Welcome to St. Paul's United Methodist Church - Houston, Texas

Welcoming Congregation
Welcoming Congregation

home of radical hospitality

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Better stewardship of environment and budget

Integrity. Inspirational. Intentional. Innovative.

Clergy from throughout the nation learned about cutting edge traditional worship at St. Paul's.

Photo Galleries
Photo Galleries

Pictures of activities through the years.

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What do you know about St. Paul's?

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American Institute of Architects Houston designated St. Paul's sanctuary as one of Houston's 50 iconic buildings.

Friends and Neighbors

Links to Websites for some of our Friends and Neighbors

Wildfire Relief
Wildfire Relief

Help our neighbors

St. Paul's Newspaper - The Bell Tower

To read any of the latest editions of the Bell Tower, St. Paul's edition of the weekly United Methodist Reporter, click on the date link. To obtain a pdf copy of an edition prior to those listed below, please email Donna V. Adair. Due to some technology update issues, the newspaper pictures through January 13 are in black and white. We appreciate your patience during this transition.

February 3, 2012 - page 1 - page 2 - page 3
St. Paul's Choir, Da Camera in Byzantine Fresco Return Program
Progoff Intensive Journal Workshop
Souper Bowl of Caring
(The file for this edition of the newspaper is too large to upload into this website; therefore, each page is  uploaded separately. We appologize for any inconvenience.)




January 27, 2012 - page 1 - page 2 - page 3
Young Adult Retreat: Life in the Wilderness
Youth Parents P.R.A.Y. Together
Scholarship Deadline
(The file for this edition of the newspaper is too large to upload into this website; therefore, each page is uploaded separately. We apologize for any inconvenience.)




January 20, 2012
Perkins Lay School of Theology January 21
Young Adult Retreat: Life in the Wilderness
Choral Epiphany Evensong by St. Paul's Choir Sunday, January 22







January 13, 2012
New Term Begins for Fine Arts Academy
Treble Choir to Sing in San Antonio, Other Children's Choir Clinics
New Name
Blood Drive January 15




News from UMR Communications

Access UMR Communications, including stories in the United Methodist Reporter newspaper, through the UMR Portal

Use their Yahoo site search engine to find these stories with a relationship to St. Paul's, or just click through below:

  • St. Paul's senior minister, Dr. Jim Bankston, quoted in the June 17, 2011, edition about traditional worship.
  • St. Paul's senior minister, Dr. Jim Bankston, quoted in the August 27, 2010, edition about following the lectionary
  • Rev. Rauza Landorf, the minister for Grace UMC, St. Petersburg, Russa, with which St. Paul's has a missional relationship
  • The traditional worship conference held at St. Paul's in November 2008. Headline: "Traditional worship feeds the soul, speakers say."

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News from the Texas Annual Conference

Access news and information from the Texas Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, including the Cross Connections newspaper.

See story about St. Paul's Mitzvah Day, published in the November 24, 2009 edition of Cross Connections.

See story by St. Paul's Nataly Negrete about Hispanic Ministries' Los Posadas celebration, published in the January 9, 2009, edition of Cross Connections.

News from United Methodist Communications

This weekly digest of news features provided by United Methodist Communications includes summaries of stories, UMTV video reports, and additional briefs from the United Methodist News Service. This digest also links to the UMC News page for full versions of the stories with photographs and related features plus many other United Methodist resources.


St. Paul's United Methodist Church - Houston, Texas