The Parish is Established

On November 18, 1863 a meeting was held by the Episcopal Mission of Monongahela City with the Bishop of Pennsylvania, Alonzo Potter, in attendance. Bishop Potter (seen here) later reported that at Monongahela he found:
“A vigorous congregation, with well conducted services, a large Sunday School, earnestly instructed in the principles and duties of our holy faith; a most eligible property purchased and paid for, with a home for the missionary already on it, and ample room left for a large Church and its proper accompaniments in the future of that now reviving town;”

It was at this meeting that the parish was organized, a charter adopted, our first vestry elected with Mr. John Markell, mayor of Monongahela (seen here) as senior warden and our first rector, the Rev. Henry MacKay, called. The members also pledged $2,200 for the construction of a church building, which was at the time a quite impressive sum.
For two years St. Paul’s would be a parish of the Diocese of Pennsylvania. The members of St. Paul’s church were very active in the creation of the new Diocese in Pittsburgh in 1865