St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church originated in 1872 at Druid Hill Avenue and McMechen Street, with 34 charter members.

  Growth, change and a merger with the Lutheran Church of the Atonement led to the constructing of a new church 47 years later at Baker and Longwood streets.

  At that location, St. Paul's Church served the Walbrook section of Baltimore from 1923 to 1955.

  On Sunday, January 27, 1957, the congregation assembled at the new site on Liberty Road in Rockdale for the Laying of the Cornerstone. A copper box was placed in the cornerstone, which contained an Emblem of Christ Crucified; The Holy Bible; Martin Luther's Catechism; and the Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church. The placement of the cornerstone was done by Mr. Edward T. Miller. The four items placed in the cornerstone represented a way of saying that St. Paul's shall hold before all who enter the church the Gospel of Christ's atoning Sacrifice on the Cross, the message of our principles of the Lutheran Reformation, and that we build for the Glory of God rather than the convenience of man. If these are part of the very structure of the building, how much more they should be part of everything we do.

  After many months of anticipation, St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 7902 Liberty Road, was dedicated Sunday, December 22, 1957 at 10 A.M., with Rev. J. Frank Fife D.D., President of the Lutheran Synod of Maryland, and the Rev. Henry Einspruch, D.D., Superintendent of Salem Hebrew Lutheran Mission of Baltimore assisting Pastor Schroeder. The confirmed membership at this time was 700 of which 385 were communicant members. The total cost of the Church Building, lot and furnishings was $389,086.

  Pastors of St. Paul's during it's 125 years include the Rev. Jacob A. Clutz, 1873-1883; the Rev. Ephraim Felton, 1883-1887; the Rev. W. P. Evans, 1887-1892; the Rev. Charles R. Trowbridge, 1892-1896; the Rev. Philip A. Heilman, 1897-1929; the Rev. John B. Rupley, 1929-1941; the Rev. Hugo W. Schroeder, 1941-1967 and the Rev. Donald A. Haas, 1967-1999, Pastor C. Andrew Carr, 1999-2003.

  Assistant and associate pastors have been the Rev. Richard E. Martin, 1961-1963; and the Rev. Hans Goebel, 1963-1967; the Rev. Peter W. F. Nodyne, 1968-1971; Pastor David Werley, 1971-1977; and Rev. James Roth, 1978-1982.

  As we celebrate this 125 Anniversary, St. Paul's Lutheran Church looks back over the last 125 years with a feeling of gratitude, and looks forward to the future with renewed dedication to serving our Lord and Savior.

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