additional licensed teachers and a childcare director. With many childcare centers in Door and Kewaunee counties (having) steep waiting lists, Pastor Joel McKenney says the church saw a need in the community they thought they could help fill.

McKenney expects that they will have at least one room dedicated to childcare at its nearby school available this fall. St. Paul’s Lutheran Church has found other opportunities for outreach centered around children, including its diaper bank, Tiny Sprouts playgroup, and its clothing swap area.