St Paul's Episcopal Church

Lee's Summit, Missouri

The Historic St. Paul's Episcopal Church 1867 - 2008      141 years St. Paul's is in Lee's Summit's Historic District at Fifth and Grand streets. The church is listed in the National Historic Register. Come worship with us! We are located on the Five Corners of Lee's Summit, where SE Green and SE Grand meet 5th Street.       http://www.saintpauls-lsmo.com Click Image for larger View Our History, the Where and When 1857 - Feb 26 Jackson County Missouri, Courthouse. This marriage information may help historians understand why Wm. B. Howard chose Bessie Gattrell as one of the trustees or the St. Paul's Church land deed. Rebecca (Bessie) M. Gattrell's mother was Annie Hinton, her mother was Elizabeth Strother Hinton, she was the sister of Wm. B,Howard's wife Maria Strother. There were strong ties between the Howards and the Gattrell families. They are buried in adjacent lots at Lee's Summit Cemetery. Annie Hinton Gattrell and Maria Strother Howard died while in exile from Missouri per Order No. 11. Both widowers will return to Jackson County.   Click Image for larger View Near Big Cedar, Prairie Township, Jackson County, Missouri (Name changes over time.  Big Cedar P.O,  then a  Pacific Railroad stop called Lee's Summit, then the Town of Strother, and  Lee's Summit  today) 1861 The War of the Rebellion begins   (1861-1865) 1863 - August 25 - Early settlers in the area that was to become Lee's Summit were forced to evacuate.  Many went to Western Kansas, Colorado, or in some cases their previous home area if it was safe, for two or more years.    The area became known as the "Burnt District".  General Ewing issued Order No. 11,  "All persons living in Jackson, Cass, and Bates counties, Missouri, and in that part of Vernon included in this district, except those living within one mile of the limits of Independence, Hickman's Mills, Pleasant Hill, and Harrisonville, and except those in that part of Kaw Township, Jackson County, north of Brush Creek and west of Big Blue (sic Missouri River), are hereby ordered to remove from their present places of residence within fifteen days from the date hereof. Those who within that time establish their loyalty to the satisfaction of the commanding officer of the military station near their present place of residence will receive from him a certificate stating the fact of their loyalty, and the names of the witnesses by whom it can be shown. All who receive such certificates will be permitted to remove to any military station in this district, or to any part of the State of Kansas, except the counties of the eastern border of the State. All others shall remove out of the district. Officers commanding companies and detachments serving in the counties named will see that this paragraph is promptly obeyed. 2. All grain and hay in the field or under shelter, in the district from which inhabitants are required to remove, within reach of military stations after the 9th day of September next, will be taken to such stations and turned over to the proper officers there and report of the amount so turned over made to district headquarters, specifying the names of all loyal owners and amount of such product taken from them. All grain and hay found in such district after the 9th day of September next, not convenient to such stations, will be destroyed." More information on this "Civil" War Event can found here:  George Caleb Bingham was appalled by the consequences of Order No 11 and wrote to General Thomas Ewing saying: “If you execute this order, I shall make you infamous with pen and brush". In 1868 Bingham painted a picture on Ewing's crime. Frank James commented: "This is a picture that talks."   Jackson County Jail 1857   William B. Howard was Jailed by Federal Forces in October 1862, then forced to take his family to exile in Kentucky.  Biography   (Click here) The Civil War ends and the pioneers return. 1865 - Southern Pacific Railroad is now completed through Lee's Summit. In a few years surplus wooden boxcars will be available for our St. Paul's founders.  