St Paul's a Place for the People Part 1 of 3.wmv

1984 was the 100 year anniversary of our St Paul's Episcopal Church in Lee's Summit, Mo.. The church made a history tape for the event. Over the years since, time was not kind to the film and tapes. This archival copy is still an excellent tribute to all those that have supported our Place for the People

Known as the "Rag" Church, or the church with the Red Doors, This church is now grown to almost a full city block in size! This video covers Just 100 years of the 155 years of our history.

Three women, who raised money by sewing carpet rags, founded Saint Paul's Episcopal Church in 1879. It took Elizabeth Whiting, Belle Jones and Bessie Gattrell seven years to collect enough money to turn those rags into the riches of a sacred space where 21st century worshipers still gather today. It was common at that time for women to take the lead in providing civilized aspects of community life, such as schools and churches. But in this case, they were completely in charge. They chose the plans, signed the contracts, oversaw the construction, paid the bills and gave the note for the deferred payment. Needing land to build, they approached William B. Howard, the founder of Lee's Summit. Howard realized that churches played a crucial role in growing a community. They provided a semblance of civilization and a place to secure the values and lifestyles that many people had left behind in the East. Howard, who donated land for many area churches, provided the site for Saint Paul's on July 16, 1884, where Green and Grand streets merge with Fifth Street. Lee's Summit already was growing, largely because of the nearby Southern Pacific Railroad tracks.

For another YouTube View or our Church with the most unique ceiling go here:
http://youtu.be/oIC0rBcnQ4A
or Wikipedia or here: http://www.stpaulsls.org/history.htm

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