St. Paul UCC, St. Louis
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(ESNA—Evangelical Synod of North America) Genealogical DataThe following records from this congregation are available: Baptisms from 1847 to 1850 and 1863 to 1921 Confirmations from 1866 to 1935 Marriages from 1849 to 1850 and 1852 to 1976 Deaths from 1847 to 1850 and 1864 to 1958 StLGS is following state guidelines for privacy wherever possible. Births/baptisms online must be at least one hundred years old; confirmations eighty-six 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. HistoryEstablished in 1848; still open in 2021 This was the third Evangelical congregation in St. Louis. It began with a small group of families led by Rev. Adolph Baltzer, who left his position at St. Marcus Evangelical Church to become the pastor of the new St. Paul’s Evangelical Church. Within a year, the group needed more space. They purchased land at Ninth Street and Lafayette Avenue and dedicated their new church in February 1850. The congregation prospered in the years leading up to the Civil War. They installed a pipe organ, built a parsonage, and purchased land on Gravois Road for a cemetery. In 1874, they built a larger church on the original site. St. Louis City was hit by a destructive tornado in May 1896 that caused massive damage to the church; only a portion of the sanctuary was left standing. Again, within a year, they had rebuilt. By the turn of the twentieth century, the neighborhood in which St. Paul’s was located had changed, and many of the congregants had moved. They made the decision to open a branch church and Bible school on South Grand Avenue while they looked for a more permanent home. They bought land in 1911 at Giles and Potomac Streets in St. Louis City, erecting first a portable chapel and, in 1923, a church hall and education building. They used their original church until selling it in 1924 and moving to the Giles Street location. Finally, in 1932, they built an award-winning sanctuary, much larger and more ornate than previous ones. The name of the congregation changed from St. Paul’s Evangelical to St. Paul UCC in 1957 when the Evangelical and Reformed Church joined with Congregational Churches to form the United Church of Christ. The church remains open and active in its current location. Address: 3510 Giles Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63116 Telephone: 314-772-4772 Website: https://www.stpauluccstl.org Location 1850–1910: 1808 S. Ninth Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63104 GPS (Latitude, Longitude): 38.609383,-90.2055827 View Map Location 1911–present: 3510 Giles Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63129 GPS (Latitude, Longitude): 38.5937574,-90.2479489 View Map |
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Photo © 2011 Eden Theological Seminary Archives
Photo © 2011 Eden Theological Seminary ArchivesSt. Paul’s Cemetery was first established on both sides of Gravois Road (6417 and 6424) at Wilmington in 1849. As the city expanded and taxes on the property rose, the church decided to close the cemetery. Many of the bodies were relocated to St. Paul’s Churchyard in 1925.
For access to St. Paul’s Churchyard, click here.
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21-Nov-2021 22:00