St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Evansville, Indiana)

St. Paul's Episcopal Church
St. Paul's Episcopal Church in 2019
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Location Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States
DenominationEpiscopal Church
Websitestpaulsevv.org
History
Founded1836
FounderJackson Kemper
Architecture
ArchitectReid & Reid
StyleEnglish Gothic Revival
Years built1886
Administration
DioceseEpiscopal Diocese of Indianapolis
Clergy
Bishop(s)Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows, Bishop of Indianapolis
RectorHolly Rankin Zaher
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Coordinates37°57′50″N 87°34′10″W / 37.96389°N 87.56944°W / 37.96389; -87.56944
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1886
ArchitectReid & Reid
Architectural styleEnglish Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.78000059
Added to NRHPNovember 14, 1978

St. Paul's Episcopal Church is an Episcopal parish church located in Evansville, Indiana, within the Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis. The parish was formally organized in 1836 after a missionary visit from Bishop Jackson Kemper. The present-day church building was erected in 1886 on the corner of 1st and Chestnut St. in downtown Evansville to replace the parish's first church built on the same site. Designed by architects James W. Reid & Merritt J. Reid, the English Gothic Revival-style structure was constructed with Bedford limestone and trimmed with Green River limestone. St. Paul's is known for being the home parish of various prominent figures in Evansville's history. It is also known for its community service, including a weekend soup kitchen through Sr. Joanna's Table.

The church reported 240 members in 2015 and 221 members in 2023; no membership statistics were reported nationally in 2024 parochial reports. Plate and pledge income reported for the congregation in 2024 was $188,000. Average Sunday attendance (ASA) in 2024 was 55 persons, down from a reported 93 in 2019.

St. Paul's Episcopal Church was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 17, 1978, as part of the larger Riverside Historic District in downtown Evansville.