Welcome to St. Paul's Episcopal Church

St. Paul's is the third largest parish of the seventy-five parishes comprising the Diocese of East Carolina. We are located near downtown Greenville in an older residential area of the city and adjacent to the East Carolina University campus. The older of two Episcopal parishes in town, we are a diverse congregation represented by different age groups, education, and economic backgrounds.

The Episcopal Church

The Episcopal Church is a member of the world-wide Anglican Communion, with 70 million members in 163 countries. We are a community of Christians bound together by our belief that Holy Scripture contains the very core of all Christian faith and thought, the many ancient and modern stories that connect us to Jesus and his teachings, discovering daily God's hope and call to us through our life together.

We live out these core beliefs through:

  • worship and parish programs

  • reaching out to the community

  • sharing our story with others

  • seeking God's love together in study and prayer

  • giving of our means and talents to the greater purpose of God's work.

Our Beliefs

We believe there is One God who creates all things, redeems us from sin and death, and renews us as the Children of God. As Episcopalians we promise to follow Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord. We believe the mission of our church is restoration of all people to unity with God and each other in Christ. We are enriched by your presence with us.

St. Paul the Apostle

Jewish Talmudic student. Pharisee. Tent-maker by trade. Saul the Jew hated and persecuted Christians as heretical, even assisting at the stoning of Saint Stephen the Martyr. On his way to Damascus to arrest another group of them, he was knocked to the ground, struck blind by a heavenly light, and given the message that in persecuting Christians, he was persecuting Christ. The experience had a profound spiritual effect on him, causing his conversion to Christianity. He was baptized, changed his name to Paul to reflect his new persona, and began traveling and preaching.