St. Paul’s United Methodist Church

Genealogical Data

The following records and indexes from this congregation are available:

Baptisms from 1888 to 1890 and 1910 to 1921

Marriages from 1888 to 1894, 1910 to 1920, and 1930 to 1939

Deaths from 1888 to 1890

Pastors from 1868 to 1920

StLGS is following state guidelines for privacy wherever possible. Births/baptisms online must be at least one hundred years old; marriages forty-five years old; and deaths fifty years old. Additional indexed data from these records is available; please come to the StLGS office to view it. As privacy limits permit, society volunteers will post additional data online.

History

Established in 1838

The origin of this church was as the Mound Mission of the First Methodist Church South, called the Fourth Street Church, and located, in 1830, at 4th Street and Washington. Services were held in the Washington Chapel on Mullanphy Street near 2nd Street, an intersection that no longer exists. Flooding in 1844 caused the church to move to Broadway near Mound, just a few blocks north but further west of the Mississippi River.

About this same time, the Methodist religion was undergoing changes, due to the issue of slavery, and this church affiliated itself with the Methodist Southern Church. Calling themselves Mound Church, they moved to several locations in the downtown area, beginning at 10th and Chambers Streets, until 1871, when they purchased property at 1927 St. Louis Avenue.

When the church was finished in 1875, it was dedicated as St. Paul’s Church. The congregation rebuilt in 1902, calling themselves St. Paul’s United Methodist, and they remained active until 1984. The building is no longer standing.

Location 1838–1844: Mullanphy near 2nd Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63102 (This intersection no longer exists, as 2nd Street now ends at Cass. Map location shows Mullanphy and 1st.)

GPS (Latitude, Longitude): 38.641233, -90.1847683 View Map

Location 1844–1850: Broadway and Mound, St. Louis, Missouri 63102

GPS (Latitude, Longitude): 38.642242, -90.1860649 View Map

Location 1850–unknown: 10th and Chambers, St. Louis, Missouri 63102

GPS (Latitude, Longitude): 38.64542, -90.1884265   View Map

Location 1875–1984: 1927 St. Louis Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63106

GPS (Latitude, Longitude): 38.6508329, -90.2015614   View Map