The office is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, September through May.  Summer hours, which begin following Memorial Day, are Monday through Thursday from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM and Friday from 9:00 AM to Noon.  The office will be closed on Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Labor Day.

The parish primarily serves the communities of the city’s South Hills. For directions, please call the Church office at 412-531-7153.  Office volunteers are available on Sunday mornings to answer your questions regarding service times and directions.

PARISH LEADERSHIP and MINISTRIES

In addition to clergy and staff, the parish is led by a twelve-member Vestry who serve three-year terms on a rotating basis, with four being elected at each Annual Parish Meeting. The Vestry meets monthly. 

HISTORY

In 1986, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Mt. Lebanon, celebrated the 150^th anniversary of the congregation which was originally in Laceyville in Pittsburgh’s Lower Hill District near the site of the Mellon Arena.

The congregation relocated to the suburb of Mt. Lebanon in 1924, meeting in the auditorium of Washington School. The first phase of the present building was erected in 1930, with the first services being held in November of that year.

After the church was built, there followed a period of rapid growth for the area and for the church. Led by the Rev. Edward L. B. Pielow (1930-1954), the parish became self-sustaining in 1942. Under the leadership of the Rev. C. Dale David Doren (1952-1976), St. Paul’s was referred to as the fastest-growing Episcopal church in the United States.

In 1956, the church was enlarged to its present size with the addition of the transcepts, chancel and sanctuary, the extended Undercroft, and the Lower Undercroft. The education wing was built in 1962.

Under the succeeding rectorships of the Rev. Ralph Warren (1977-1982) and the Rev. William T. Pickering (1983-1997) and the interim rectorships of the Rev. Sarah Chandler (1982-1983) and the Rev. Michael P.G.G. Randolph (1997-1998), the church continued to grow and change. The 1979 Book of Common Prayer was adopted, outreach became a line item in the parish budget, a capital campaign was undertaken and the endowment was established. Liturgically, the celebration of the Easter Vigil and the Pentecost were introduced, and the foundation of an active lay ministry was established. St. Paul’s also became more active in the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh.

Over the past decade, there has been extensive activity in developing the physical plant. In 1988, the sanctuary, chancel and transcepts were renovated. Subsequently, the "Building the Vision" and "Continuing the Vision" capital campaigns have provided funding for new lighting and air conditioning in certain sections of the building, an elevator, a redesigned parking lot, a new pipe organ and renovations to the first floor of the education wing.