Main Church
The main church is red brick, similar in style to an English country church. The interior is reminiscent of an inverted wooden ship, including exposed beams and flying buttress supports. Four large outstanding stained-glass windows enhance the nave. In addition, the nave is flanked with stained-glass windows on each side. In the northwest corner of the church is a bell tower that stands over 65 feet tall. The nave is designed to seat 350 people comfortably, with an entrance on Flint Avenue as well as Jefferson Street. The main church connects directly to the Parish House.
Chapel
Blessed Sacrament Chapel comfortably seats thirty-five people. The chapel’s main entrance is on Flint Avenue, and the mid-century-style chapel connects to the Sacristy and to the back hall of the Parish House.
Parish House
The Parish House was expanded in 1987, including the large meeting/dining area that is called the Parish Hall. It connects to a well-equipped kitchen and pantries. Nearby are restrooms and a parlor called the St. Paul’s Room that also serves as a bride’s room. The two- story Parish House also includes two nurseries, the Virginia Brooks Music Suite, an office for the financial secretary, classrooms, and two conference rooms, one being the All Saints Room that was renovated in 2011.
Staff Offices
On the main floor of the Parish House are a recently decorated office for the Rector, including a small conference room; an office for an Associate Rector, and a working space for the parish administrator and volunteer support staff.
Memorial Garden
In late 1990, a small garden area between the south wall of the main church and the covered walkway into the Parish House from Jefferson Street was dedicated as a garden for burying or scattering of ashes of deceased members of the church. A large bronze plaque on the east wall of the Parish House lists the names of the individuals whose remains are in the garden.
Lucy Walter Memorial Garden
A large, walled garden, south of the Parish House, was dedicated in 1993. The garden’s primary entrance, off of Jefferson Street, is a pair of wrought iron gates. Three doors from the Parish Hall open onto a large stone terrace that is in the northeast corner of the garden. A memorial fountain is the focus of the garden, which is used regularly throughout the church year for worship, as well as special events.
Columbarium
In 2013 a Columbarium was built in the Lucy Walters Memorial Garden where parishioners’ ashes may be interred in a wall or in the ground.
Barney's Corner
Dedicated at the Blessing of the Animals in October 2011, Barney’s Corner is located in the southeast corner of the Lucy Walters Memorial Garden and is a space for scattering ashes of household pets. The centerpiece of Barney’s Corner is a granite sculpture, called “Bird In Hand,” by a noted Tennessee artist.
Porte- Cochère and Pergolas
Another addition to St. Paul’s is a porte- cochère that complements the original church, and two pergolas that flank the porte-cochère and run the entire length of the Parish House. Described as the “new front door at the rear of the church,” this addition was blessed in early 2009.
Youth & Community House
Across the rear parking lot and on the other side of the porte-cochère is a residential duplex that faces Flint Avenue. The two-story portion of the building is St. Paul’s Youth House. The one-story side is called the Community House and is used primarily for daily AA meetings.
