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St. Paul's
Episcopal Church
16 North 16th St.
Wilmington, NC 28401
910-762-4578
Choral Eucharist
Sunday 10:45 a.m.
Holy Communion
Sunday 8:00 a.m.
and
Wednesday 12:10
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A History of Saint Paul’s
St. Paul’s Church was founded in Wilmington, NC in
1858 at the corner of Fourth and Orange Street. Even during the Civil
War it was one of the first integrated congregations and had “free” pews
rather than the then customary practice of having to pay for designated
seating in family pews. In 1869 following the Civil War St. Paul’s
helped found still functioning St. Mark’s Church, the first Black
Episcopal Church in all of North Carolina.
In 1912 St. Paul’s moved to its present location
on the corner of Market and 16th Streets. The present building, completed
in 1953, is the third such church building on this site and follows a
fire that destroyed a previous nave. The Parish Hall Building complex
was renovated in 1973 and the magnificent John and Isabel James Memorial
Opus 26
pipe organ by Goulding & Wood
was dedicated on Easter of 1995. An additional second
rear gallery organ with Fanfare Trumpets was given by Hazel Savage in 1999.
The Balcony triptych stained-glass window featuring St. Paul is made of Dresden
glass dedicated to Bishop Atkinson
who was the first rector of St. Paul’s Church. The Agnus Dei window over
the high altar is made of Egyptian glass.
Today, St. Paul’s continues to be a thriving, open-minded, diverse community of faith
as embodied in the mission statement.
For a more detailed account of the history of St. Paul’s, read the
newly published book “A History of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.”
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Mission Statement
The mission of the members of St. Paul’s is to restore all people in
our community, regardless of race, creed, economic situation, or other
distinctions, to unity with God and each other in Christ through prayer
and worship, proclamation of the Gospel, and promotion of justice, peace
and love.
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