St. Paul's Episcopal Church Records

1904-2024
Church Collection #CR0004
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St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Greenville, N.C.)
Physical description
9 Cubic Feet, 20 boxes, consisting of correspondence, memos, emails, budget documents, reports, minutes, clippings, programs, newsletters, histories, building plans, publications, brochures, handouts, and photographs
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St. Paul's Episcopal Church Records (#CR0004), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
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This collection contains records (1904-2024) of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Greenville, North Carolina, including correspondence, memos, financial records, reports, minutes, programs, newsletters and publications. Also included are photographs, documents, research notes, and other materials related to the 2013 church history "The People of St. Paul's: Happenings and Memories, 1700-2013" edited by Ann Harrison.

Administrative information
Custodial History

April 8, 1971 (unprocessed), 6 document cases; Files (1904-1957), including correspondence, vestry minutes, reports, legal papers, lists, and miscellaneous. Donor: Mr. Frank M. Wooten, Jr.

June 6, 2019 (unprocessed addition 1), 1.10 cubic feet; Records (1987-2016) include correspondence, memos, emails, budgets, committee reports, vestry minutes, clippings, programs, and publications related to vestry activities, outreach activities such as sponsoring the settlement of a Bosnian refugee family, the hiring of clergy, and the everyday activities involved in the running of the church. Special projects documented include the construction of a new main building with elaborate stained-glass windows and buying and installing the new C. B. Fisk organ. The donor served on the vestry and was involved in many committees directly related to the activities herein documented. Gift of Elizabeth Jordan Markowski.

June 28, 2019 (unprocessed addition 2), 0.48 cubic feet.; Records (ca. 1953-2019) include photographs (many of which document the old church building which is now a chapel), Ministries Reports, St. Paul's Epistle newsletters, bulletins, histories of the church and of the Episcopal church in Pitt County, ordination programs, a 2000 Planting Plan, building plans for the new building (1996), Parish Profiles, leaflets, programs for special events such as dedications, articles written by the donor, and correspondence. The donor has been very active on many committees and on the vestry. Gift of Mary Kathryn Thornton.

July 2, 2021 (unprocessed addition 3), 0.50 cubic feet; Includes material concerning the C.P.C. (Church Periodical Club); the Episcopal Church Women (1996-2018) including brochures, financial records, guidelines, handouts, by-laws, and handbooks; financial records (2011-2014) and constitution and by-laws for Sts. Mary, Martha, and Ann's Guild; 1993 parish profile; and some issues (1992-1994, 2004) of the church newsletter "St. Paul's Epistle." Gift of Mary Kathryn Thornton.

October 19, 2021 (unprocessed addition 4), 0.125 cubic feet; Includes issues of the church newsletter "St. Paul's Epistle" for December 2016 through June 2021. Gift of Martha G. Little Elmore.

December 20, 2022 (unprocessed addition 5), 0.20 cubic feet; Records (2013-2022) of the Sts. Mary, Martha, & Ann's Guild at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Greenville, N.C., including minutes, financial records, a photograph, and documents related to activities in which the Guild participated. Gift of Edith Rand.

March 31, 2023 (unprocessed addition 6), 3.9 cubic feet; Donation includes materials used by Ann Harrison in writing the 2013 history of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Greenville, North Carolina, entitled "The People of St. Paul's: Happenings and Memories, 1700-2013." Included were photographs, research notes, histories of the church and activities taking place there, clippings, financial records, brochures, handouts, versions of chapters of the 2013 history, newsletters, booklets, and CDs and DVDs of photographs and church activities. Gift of Penny Harrison Gaskins.

