St. Paul's is the outgrowth of a
mission Sunday School class started in 1884 or 1885 by
Mrs. Catherine Bowman, the wife of Dr. W. S. Bowman,
Pastor of the Lutheran Church of the Ascension in
Savannah. This class grew and on September 19, 1889 was
organized into a Mission Sunday School sponsored by the
Sunday School Teachers Association of the Ascension
Church and was named St. Paul's Lutheran Mission Sunday
School.
It grew in popularity to the point that
in 1894, the Rev. M. J. Epting was called from St.
Luke's Lutheran Church, Newberry County, South Carolina,
to be Assistant Pastor of the Ascension Church with the
purpose of organizing the Mission Sunday School into a
congregation. This was accomplished on November 3, 1895
with 148 members. Dr. Epting remained as pastor until
his death on July 14, 1927.
In 1956, the growth
of the church brought up desires for a new building. On
Palm Sunday, in 1957, the new sanctuary was dedicated.
Six months later, an Aeolian-Skinner organ was
installed. This beautiful addition to the church
continues to fill the church with joyful music. |
