ST. PAUL'S ON-THE-HILL EPISCOPAL CHURCH: Finding Aids : MNHS.ORG


	Creator:	St. Paul's On-the-Hill Episcopal Church (Saint Paul, Minn.), creator.
	Title:	Church records.
	Dates:	1856-2015.
	Language:	Materials in English.
	Abstract:	Church histories, publications, correspondence and miscellaneous papers, minutes of the vestry and congregation, financial records, photographs, audiocassettes, membership information, youth group records, and records of women's organizations of the third Protestant Episcopal church founded (1856) in Minnesota.
	Quantity:	14.6 cubic feet (16 boxes, 5 folders and 4 volumes in 1 partial box, and 1 oversize folder in 1 partial box).
	Location:	See Detailed Description section for shelf locations.

St. Paul's On-the-Hill Episcopal Church was officially organized in the St. Paul territorial court house in 1854, and was legally incorporated on December 23, 1856. The first service in the original church building, located at 9th and Olive streets in St. Paul's Lowertown area, took place on December 25, 1857. The convention that organized the Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota was held at St. Paul's in 1858. The church moved in 1912 to its present location at Summit Avenue and Saratoga Street. The parish developed a reputation for establishing missions and new congregations, and was known for its High Church Anglo-Catholic style of worship. The 1912 church building was designed by architect Emmanuel Masqueray, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Saint Paul's On-the-Hill closed in 2015 due to an aging membership and dwindling numbers.

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There is information on the church's liturgical commitment to Anglo-Catholicism (High Church), some information on the diocese of Minnesota, details on the interior construction of the church, and a few records relating to religious education. Several separate church groups are documented: Women's Guild, Women's Auxiliary, St. Mary's Altar Guild, Rector's Aid Society, the Young People's Fellowship, and the Acolytes Guild. Also included are a few records of the church's involvement with the Episcopal Churchwomen of the Diocese of Minnesota, and the St. Paul District Young People's Fellowship.

Other records include registers of church services, annual reports, yearbooks and directories, and notes for sermons and instruction delivered at church school services. There are also photographs showing exterior and interior views of the church, and audiocassettes containing interviews with, and reminiscences of, church members, and some typewritten transcripts.

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These documents are organized into the following sections:


		Historical and Publicity Materials
		Administrative Records
		Membership and Financial Records
		Building and Property
		Guilds, Societies, and Fellowships
		Ministerial Records

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Access Restrictions:

Access to records less than 25 years old requires written permission of the Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota. Please consult the reference staff for more information.

Use Restrictions:

Copyright in records less than 25 years old is retained by the Episcopal Church Diocese of Minnesota. Users wishing to quote from papers less than 25 years old must acknowledge that the Diocese holds exclusive copyright to the records, permit the church to examine any writing based on the collection and give the church uncontrolled discretion to grant or withhold permission to publish anything based upon the collection.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. St. Paul's On-the-Hill Episcopal Church (Saint Paul, Minn.) Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples

Accession Information:

Accession number: 6475; 6748; 13,199; 14,193; 14,793; 16,072; 17,349

Processing Information:

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Digitized by: Minnesota Historical Society, January 2024.

Digitization was made possible by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund through the vote of Minnesotans on November 4, 2008.

Catalog ID number: 990017200360104294

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Location

Box

151.L.19.6F

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Tom Correll, "A Study in Church History: The Process," May 22, 1983.


		Parish registers:
			1857-1876. 1 volume.
				1857-1876
			1876-1886.
				1876-1886
			1886-1903.
				1886-1903
			1898-1914. 1 volume.
				Bulk dates 1901-1911.
				1898-1914
Location	Box
144.D.17.7B-2	17		1911-1922. 1 volume.
				Bulk dates 1911-1914.
				1911-1922
			1914-1988. 1 volume.
				1914-1988

ST. PAUL'S ON-THE-HILL EPISCOPAL CHURCH:

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