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Organized Parish

St. Paul’s became an organized parish of the Episcopal Diocese of Georgia on April 21, 1851.

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Breaking Ground

On May 15, 1855, the first Episcopal Bishop of Georgia consecrated a frame building two blocks south of the present site at Jefferson and Flint Avenue. The cornerstone of the present building was laid January 25, 1896. By October, regular services were being held, and the third Bishop of Georgia dedicated St. Paul’s in late 1896.

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Seeding Faith

Known in the Diocese as “the mother church of the west,” St. Paul’s has nurtured the establishment of three Episcopal churches in Albany: first, St. John’s in the early 1900s; then, St. Mark’s in the early 1950s, which came together as the Episcopal Church of St. John St. Mark after the flood of 1994, and lastly, St. Patrick’s, established on July 3, 1961.

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Faith Expanding

On December 22, 1962, the sixth Bishop of Georgia consecrated Blessed Sacrament Chapel. The Parish Hall, built in the 1940s, was expanded in the 1950s and 1980s. The porte-cochère and flanking pergolas at the rear of the church were completed in 2009.

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Preservation & Modernization

We worship and celebrate in a beautiful, old church and facilities. As expected, our campus requires upkeep on an annual basis to maintain our historical buildings beautiful appearance. We have been blessed over the years with bequests to our endowments and to our church that allow us to maintain our beautiful worship space. These efforts by our members and staff ensures that we will continue to be a strong presence of Christ in our community, where all are truly welcome to come and worship our God.