They will use the recycled boxcar wood to finish the inside of the church. "The interior is ceiled throughout with narrow stuff put on diagonally, the timbers above do not show"  from 1884 description. 1865 - June 23,  The last Confederate General surrendered ending the Civil War in the West.  Many landowners in Jackson County returned to their homes and farms after two or more years of forced evacuation. Salvaged boxcar wood Click Image for larger View 1865 - September  5 " William A. Ganttrell [sic] arrived with two motherless children and a stock of goods purchased in Baltimore and St. Louis and entered into partnership with Charles Cowherd in their spacious building now the Journal Location" (by Dolly Breitenbaugh. Journal 1935)  [Note 1860 Census W. A. Gantrell [sic] was in Pleasant Hill P.O. , Cass Co., MO,  He would have left the area about 1863,due to Order No. 11 ]. 1865 - Mr Howard encouraged Dr. W. W. Miller to return from Kentucky.  He gave him 4 lots about E. Main and Miller Street.   Dr. Miller's daughter "Bettie" and his granddaughter Julie,  were active in support of St. Paul's Church. Lee's Summit History from Lee's Summit Journal MEMO:  Post offices   The U.S Post Ofice names for this area 1865-1866, Post office name was Lee's Summit.   1866-1868  Post office name was Strother.   1868 to current year  Post office name is Lee's Summit.   1865 October 28  - William B. Howard founded the Town of Strother by filing a plat containing the 11 blocks that currently encompass the downtown business district of present-day Lee's Summit. At the time of incorporation, the population count stood at 100 people. " Mr. Howard laid out the town of Lee's Summit upon his own land, the original plat covering seventy acres. Of this twenty acres were divided into town lots."   "Mr. Howard has donated as many as twelve lots to the different Christian churches in Lee's Summit"    From pages 315-316 of "A Memorial and Biographical Record of Kansas City and Jackson County, Mo. Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co., 1896, 667 pgs.   (Click here) William B. Howard donated the lots in block 22 of the first addition for St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Click Image for larger View 1867 -  The founding families gather to pray and give thanks.  They meet in homes and in donated space in the evenings. They begin to dream and plan for a church of their own.     [ Founders: the originators, the leaders in the building of  St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Lee's Summit, Missouri  Some early family names are; Cowherd,  Donohew, Gattrell, Hamilton, Hinton, Jones, Miller , Slaughter, Strother, and Whiting] 1868  - November 4, 1868, the name  of the town of Strother  was changed and the area was incorporated as the "Town of Lee's Summit".  Previously the Post Office for the location of what is now Lee's Summit was "Big Cedar"  Dr Pleasant J. G .Lea was postmaster.   1868  - William A. Gattrell, 1817-1897 One of the Town of Lee's Summit founders, he was elected alderman in 1868.  He was active in the St. Paul's Parish, as was his daughter "Bessie" Gattrell, his son Frank and Frank's wife Janie Donohew/Gattrell. W. A. Gattrell ran one of the first dry goods stores.  "W. A. Gattrell and Co., on the corner of West Main and 3rd streets   1868 October 25 - THE Consecration of the Rev. CHARLES FRANKLIN ROBERTSON, D. D., to the Episcopate of Missouri, took place on the morning of the twentieth Sunday after Trinity, October 25th, A. D. 1868, at Grace Church, in the city of New York. Prayers were read by the Rev. JOSIAH P. TUSTIN, D. D., of the Diocese of Michigan, assisted by the Rev. SIDNEY CORBETT, of the Diocese of Illinois, and the Rev. JOHN C. MIDDLETON, of the Diocese of Connecticut. Rev. Charles Franklin Robertson, S.T.D., as Bishop of Missouri 1868 1835-1886 Click Image for larger View 1870 -  "Daniel Whiting had been in the grain shipping business since his arrival at the close of the Civil War.. In 1870 he formed a partnership with Josiah Collins an together they erected the first and only grain elevator in Lee's Summit."   He buys his partner's shares fifteen months later.   