HISTORY
Church Building
In 1994, retired Holley Standard reporter, Winifred Bentley, took on the
challenge of chronicling the history of our church building and its
congregation. It was an exciting process, and the resulting book is
available at the Church. The following is a summary of some of the
main events.
As early as the 1860's, Episcopalians from St. Luke's Church in Brockport
were attempting to establish a congregation in Holley, New York.
In 1891, a mission was established, and 25 people were confirmed into
the new, yet unnamed, congregation. As it was St. Paul's Day, the
presiding Bishop suggested the church be called St. Paul's Church. The
first church warden, Charles C. Hayden, was the owner and editor of the
Holley Standard newspaper. On May 24, 1894, the mission was incorporated
as a parish, and construction was begun on an Early Gothic-style building
designed by Addison Forbes of Rochester. Due to uneven ground, the church
was built with flying buttresses, and remains the only church in Orleans
County with that feature. The first service was held January 20, 1895 by
Reverend Burrows.
Significant events:
- 1860's - Services held with St. Luke's Church in Brockport
- 1891 - Church building constructed in Holley
- 1894 - St. Paul's Church incorporated
- 1895 - First service held
- 1920's - Stained glass window above altar was painted white!
- 1931 - St. Paul's joins newly divided Episcopal Diocese of Western New York
- 1949 - Church school started
- 1961 - First participation in Holley community services for the Easter season
- 1985 - St. Paul's Apostles replaces Men's Group as the outreach group of the parish into the church, community, and world
- 1997 - First "Golf Outing" for outreach and fellowship
- 2000 - Loaf & Ladle Community Kitchen established
- 2004 - Web Site for Church
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