October 30, 2023 (unprocessed addition 7), 0.10 cubic feet; Donation includes Agendas and Minutes for Saints Mary, Martha, and Ann's Guild for September 2021 through May 2022 along with accompanying correspondence and clippings. Also included are photocopies of the 1927 Year Book and Directory, 1938 Year Book and Parish Directory, "A History of Lay Readers, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 1930-1980" by Dot and Charles Horne, a two-page history of St. Paul's Church by Lawrence Brewster, and a two-page timeline about St. Paul's Church from 1921 to 1986. Gift of Louise Horne McNamee.

December 4, 2025 (unprocessed addition 8), 0.5 cubic feet; Donation includes the Bishop's Advent Book (1999), and monthly newsletters (2011-2014, 2022-2024). Gift of Martha G. Little Elmore.

Source of acquisition

Gift of Mr. Frank M. Wooten, Jr.

Gift of Elizabeth Jordan Markowski

Gift of Mary Kathryn Thornton

Gift of Martha G. Little Elmore

Gift of Louise Horne McNamee

Gift of Penny Harrison Gaskins

Gift of Edith M. Rand

Processing information

Encoded by Apex Data Services. Container List completed by Cheryl Funderburk in November 2008 and Martha Elmore in March 2025.

Copyright notice

Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.

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Key terms
Corporate Names
Episcopal Church--North Carolina--Greenville
St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Greenville, N.C.)
Topical
Church records and registers--North Carolina--Greenville
Container list
Box 1 Folder a Vestry Meeting Minutes. 1904-1910
Box 1 Folder b Vestry Meeting Minutes, 1940-1944
Box 1 Folder c Vestry Meeting Minutes, 1950-1953
Box 1 Folder d Vestry Meeting Minutes, 1953-1954
Box 1 Folder e Vestry Meeting Minutes, 1955-1956
Box 2 Folder a Membership Rolls, 1938-1958, undated
Box 2 Folder b Parochial Reports, 1942-1945
Box 2 Folder c Rector Search Notes, 1945, undated
Box 2 Folder d Synod Journals, 1947-1956
Box 2 Folder e 25th Annual Synod Materials,1953
Box 2 Folder f Diocese of East Carolina Constitution, Canon, & Rules of Order, 1940, 1948
Box 2 Folder g Diocese of East Carolina Convention Journals, 1949, 1951
Box 2 Folder h Diocese of East Carolina Convention Programs, 1945-1956
Box 2 Folder i Diocese of East Carolina Treasurer's Reports, 1947-1953
Box 3 Folder a Diocese of East Carolina Convention Report Appendices, 1952
Box 3 Folder b Miscellaneous Diocese of East Carolina Convention Materials, 1949, undated
Box 3 Folder c Laymen's Association Constitution & Objectives, 1956, undated
Box 3 Folder d Laymen's Association Meeting Programs, 1951-1955, undated
Box 3 Folder e Laymen's Association Minutes, 1948-1955, undated
Box 3 Folder f Laymen's Association Bulletins, 1954-1955
Box 3 Folder g Laymen's Association Financial Materials, 1952-1956, undated
Box 3 Folder h Laymen's Association Publications, undated
Box 3 Folder i Provincial and Church Budgets, 1944-1956, undated
Box 3 Folder j Treasurer's Reports, 1945-1956, undated
Box 4 Folder a Financial Statements, 1945-1955
Box 4 Folder b Offerings/Pledges, 1945-1946, 1955, undated
Box 4 Folder c Bank Statements, 1931-1932
Box 4 Folder d Deeds, 1909-1954
Box 4 Folder e Loan Materials, 1940-1954, undated
Box 4 Folder f Blueprints, 1935,1953
Box 4 Folder g Property Sketches, undated
Box 4 Folder h Insurance Papers, 1922-1945
Box 5 Folder a Building and Repair Contracts, 1930-1954, undated
Box 5 Folder b Receipts, 1929-1953, undated
Box 5 Folder c Miscellaneous Financial Papers, 1943-1946, undated
Box 5 Folder d St. Paul's Bulletins, 1948-1956
Box 5 Folder e Miscellaneous Bulletins, 1951-1957, undated
