St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Canton, Ohio
Canton, Ohio
All are welcome!
Sunday services begin with music at 10:25 a.m.
Sunday services begin with music at 10:25 a.m.
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You're invited to share in Deacon Robin's ordination to the priesthood
St. Paul's hosted a special recital and reception last Sunday (May 21) to raise money for StarkFresh's anti-poverty work. Deacon Robin and StarkFresh Director Tom Phillips (right) thanked musicians the musicians, cellist Daniel Pereira, violinist Jenny Cluggish and our Music Director Edward Grimes.
Photo by David Rotthoff
Up next at St. Paul's:
Sunday, May 28
Pentecost Sunday. You're invited to wear red! 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 31 Small Group Study, 10 a.m. in the library Saturday, June 3 The sacramental rite of the ordination of Deacon Robin Woodberry to the priesthood. 10 a.m. 
Our mission:
St. Paul's is a radically welcoming Episcopal community in downtown Canton, grounded in faith and called by God's Love to minister to the world. |
News release May 18, 2023
The Rev. Dr. Robin Woodberry, deacon-in-charge of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Canton, will be ordained a priest in the Episcopal Church at St. Paul’s on Saturday, June 3 at 10 a.m. The Bishop of the Diocese of Ohio, the Rt. Rev. Mark Hollingsworth Jr. will officiate. Upon ordination, she will become priest-in-charge of the downtown Canton church she has been serving for the past year. Dr. Woodberry is a native of Youngstown who was licensed a minister in the Baptist tradition in 1995 and ordained 10 years later at New Bethel Baptist Church. She holds a doctor of ministry degree from the Southern Bible Institute and Seminary in Augusta, Ga. She is the former nominating chairperson for the National Board of Church Women United and executive director of the Mahoning Valley Association of Churches. She became a member of the Episcopal Church in 2017, and began her seminary studies at the Church Divinity School of the Pacific in Berkeley, Calif. She completed her field studies at Christ Church Hudson before being ordained last May as a transitional deacon (a step toward the priesthood) and coming to St. Paul’s. She has completed her studies at Bexley Seabury Seminary in Chicago, has been elected to the Episcopal Community Services Committee and serves on the church’s Commission for Racial Understanding. In Stark County, she is involved with the Interfaith Violence Prevention Coalition and the Interfaith Clergy Study Group. Dr. Woodberry and her husband of 37 years, Anthony, have five children and are grandparents to six. Her mother, the Rev. Gena Thornton, is also an ordained minister. St. Paul’s is one of the oldest churches in Canton, celebrating 154 years at the same corner of Cleveland Avenue and Fifth Street SW and the 100th year of its current sanctuary. The church mission statement describes itself as radically welcoming and it subscribes to the mantras of the Episcopal Diocese of Ohio: “Love God. Love your Neighbor. Change the World” and “God Loves You, No Exceptions.” It is a key partner in efforts ranging from Courageous Conversations on Race Relations to Thanksgiving Baskets Downtown. The Episcopal Diocese of Ohio includes 79 parishes throughout Northern Ohio and is part of the worldwide Anglican Communion. Clergy of all denominations are invited to process and wear white robes and red stoles for the ordination, which will be followed by a reception in the St. Paul’s Guild Hall at 425 Cleveland Ave. SW in Canton. What urban renewal
really did to Canton Urban renewal in Canton promised jobs, and an investment in the city's future.
In reality, it tore up neighborhoods and businesses and never fulfilled its broad economic promises. For more on the impact of redlining and urban renewal, click on this link www.ccorrohio.org/remove-the-redline. 
May 2023 newsletter
Thanks to everyone who prepared for and participated in Sunday's (April 30th) downtown Canton church tour. Together, we toured six churches representing five denominations and a total of a thousand years of service to our Canton community. A slideshow of the day, courtesy of Keith Elliott of Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, is available by clicking this link and scrolling down. |
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Up close with the Presiding Bishop
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry met with clergy Friday, including (center standing) St. Paul's Deacon-in-Charge Robin Woodberry, and two of the priests, Maureen Major (seated at Bishop Curry's right) and Jon Coventry (standing far right), who got their starts at St. Paul's, as well as the Rev. Joyce Pennfield, who has been a regular guest celebrant at St. Paul's.
 Presiding Bishop Michael Bruce Curry talked about his family's ties to Canton with St. Paul's Deacon-in-Charge, Dr. Robin Woodberry,
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry met with clergy from throughout the Diocese of Ohio at Trinity Cathedral in Cleveland today (Friday) on the eve of the ordination and consecration of Anne B. Jolly, the new Bishop Coadjutor of the diocese.
Bishop Curry was elected the 27th presiding bishop and primate of the Episcopal Church in 2015 and is the first African American to served in that role. He had been bishop of the Diocese of North Carolina. But his roots as an Episcopalian are very much ingrained in Canton. His father, the Rev. Kenneth Steward Lee Curry was born in Canton in 1924, and graduated from McKinley High School before earning is bachelor's degree from Wilberforce University. It was in Ohio that Fr. Curry and his wife -- who had grown up Baptist -- became Episcopalians. |
What's an Episcopalian?
We at St. Paul's welcome you. If this is your first contact with St. Paul's or any Episcopal church, we invite you to explore the Seekers Center, which offers a detailed look at our traditions, practices and the application of our beliefs in today’s world. Please join our church family to see us firsthand in all-encompassing, loving action.
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Giving made easier The Diocese of Ohio has partnered with Giving Tools to help with online stewardship for St. Paul's and other parishes. Please click on the church icon at left to visit our Online Giving page. Please join us for services online on our Facebook page and YouTube channel every Sunday beginning at 10:25 a.m.
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St. Paul's Episcopal Church
425 Cleveland Avenue S.W.
Canton, OH 44702-1625
Our secretary, Peggy, remains in the office Monday thru Thursday
8:00-Noon.
There are no office hours on Fridays.
The office email is stpaulsoffice@att.net;
and you may leave a message on the phone voicemail
(330)455-0286
425 Cleveland Avenue S.W.
Canton, OH 44702-1625
Our secretary, Peggy, remains in the office Monday thru Thursday
8:00-Noon.
There are no office hours on Fridays.
The office email is stpaulsoffice@att.net;
and you may leave a message on the phone voicemail
(330)455-0286
