In 1868 there were two Lutheran churches in Easton, St. John's and Christ Church. As a result of a meeting held on April 17, 1868, St. Paul's became the third Lutheran church in Easton. On August 31 the Rev. Joseph H. Barclay, D.D. accepted the call to become St.
Paul's first pastor.
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January 1870
Dedication of
St Paul's Easton
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Land for a new building was purchased on North Fourth Street, and the new church was dedicated on January 8, 1870.
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June 1870
St Peter's on
College Hill
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In June of 1870, the trustees of St. Paul's were authorized to accept, in trust, two lots on College Hill. The mission station established there became St. Peter's Lutheran Church.
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1959-1963
Relocation to
Palmer Township
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In 1959 the congregation voted to relocate to our present site on Newburg Road, and the first services were held in 1963.
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Origin of
bronze bell and stained glass windows
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The bronze bell from the original building was brought to the new site. The many stained glass windows given as memorials for the original building in 1915 could not be moved because of the high cost involved, but the window from the entrance was removed and saved to serve as a representative of all of them. This window now rests over the main entrance of our church.
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Origin of
Baptismal font
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The baptismal font in our sanctuary is constructed from pieces of wood from the Mount of Olives in Palestine which were given to St. Paul's by our first pastor, Rev. Barclay, who brought the wood back with him from a trip to the Holy Land.
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1973
Education Wing
is built
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Our congregation flourished in its new home, and in 1973 the educational wing was built to accommodate the growing needs of our Sunday School.
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August 1994
Sanctuary renovation
begins
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In the eighties, the increasing size of our congregation and our commitment to serve the community growing around us made it apparent that we needed more room in our Building. The people of St. Paul's pledged generously of their time and their finances, and in August of 1994, ground was broken for the renovation and enlargement of our sanctuary.
This project included the addition of a narthex, improved access for people with disabilities, and placing our altar away from the wall to allow our Pastor to easily face the congregation during the celebration of Holy Communion and to provide us with a table around which we could gather to receive the Lords Supper.
Thanks to the generosity of our members we were also able to add a new organ to our sanctuary, and to crown our new structure with a steeple and cross, declaring to all who pass that we are a church of Jesus Christ.
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April 1995
Completion and
dedication of
new sanctuary
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We celebrated our first Sunday in our new sanctuary on Easter Sunday April 16,1995 and held a service of dedication on Sunday April 23, 1995 with Bishop Harold Weiss of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod presiding.
St. Paul's is moving toward the future grounded in our commitment to serve God and humanity as the living body of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
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