Box 5 Folder f Parish Newsletters, 1953-1957
Box 5 Folder g Miscellaneous Newsletters, 1946-1952, undated
Box 5 Folder h Religious Pamphlets, 1945-1952, undated
Box 5 Folder i Radio Programs, 1956-1957
Box 5 Folder j Catalogs, 1945-1946, undated
Box 5 Folder k Correspondence, 1910-1916
Box 5 Folder l Correspondence, 1928-1930
Box 5 Folder m Correspondence, 1941-1945
Box 6 Folder a Correspondence, 1946
Box 6 Folder b Correspondence, 1947-1950
Box 6 Folder c Correspondence, 1951-1952
Box 6 Folder d Correspondence, 1953-1954
Box 6 Folder e Correspondence, 1955-1957, undated
Box 6 Folder f Miscellaneous Notes, undated
Box 6 Folder g Miscellaneous Printed Materials, 1943-1953, undated
Box 6 Folder h Miscellaneous Cards, 1945-1956, undated
Box 7 Folder a Photographs (ca. 1970s, undated) of exterior and interior of 1930 church (later the chapel) taken by Jack Thornton, material related to ordination of Fran McKinney as a deacon (2003) and Charles Dupree as a priest (2007), 1993 parish profile, 2005 "Light in the East" brief history of the church
Box 7 Folder b Publications related to important events or reports: Dedicatory Events of the Perkins and Wells memorial Organ C. B. Fisk, Opus 126 (2005-2006), Strategic Plan 2010 for the church, Ministries Reports (2015, 2018, 2019), Maury York's 2004 history of the church, and Welcome to Pamlico Deanery of Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina (undated), and other items.
Box 7 Folder c Histories of St. Paul's Church and of the Episcopal Church in Pitt County, NC
Box 7 Folder d Landscaping and Architectural Plans, 1990-2005, undated
Box 7 Folder e Special Events Programs and Newspaper Clippings, 1994-2018
Box 7 Folder f Ministries Reports, 2004, 2005, 2013, 2014
Box 7 Folder g Parish Profiles and Histories, ca. 1953-1993
Box 8 Folder a Photographs
Box 8 Folder b Newsletters "St. Paul's Epistle," 1993-1995
Box 8 Folder c Church Bulletins, 1981-2018 (a lot of the bulletins are missing in this run)
Box 8 Folder d Clippings, 1964-2011
Box 8 Folder e Documents related to the Church's library and other varied topics, 1982-2005
Box 8 Folder f Booklets, brochures and handouts related to Episcopal Church Women, 1996, undated
Box 8 Folder g Episcopal Church Women, Diocese of East Carolina, Handbooks, 2016-2017, 2017-2018
Box 8 Folder h Episcopal Church Women, Diocese of East Carolina, 2003 annual meeting documents, and 2014 Amended By-Laws.
Box 8 Folder i Episcopal Church Women Fund financial records, 2002-2004
Box 8 Folder j Episcopal Church Women Fund financial records, 2005-2011, 2017/2018
Box 9 Item 1 Anthology of Correspondence and Reports (1995-2016) submitted by Betsy J. Markowski related to construction of St. Paul's new Church building, stained glass windows, C. D. Fisk organ, clergy, and other special events.
Box 9 Item 2 Anthology of Correspondence and Reports (1987-2005) submitted by Betsy J. Markowski related to vestry planning, outreach, Episcopal campus ministry (ECU students), Christian education for the young people, budget information, Dedication of the C. D. Fisk organ, clergy, and other special events.
Box 10 Item 1 Records of Sts. Mary, Martha, and Ann's Guild at St. Paul's Episcopal Church from May 2013 to September 2016
Box 10 Item 2 Records (1999-2011) documenting St. Paul's Episcopal Church Outreach with the Greenville Community Shelter, Crop Walk, Food Bank, Habitat for Humanity, PICASO, Prison Ministry, St. Peter's Food Pantry, Refugee Ministry, Soup Kitchen, Ulster Project and other projects
Box 11 Folder a Church Periodical Club (CPC), 1991, 2012-2016
Box 11 Folder b Church stationery
