St. Paul’s Church was begun as a log cabin mission in 1892 by the early settlers of Queen Anne Town, a neighborhood directly north of downtown Seattle distinguished by a prominent hill featuring many homes with a Queen Anne style of architecture. In 1895 it officially became St. Paul’s Mission. In 1903, land for the present site at the foot of Queen Anne Hill was purchased and, soon after, the first church building was erected. During the next three decades, St. Paul’s became one of the major Episcopal churches in the city. Several additions, including the still-in-use All Saints Chapel, were made in 1938. The original 1903 church was razed on July 21, 1962, and a soaring contemporary wooden structure was built.
In 2005, The Reverend Melissa Skelton was called to St. Paul’s as our 10th Rector, to lead the parish into a deeper ministry of spirituality, community, and growth.
St. Paul’s celebrated 100 years at 15 Roy Street in 2003 (see Seattle Times article). In that time, this parish has been a beacon of faith and beauty for its members and the community. This diverse and sometimes challenging parish has also enjoyed a long history of stability with its rectors. The Holy Spirit continues to guide our household of faith through the mysteries and paradoxes of our collective life in Christ. We pray, as we continue into the next hundred years, that this place may blossom and touch the lives of generations to come with the joy of Christ that so many have known here.
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