Old Saint Paul's Edinburgh

Old Saint Paul’s is a welcoming and inclusive Anglican church in the Catholic tradition. It stands on the site of the original home of Scottish Episcopalianism in Edinburgh. Today, it is a living centre of worship and witness in the heart of Edinburgh. 

People have worshipped on this site since 1689, when a breakaway group from the old cathedral of Saint Giles led by Bishop Alexander Rose moved into an old wool store in Carrubber’s Close. 

Although the present building dates from the 19th century, Old Saint Paul’s has a history going back 300 years to the beginning of the Scottish Episcopal Church.

More than any other church in Scotland the history of Old Saint Paul’s has been the history of the Scottish Episcopal Church itself; often embattled, at times romantic, on occasion triumphant. 

Registered Scottish charity number SC017399.