He continued to upgrade and expand his businesses. History of Jackson County Missouri. Page 973 1871  The recorded beginning Of St. Paul's in Lee's Summit, Missouri.   1871 November 28  (St. Paul’s Beginnings)  “At Night, Lee’s Summit, I took part in service and preached."   Journal of the Diocese of Missouri Annual Convention May 1872  The Rt. Rev. C. F. Robertson. S. T. D. Bishop 1871-1872 Published May 1872    Ard Hamilton was named the Warden and Treasurer of St. Paul's in Lee's Summit Mo.    Ard Hamilton a grocer in Lee's Summit. (1870 U. S. Census) Click Image for larger View 1872  August 8  Organized date for St. Paul’s Episcopal Mission ,  Lee’s Summit, Missouri)   Page ix  “Lee’s Summit , St Paul’s Original Organization 1872”    Listed in 1895 May 14,  6th Annual Convention of the Diocese of West Missouri, page ix   Rt. Rev. Charles Franklin Robertson, S.T.D., as Bishop of Missouri 1872 Oct 18  “Lee’s Summit”, I preached”    Page 5 1872 Oct 18   Consultations with Boards Vestries, Etc.  “Lee’s Summit” Page 60 1872 November 8,   Visit to St. Paul’s, Lee’s Summit.  Warden  is  A. Hamilton. Click Image for larger View 1873  May 28      Page 59,  33rd Convention   1873    April 16. Night, at Lee’s Summit, I preached, confirmed 5, and addressed them.   ”   Reference:  1873 May 28   Convention  Thirty Third Convention Rev C. F. Robertson, Bishop  Journal Click Image for larger View 1873    Nov 13  Night, Lee’s Summit . I took part in the service, preached, confirmed and made an address.   Page 50,     34th Annual Convention   May 26 1874. Click Image for larger View 1874 Journal May, Rev. Algerman Batte, Missionary, Miss Bettie Miller, Treas. Ard Hamilton ( Warden) is removed to Holden.    Bettie Miller is Ann Elizabeth Miller daughter of  William W Miller Born VA abt 1818 lived on E Main at SE Miller St. Click Image for larger View 1874 -  Jeremiah Jones a widower, marries Lucinda M. Miller, the sister of Elizabeth M. Miller / Whiting,  (Mrs. Daniel Whiting).   Lucinda's  stepson, Erastus F. Jones, will marry her niece. Isabella Whiting  (Belle Jones).   Lucinda's  stepdaughter  Nettie A. Jones will marry her nephew Charles Daniel Whiting. Two generations of Whiting and Jones all active at St. Paul's Episcopal, Lee's Summit, MO. "Grasshoppers for five years - Rocky Mountain Locusts" 1875 June 6  -  News Article:    Grasshoppers Invade Lee’s Summit - destroy crops and more.    Daniel Whiting is contributing time, money and material acquire and distribute contributions of feed and grain for man and beasts during the emergency in Prairie Township.                There is a interesting family history that describes the actions some Jackson County residents took to save their horses and cattle during this Grasshopper invasion.   Worth a read for sure...it puts you there.  " Great grandfather lived on a farm that had been purchased from the government about 10 miles south of Independence, Missouri. " . . . . "My great grandfather lived to be 89 and in 1916 he passed away as a result of a train striking him when he walked from the post office in Lee’s Summit and crossed the railroad tracks.   Click here:  search for "Big Cedar" or "Grasshoppers"  William H. Hagan’s adventures on the Santa Fe Trail were taken from "Tails of Tragedy Trail" Click Image for larger View 1876 - The Rev. Joseph E. Martin is Missionary to St. Paul's, Lee's Summit. His report; "I hold service at this point once in three weeks. There is a good deal of life and interest in the Church.   We have no edifice of our own and are compelled to hold our services in borrowed places of worship." 1876 Feb 29  -   Belle M. Whiting marries Erastus Jones  (This is Isabella M. Whiting a daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth (nee Miller) Whiting  ( Erastus F. Jones son of Jeremiah J. Jones and Ann.)  These two extended families have been and will continue to be powerful support to St. Paul's for the next twenty plus years Click Image for larger View   1877  -  “  Three women, who raised money by sewing carpet rags, founded Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church in 1879. It took Elizabeth Whiting, Belle Jones, (nee Whiting )  and Bessie Gattrell seven years to collect enough money to turn those rags into the riches of a sacred space where 21st century worshipers still gather today. 