Box 11 Folder c Newsletter "St. Paul's Epistle," 1992-1994, 2004
Box 11 Folder d Newsletter "This Month @ St. Paul's," December 2016-December 2017
Box 11 Folder e Newsletter "This Month @ St. Paul's," 2018
Box 11 Folder f Newsletter "This Month @ St. Paul's," 2019
Box 11 Folder g Newsletter "This Month @ St. Paul's," 2020
Box 11 Folder h Newsletter "This Month @ St. Paul's," 2021
Box 11 Folder i Sts. Mary, Martha and Ann's Guild at St. Paul's Church Constitution and By-laws, and financial records, 2011, 2013-2014, undated
Box 11 Folder j Sts. Mary, Martha and Ann's Guild at St. Paul's Church Minutes and Financial Records, September 2017-May 2018
Box 11 Folder k Sts. Mary, Martha and Ann's Guild at St. Paul's Church Minutes and Financial Records, September 2018-May 2019
Box 11 Folder l Sts. Mary, Martha and Ann's Guild at St. Paul's Church minutes and financial records (September 2019-May 2022), and photograph of members (ca. 2012)
Box 12 Folder a St. Lydia's Chapter 1965-1992 for 2013 history of the Church
Box 12 Folder b Resources 1994-2005 for the 2013 history of the Church
Box 12 Folder c History of Church's newsletter (Epistle) and Church's library; 1952 newsletter. 1952-2012
Box 12 Folder d Christian Formation and Education Committee notes 2004-2008 for the 2013 history of the Church
Box 12 Folder e St. Paul's "Coffee & Conversation Class" 1998
Box 12 Folder f Newcomers Welcoming: Foyer, Shepparding, Connecting Groups
Box 12 Folder g Sponsoring families from Thailand, Bosnia, Cuba, and Myanmar for resettlement, 1979-2007
Box 12 Folder h Campus Ministry 1930-2012 for the 2013 history of the Church
Box 12 Folder i Outreach Overview notes for the 2013 history of the Church
Box 12 Folder j Properties notes for the 2013 history of the Church
Box 12 Folder k Communication notes for the 2013 history of the Church
Box 12 Folder l St. Andrews Episcopal Church (African American mission) and later use as Bonner's Lane Day Care Center notes
Box 12 Folder m Welcoming Ministry notes for the 2013 history of the Church
Box 12 Folder n "Everything You Want to Know About St. Paul's" by Communications Comm. 1996
Box 12 Folder o Youth history notes for the 2013 history of the Church
Box 13 Folder a Stewardship and Legacy Development, and Ministries Fair notes for the 2013 history of the Church
Box 13 Folder b Stewardship Team notes, 2009-2010 for the 2013 history of the Church
Box 13 Folder c Notes on Youth Ministry for 1924-2013 for the 2013 history of the Church
Box 13 Folder d Caretakers Ministry, Outreach Ministries, and Newcomers Ministry notes for the 2013 history of the Church
Box 13 Folder e East Carolina Musical Arts and Education Foundation notes, clippings, and brochure for the 2013 history of the church
Box 13 Folder f Trinity Center of the Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina, brochures and clippings for the 2013 history of the Church
Box 13 Folder g Caretaker's Ministry, Stephen Ministry notes for the 2013 history of the Church
Box 13 Folder h University Towers Ministry notes and brochure for the 2013 history of the Church
Box 13 Folder i Christian Education notes for the 2013 history of the Church
Box 13 Folder j Women of the Church notes for the 2013 history of the Church
Box 13 Folder k Notes about Personnel for the 2013 history of the Church
Box 13 Folder l Clergy and Bishop Photographs and notes, 1950s-1980s, for the 2013 history of the Church
Box 13 Folder m Rev. Pat Houston Years: Photographs, articles, clipping, 1969-1992, for the 2013 history of the Church
Box 13 Folder n Notes on Memorials, Cursillo, Properties, Faith Alive, Cross, and Flag, for the 2013 history of the Church
