About Us

St Paul’s is a lively, contemporary Church of England church just east of the city centre in St. Albans. We are evangelical – seeking to be shaped by God’s word in the Bible, and committed to personal relationship with Jesus – and charismatic – welcoming the gifts and leading of the Holy Spirit.

We welcome all – and offer a wide range of activities on Sundays and throughout the week.

Together, we seek to serve the local community and be a welcoming place where people can experience the love of Jesus Christ. Our heart is to look outward and bring life in all its fullness to society around us, building authentic community, being salt and light in business, politics, the environment and social action. We want to be truly multi-generational, showing Jesus’ love to all and helping people encounter Him.

We believe God is calling us to go . . .

  • Deeper

    in relationship with our Heavenly Father, focussed on Jesus and dependent on his Spirit. We seek to grow in our understanding of the Bible and in the gifts and fruit of the Spirit as we become wholehearted disciples.

  • Closer

    as an authentic community in Jesus where every person is welcomed, loved and empowered to serve, and enjoy life together. We pray and work for unity amidst our diversity, building meaningful relationships which span generations and cultures.

  • Wider

    as we reach out and overflow with the life-changing love and presence of God in our parish, communities, places of influence and beyond. We are committed to care for God’s world and its people. We long for many to know and follow Jesus.

Our values

In all that we do we seek to be Jesus-centred, filled and overflowing with the Holy Spirit, guided and inspired by the Bible, expectant and hungry for God our Father to be at work.

Prayer is the engine house of our personal and corporate life and we seek to listen for God’s voice. We want to offer heart-felt and whole life worship to God. We value and honour people of all ages and recognise the need to invest in younger generations. We are called to generosity and hospitality.