1877 ca -   “- - - ladies began by forming a sewing society, and each gave five cents.  This was the starting point of the church fund.  Since then it has steadily increased.  The ladies held festivals when they could, took in sewing and when there was none to be had, they sewed carpet rags and sold them.  Some called it the carpet rag church.  It seemed impossible that they should build; and yet, now they have the handsomest church in town, and have great pride and comfort in it…The contractor was an honest man, and his work was constantly supervised by the ladies.  The consequence is a strongly built, neat and tasteful building.”    1878   -  by Rev J. W. Dunn, Missionary to St. Paul's, Lee's Summit, Missouri.  "Lee's Summit. -   I officiated at this place one Sunday a month. We have no church building. The attendance on the services is remarkably good. The church members are faithful and zealous." Published 1878 Journal of Annual Convention, Diocese of Missouri Episcopal Church    1879 May 30 -  Tornado hits Lee’s Summit area.  Daniel Whiting's farm is mentioned If you have the time to read it, you will know why there is a road named "Cyclone School Road", it's close to Cowherd Road. Visit "Missouri Town 1855" Cyclone School is now a "Historical" location.  No physical markers remain.  Just names like "Old Cyclone School Road and E. Cowherd Road   Click Image for larger View 1880     Lee's Summit City Clerk  -  Erastus F. Jones  (Husband of Belle Whiting Jones)   1881     Lee's Summit City Clerk  -  Erastus F. Jones   1884 May 24 News article St. Louis, MO, The Episcopal Convention Pastors and Delegates Engaged in Discussing Diocesan Affairs  "New church to be completed 1884,  Lee’s Summit"  Click Image for larger View 1884 August - The August 15, 1884, edition of Church News described the building this way:    “They have let the contract for the erection of a frame church in Lee’s Summit, 40 x 24 feet and a vestibule 8 x 10 feet, 12 foot sides and 28 feet to the apex of the roof, with a belfry over the vestibule.  It is to be ceiled inside, and have stained glass windows.  The lot was given on which it is built.  The cost of the building is to be $1,060.  The business of collecting the money, making the contract and superintending the construction is in the hands of some very energetic and capable ladies.”     Spiritual leadership for building Saint Paul’s came from the Reverend. J. W. Dunn, rector of Trinity Episcopal Church in nearby Independence. Click Image for larger View 1884 November -  “In November 1884, the Right Reverend Charles Robertson, Bishop of the Diocese of Missouri, offered services for the first time in the new church during his yearly visit to Lee’s Summit.  Construction had been completed only a month or two earlier, and the church still lacked pews.  At the time, the Church News reported that the building cost a little over $1,100 with a debt of $200.    Five years later, on September 8, 1889, the Right Reverend Daniel Tuttle, Bishop of the Diocese of Missouri, consecrated the building and stated that is was cleared of debt.   1885 -  On April 12, 1885, a fire destroyed the largest and most prosperous part of Downtown. The town was soon rebuilt and a number of these buildings still survive and are in use by merchants today. 1885  April 13  -   News Article  St. Louis Globe-Democrat , (St. Louis, MO) April 13, 1885; pg. 6; Issue 327; col G  Costly Conflagrations Lee’s Summit, Mo  Damages to Edgar Whiting Blacksmith Shop, Gattrell store and others Click Image for larger View 1886 Sep 3 – Rev Tuttle The Famous Episcopal Missionary Assumes His New Charge   1887 May 27  -  Rev Tuttle  News article  The Missionary Bishop of Utah Invited to Missouri. Category: News   1887 Dec 14 - Lee's Summit Fire  "Lee's Summit a town of about five thousand people about 20 miles east of Kansas City on the Missouri Pacific road . . . . on Fire . ." Click Image for larger View 1889  September 8, 1889, the Right Reverend Daniel Tuttle, Bishop of the Diocese of Missouri, consecrated the building and stated that is was cleared of debt. St. Paul's Organized August 8, 1872 Consecrated September 8, 1889 1889     - St Paul’s Rev J. W. Dunn, Daniel Whiting,  Warden.   