Box 13 Folder o Clippings about a variety of subjects; photographs of the original church on 4th street and 2 older photographs of a woman (perhaps Mrs. Hattie Cotton Skinner) and a sketch about Mrs. Hattie Cotton Skinner by F. M. Wooten
Box 13 Folder p Paper entitled "Aristotle's Theory of Virtue" written by Tommy Midyette (later Rev. Thomas Midyette) for a Philosophy comprehensive paper in 1963
Box 14 Folder a Histories of St. Paul's Church, the Diocese of East Carolina, and the Episcopal Church in Pitt Co., North Carolina by Dr. Lawrence Brewster
Box 14 Folder b Material for "Growing Together (2005-2012)" Chapter of St. Paul's Church history edited by Ann Harrison
Box 14 Folder c A History of St. Paul's by Maury York; facts re St. Paul's history by Charles Horne (?); articles about Pitt County Episcopal churches.
Box 14 Folder d Vestry Information
Box 14 Folder e Specific References
Box 14 Folder f Versions of several chapters in 2013 church history edited by Ann Harrison
Box 14 Folder g Versions of church history chapter "A New Church is Born, 1994-2005"
Box 14 Folder h Printed images (not on photography paper), considered for the church history edited by Ann Harrison.
Box 14 Folder i "Growing and Planning Together 2005-2013" chapter in church history edited by Ann Harrison. Also photographs.
Box 15 Folder a Notes for Chapter "An Era of Change 1969-1993" for church history edited byAnn Harrison. Also contains 1 photograph.
Box 15 Folder b Notes for and versions of Chapters "When the Church was Young," "Coming of Age," "An Era of Change," and "A New Church is Born" for church history edited by Ann Harrison. Also contains photographs.
Box 15 Folder c Financial Records related to printing of church history edited by Ann Harrison.
Box 15 Folder d Several histories of St. Paul's Parish by Lawrence Brewster, Maury York, and Delyle Evans. Church history timeline by Jack and Mary Kathryn Thornton.
Box 15 Folder e Welcome Handouts, 2014-2015.
Box 15 Folder f "An Outline Study of the Prayer Book Gospels for Saints' Days, Holy Days, and Special Occasions" compiled by Rev. Ernest H. Williams, St. Paul's Church, for the year 1950-1951.
Box 15 Folder g Neighbor to Neighbor Leadership Materials (Notes, Brochures, Photographs).
Box 15 Folder h Booklets re Dedication and Consecration of new Church building (2002) and Dedicatory Events of New Organ (2005-2007).
Box 15 Folder i Some newsletter issues for 2014, 2015, and 2020; 2015 Rector's Report to Vestry re Marriage of Same Gender Couples; Printout of Hymns Selected from "Lift Every Voice and Sign II" (African American Hymnal); etc.
Box 16 Folder a Versions of "Growing Together 2005-2013" Chapter of church history editied by Ann Harrison. Also clippings, photographs, and notes.
Box 16 Folder b Material related to Anti-Racism Workshop "Seeing the Face of God in Each Other" held by Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina. 2003
Box 16 Folder c Notes and brochures and proposal to establish a St. Paul's Archival Committee and preparing a parish archive.
Box 16 Folder d Versions of "A New Church Is Born 1994-2005" chapter of church history edited by Ann Harrison. Also photographs.
Box 16 Folder e Notes and documents re Personnel, Legacy Fund, Church-School Newsletter, Neighborhood Shepherding Groups Leaders, and Trinity Center.
Box 16 Folder f Notes and version of introduction to church history "The People of St. Paul's" edited by Ann Harrison.
Box 16 Folder g Versions of Chapter "Early Roots 1700-1929" of church history edited by Ann Harrison. Includes photostatic copy of the document of Consecration of St. Paul's Church in the Diocese on January 1, 1895, by Bishop A. A. Watson.
