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Since before 1638 ( less than 100 years after the death Martin Luther) Lutheran pioneers and frontiersmen marked out new territory in the area known as Douglassville. Driven by their desire to provide for their families and make a life for themselves they endured great hardships while carving out a future in the area which makes up Amity Township. One of the first priorities for these pioneers was to establish places of worship where they could give thanks for God's grace and protection.

Around the time Daniel Boone was still on the family homestead dreaming of blazing new trails in the American wilderness, Lutherans in Douglassville were already worshipping in individual homes. And in 1753 the first church in Douglassville shared by Lutheran and Reformed Christians was built. It was a frontier church responding in faithfulness to God's command to meet the spiritual needs of a growing community.

The first church built was a simple log structure. No pictures of it exist. We can imagine that, consistent with the meager resources of these pioneer settles, it was mean but efficient. After 42 years of use the congregation put the funds together to build a stone church building which had a seating capacity of 500. In 1872 a brick church seating 700 was built. This church was destroyed by a tornado in 1922 and was rebuilt through dedication of and sacrifice of the congregation.

Throughout all the changes over more than 250 years of continual worship and service one thing has remained constant; a pioneer spirit. When faced with challenges and new frontiers the people of St Paul's respond with their God given gifts for ministry, their dedication to work of Jesus Christ and their financial resources.