The  listing states:   Organized  1872 , Consecrated  September 8, 1889                                         1895  March 22 - Bishop's Journal  " In the evening. at Lee's Summit, I took part in the service and preached.  Was assisted in the service by the missionary, Rev. J. W. Dunn."  1896 April 30th. At Warrensburg, I addressed the students of the State Normal School. There were about 700 present a fine body of future   teachers.      In the afternoon at Lee's Summit I was enabled by the kindness of Mr.Daniel Whiting to call upon nearly all the people. In the evening. I preached, being assisted in the service by Rev. J. W. Dunn.    - Right Reverend E. R. Atwill, D.D., Bishop of Diocese of West Missouri Click Image for larger View 1899   Annual meeting: Rev. J. W. Dunn is missionary. The Committee is one person. Daniel Whiting.  He is Warden, Secretary and Treasurer. .. [Daniel Whiting dies 6 August 1900, burried in Lee's Summit City Cemetery, family plots are very near to the Whiting, Howard, Gattrell, Jones and oher early families of St. Paul's Episcopal.] Note the Official organization date St. Paul's is Aug 1, 1872 Click Image for larger View 1899 December 1,  Rt. Rev. Edward Robert Atwill, D. D.,  Julia Miller dau of William W. Miller and wife Mary.  her sister had a previous position at the church Bettie (sic Ann Elizabeth) Miller. 1889 Dec 1 _ J W Dunn, resigns , Rev. J. R. Atwill has been appointed missionary.  William Rogers Warden, C. H. Makin ** , Treasurer, Miss Bessie Gattrell , Secretary   Miss Julia Miller and Mrs. Sam. M. Long ** Claude H. Makin from England in 1880, The Florence, Marion County, Kansas.  "Makin Brothers"  raised prize winning Hereford Cattle.  Both moved to Jackson County after 1896.  They continued as cattle breeders, by 1910 Claude is widowed and lives with his children (Harold and Helen), near Grandview.  He was buried in Lee's Summit Cemetery, May 1924.   His wife 1900 6 August  Lee's Summit, MO Daniel Whiting died. His widow Elizabeth M. and his daughter Belle Jones will leave Lee's Summit by 1907 and move to St. Louis.Alice M. preceded him in death. Click Image for larger View 1900 6 August  Lee's Summit, MO Daniel Whiting died. His widow Elizabeth M. and his daughter Belle Jones will leave Lee's Summit by 1907 and move to St. Louis. 1901 12h Annual  Council of the Church in the Diocese of West Missouri   page 88 Missionary—The Rev. John R. Atwill. Committee—Wm. Rogers, Warden; Miss Bessie Gattrell. Secretary; C. H. Makin. Treasurer. Click Image for larger View   1903 May 12th 1903 Page 85 St Paul's Organized August 8, 1872 Consecrated September 8 1889 The14th Annual Council of the Church in the Diocese of West Missouri      Archdeacon Mackinnon in charge  Committee  Wm Rogers, Warden: R. M. Gattrell, Secretary (sic Bessie); E. H. Graves , Treasurer           1903-St. Paul's as built in 1884 Basic 40 x 24 Building. 40 feet by 24, with a porch in front 8 by 10 feet Click Image for larger View Dear Bess:                            Grandview, Nov 4, 1913 "----Washington Township is trying to beat Prairie, which contains Lee's Summit.   I hope we can.   Mr. Ikenbury is the man who is having the fair for the benefit of the farmers.   I am going to borrow a cow and see If I can't win ten dollars.   Mr. Makin is pasturing the finest Hereford cow I ever saw, here.   There is ten dollars offered for the best cow.   If I enter her and win, there'll be ten dollars toward a show or diamond ring.  Twenty-five premiums like that might get a real pretty one. - - - "                         Most Sincerely, Harry Dear Bess: The Letters from Harry to Bess Truman, 1910-1959 - by Harry S. Truman, Bess Wallace Truman, Robert H. Ferrell Page 142 C.H.. Makin was the Treasurer of St. Paul's Episcopal, Lee's Summit. MO 1889 to 1903.  Claude H. Makin and his brother Charles arrived in 1880 from England. The "Makin Bros." were famous for their Herefords. Settled first in Florence, Kansas, after nearly thirty years, moved near St. Paul's, in Lee's Summit, then before 1910, moved to Grandview.  