Box 16 Folder h Notes, clippings, photographs, and early version of Chapter "When the Church Was Young 1930-1945" of church history edited by Ann Harrison. Also includes extract from 1930 Diocese of East Carolina Exec. Council Minutes related to setting up a Student Center in Greenville.
Box 16 Folder i Versions of Chapter "When the Church Was Young 1930-1945" of church history edited by Ann Harrison.
Box 16 Folder j Versions of Chapter "Coming of Age 1946-1968" of church history edited by Ann Harrison. Also photographs, clippings, and notes.
Box 16 Folder k Versions of Chapter "An Era of Change 1969-1993" of church history edited by Ann Harrison. Also includes photographs, clippings, and 50th anniversary of church building documents (1980).
Box 17 Folder a Photographs for "Early Roots 1700-1929" Chapter of church history edited by Ann Harrison.
Box 17 Folder b Photographs for Chapter "When the Church Was Young 1930-1945" of church history edited by Ann Harrison.
Box 17 Folder c Photographs for "Coming of Age 1946-1968" Chapter of Church history edited by Ann Harrison.
Box 17 Folder d Photographs for Chapter "An Era of Change 1969-1993" in Chruch history edited by Ann Harrison.
Box 17 Folder e Photographs for Chapter "An Era of Change 1969-1993" in Chruch history edited by Ann Harrison.
Box 17 Folder f Photographs of Dedication and Blessing of the Canterbury House, May 19th, 2002
Box 17 Folder g Photographs for Chapter "A New Church is Born 1994-2005" in church history edited by Ann Harrison.
Box 17 Folder h Photographs related to Chapter "A New Church Is Born 1994-2005" from church history edited by Ann Harrison.
Box 17 Folder i Photographs for Chapter "Growing and Planning Together 2005-2013" for church history edited by Ann Harrison.
Box 17 Folder j Photographs for Chapter "Growing and Planning Together 2005-2013" for church history edited by Ann Harrison.
Box 17 Folder k Youth Ministries Photographs for Chapter "Growing and Changing Together 2005-2013" for church history edited by Ann Harrison.
Box 17 Folder l Photographs not used in the church history edited by Ann Harrison.
Box 18 Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina workshop notebook containing the 93-page report of The Lambeth Commission on Communion's The Windsor Report (2004), and a photograph album (2005) containing identified photographs related to the Dedicatory Recitals for the new Fisk organ (also some images of family members of organist and music director Janette Fishell and husband Colin Andrews).
Box 19 Twenty-two CDs and four DVDs (2005-2011) containing photographs documenting events at St. Paul's, some of which were used in the Church history edited by Ann Harrison. Also includes CDs documenting the 2009 and 2011 Journals of the Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina Conventions.
Box 20 Folder a DVD of St. Paul's Episcopal Church "A Year In Pictures", 2005
Box 20 Folder b Histories of St. Paul's Church; Photocopies of 1927 and 1938 Year Books and Directories
Box 20 Folder c Agendas, minutes (with accompanying correspondence and clippings) of Saints Mary, Martha, and Ann's Guild , 2021-2022
Box 20 Folder d Bishop's Advent Book (1999), Epistle monthly newsletters (2011)
Box 20 Folder e Epistle monthly newsletters, 2012
Box 20 Folder f Epistle monthly newsletters, June 2013-December 2014
Box 20 Folder g This Month @ St. Paul's monthly newsletters, 2022
Box 20 Folder h This Month @ St. Paul's monthly newsletters, 2023
Box 20 Folder i This Month @ St. Paul's monthly newsletters, 2024