My husband Joseph and I first visited St. Paul’s after moving to Louisville in 2023 and had church-hunted for over a year. We were attracted to the approachable, pastoral presence of both Andrew and Pete, as well as the substance of Anglican liturgy and fellowship with other followers of Christ.

What’s kept us at St. Paul’s are the above-mentioned, plus deep care of those in real need in Louisville, and the warmth of the congregation.  We feel we could bring any visitor to worship with us and they would be received with kindness and genuine interest.

Kirsten and Joseph

Neary four years ago I was looking for an Episcopal Church to attend Maundy Thursday service and the Palm Sunday and Easter services for a house guest.  We planned to visit three different churched and St. Paul’s Episcopal Church was the closest to my home and the first on the list.  We arrived at the time of the service to find the church celebrating the meal. No one would hear of us not eating and then attending the service. We were made to feel so wlcome and at home.  That was our first attendace and I am still here.  No need to look further.  St. Paul’s Episcopal Church is a very special church community.

Marilyn

When looking for a church home, I did shop around! When I landed@St. Paul’s. it immediately felt like I had arrived-everyone was eelcoming.  It was a great feeling to have that connection. It made my decision simple; I found my new church home.

Carol

I joined St. Paul’s in 2006, but my spiritual journey began many years earlier. Growing up in Northwest Indiana I attended a Byzantine Catholic church with my parents and two brothers. The church, founded by Ukrainian immigrants, was steeped in the traditions of that old and unfamiliar world so it was very difficult to feel any type of connection at such a young and impressionable age.

Like many young people at that age, I didn’t feel like my life had time for church or that my heart had any room for organized religion so I just stopped going. It wasn’t until my mid-thirties that I realized God had indeed planted a seed in my heart; one that never died out, but years later now needed to be nurtured and fed.

I came to St. Paul’s because I had heard that the Episcopal church was similar to the Catholic traditions I grew up with. After attending a few services I came to notice that, despite those similarities, things in this new-to-me church were not so black-and-white the very traditional beliefs that were taught in the more traditional Catholic church.

I feel that St. Paul’s is a great place to both reaffirm and grow my faith. I never feel threatened or ashamed if I don’t understand a teaching or if my personal beliefs are not the same as everyone else’s. I enjoy the diversity of the congregation and get a lot out of spending time with so many people from different backgrounds as mine. We are always growing in faith, even if that means we sometimes question our faith; but, I know that my friends at St. Paul’s are there for me and will support me during those times as well the time when I am spiritually thriving.

This is what brought me, and keeps me coming back to St. Paul’s.

“As a parent of small kids, taking the kids to church is stressful because you worry that they will disturb people, so it was very nice to hear that people enjoyed having my kids in church. My kids also quickly became very comfortable at St. Paul’s. They looked forward to going to church each week. Everyone was very welcoming to them and we felt that people genuinely cared about us and wanted to get to know us.”

Jennifer & Joe