Claude is buried in Lee's Summit Cemetery.)   1905  - Rev. R. R. Diggs becomes new minister 1905     -  The first expansion took place in 1905 with the addition of the chancel, where the pulpit now stands, and the sanctuary, the area where the altar now sits.  Since boxcar siding was unavailable, the wood used over the altar area to cover the ceiling and walls was chosen to blend with the original boxcar siding in the rest of the building. Click Image for larger View Click Image for larger View   1906  - Rev. W. H. Haupt becomes new minister.                              1884 Description; "The church is frame, 40 feet by 24, with a porch in front 8 by 10 feet, with a bell tower extending above the roof. It is strongly and well built, with a solid stone foundation, which is so high in the rear of the church as to give room for a cellar for wood.The interior is ceiled throughout with narrow stuff put on diagonally, the timbers above do not show." "The interior is ceiled throughout with narrow stuff put on diagonally, the timbers above do not show."   Lasting beauty. It helped the building flex and breathe.  Click Image for larger View 1907  - Rev. T. W. Barker becomes new minister 1907  Annual Journal   " I visited Lee's Summit and inspected the improvements upon the church building.  (first Addition) 1907 Erastus F. Jones, Belle Jones and her mother Elizabeth Miller/ Whiting are in St Louis  Two of the three women mentioned as pioneer founders of St. Paul's are no longer in Jackson County, Missouri. Bessie (Rebecca M.) Gattrell, her brother Frank H. and his wife Jannie Donohew are still members of St. Paul's.  All of this group have named positions in the church.   Jannie Donohew  married  Frank H Gattrell   30 Aug 1892,  Jackson  Co., MO Transept and apse are added, St. Paul's is now  cruciforn shaped. Click Image for larger View   1907-1908 May   St. Paul's, Lee's Summit, Jackson County, MO Bishop:  The Right Reverend Edward Robert Atwill, D. D. The organized date is 1872.   Missionary: The Rev. J. W. Barker, Lee's Summit, Mo. Wardens: Wm Rogers, E. H. Graves**, Secretary and Treasurer, Mrs. F. Gatrall (sic Gattrell),  Lee's Summit, Mo.     Families and parts of families, 12; souls, 21    (for more click on image) ** Eugene H. Graves m Fannie K. Cowherd 27 Jun 1889, Jackson Co., Mo. 1908  May 12  -  The Nineteenth Annual council of the Diocese of Kansas City    Click Image for larger View 1909 The organized date is now 1879 (changed  from 1872) [ Another possible typographical error on the Lee's Summit list is the surname "Traves" sic Graves] For the June Journal, (1908-1909 year)  no Missionary on the report Wardens: Mr. William Rogers and Mr. E. H. Graves Vestrymen: Messrs, Traves (sic Graves), Macon and Rogers. Families, 10, souls 12 .   Title of property held by Rector, Wardens and their successors. Page 99 & 100  , 20th Annual Council of the Church in the Diocese of Kansas City. Click Image for larger View 1910  - Rev. Oscar Homburger becomes new minister   1910 Erastus F. Jones, and his wife Belle (Isabella  Whiting )/Jones are in St. Louis also his mother-in-law Elizabeth M. Miller/ Whiting, (widow of Daniel Whiting) Census, St Louis , 427 Clay Ave.   1910  November 25 St. Louis City Elizabeth M. Miller Whiting died of Pneumonia , St. Louis, MO.   Place of burial is Lee's Summit, MO.   1910 Bessie Gattrell  single living with brother and sister in law Lee's Summit R M Gattrell, Rebecca Gattrell, or "Bessie" Her brother and her sister-in-law  are active in  St Paul's.   1911  22nd Annual Council Diocese of Kansas City Rev. Oscar H. Homberger Missionary to St. Paul's Lee's Summit 1911  - Rev. Arthur Griffin becomes new minister Click Image for larger View 1914  - Arch Deacon Edward C. Johnson takes charge   1916  - Rev. Carl Lead Taylor becomes new minister   1927  - Rev. Rev Donnen Ellis Strong becomes missionary minister.   1932 - Rev. Sears F. Riepma becomes new missionary minister.   1934 December 5 ,  Rebecca Gattrell died (single no issue) Died in Kansas City, Mo   1935  - Rev. William A. Wise becomes new minister 1935  - Rev. W. A. Driver replaces Wise as new minister   1937 March 20 Frank Gattrell died    1940 - Rev. Harold Whitehead becomes new minister   1949 - Rev. Ed Simms becomes new minister   1950s   -  The first kitchen and eating area with restrooms was added. (1950s)   1951- Rev. Conley Scott becomes new minister   1954 - Rev. Donald E. Becker  becomes new minister 1954 June  21 Janie Donohew / Gattrell died (Mrs. Frank Gattrell)   Buried Lee's Summit, MO   1956 - Rev. Elton O. Smith, Jr.  becomes new minister 1956 - Ground is broken for the Parish Hall       1957 - Parish Hall was dedicated. History of St. Paul's -1957 Newsletter Click Image for larger View Click Image for larger View Click Image for larger View 1962 -   Rev. Philip Toll Brinkman  becomes new minister   1964  St. Paul's Episcopal  Rev. Philip Toll Brinkman officiated   (Aug Marriage record  )   1968  St. Paul's Episcopal  Rev. George G. Greenway, Jr.   (June Marriage record  )   1970 -   Rev. Richard Mason  becomes new minister 1970 -   Rev. Robert Newyear  becomes new minister   1984 -   St. Paul's celebrates Church Building Centennial. "The Oldest Church still in use in Lee's Summit"   The document on the right has an accurate description of our Gothic Revival style church.  A complete "Statement of Significance is also on the form.   "St. Paul's Episcopal Church was originally constructed as a simple frame structure with the necessary components which identified it as a church. Its design was influenced by the Gothic Revival style but also by the physical and financial restraints of the builders and parishioners. The architect was the Rev. Mr. Scheetz. A former railroad engineer, Scheetz had become an Episcopal priest by the time of St. Paul's construction."  1984 -   New addition to old Parish House  (Education Wing) National Register Of Historic Places. - U. S. Department of the Interior Registration Form Has description, significance, map, floor plan, exterior and interior photos Click here,  be patient, a large file 5 to 10 seconds to load 1985 -   Rev. David Jefferies  becomes new minister   1987 -   Rev. Peter VanZanten  becomes new minister   1990 - January 1,    Rev. Gerald A. Skillicorn is the new minister.    1991 - August 23    Aerial  photograph of St. Paul's.           August 23, 1991 Aerial View Click Image for larger View Then we grew again     - The Disciples’ Hall was added  2007 Fall, Aerial View Click Image for larger View 1995  St. Paul's Episcopal Rev. Richmond Thweatt, interim Priest.   1996 July 7  Rev. Henry Cheves, Pastor.   2000 July 30  Rev. David With, Pastor  (interim), July 30, 2000 - May 26, 2002   2002 - June 1   The Rev.  Mark McGuire, Pastor   2008  -  May 25 The Bishop's annual visit.  The Right Rev. Barry Howe Celebrated the Holy Eucharist upon his Annual Visit to St. Paul’s, Sunday, May 25th.The Service began with the Blessing of Disciples Hall, the Organ, the Cross and Altar. Disciples Hall - May 2008                 About our worship services . . St. Paul’s Church celebrates four worship services that offer Liturgy of the Word with Holy Eucharist. Two of the services are offered Sunday mornings at 8 and 10 o’clock in our 1884 historic church.  The third service is conducted 5:30 Saturday evenings in the newly refurbished addition to our facilities.  Additionally, St. Paul’s Church celebrates a midweek Eucharist at 10:00 a.m., Wednesdays, in the chapel at John Knox Village. For more about our worship services and other services.  Click here (A printable reference for your convenience.)  ENTER Our HOME Page.  Enter the Church with the Red Doors 416 Southeast Grand Lee's Summit, Missouri  64063 (816) 524-3651   Fax:  (816) 524-4162 Clergy: Father Mark McGuire, Rector FatherM@saintpauls-lsmo.com   Joan Zoller, Deacon Deacon@saintpauls-lsmo.com   Church Office: Secretary@saintpauls-lsmo.com   Office hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday 2008  St. Paul's Episcopal, Lee's Summit, MO Click Image for larger View More about our worship services. A printable  reference for your convenience. 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