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The Rev. Dr. J. Paul Board

In November, 1997, Rev. Dr. J. Paul Board came to serve at St. Paul’s. With a vision of service and mission, he has guided a genuinely dedicated congregation in a variety of ministries. There is an understated sense of service to others that has been cultivated and nurtured through his tenure at St. Paul’s.

Paul is married to Lori and they have three children, Sarah, Michael, and Eric. They live in the rectory next to the church.

Paul grew up in Texas and finished high school in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He received his B.A. in Liberal Arts from the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee (1989). His Master in Divinity comes from Virginia Theological Seminary (1995). His Doctor of Ministry is from the Seabury Theological Institute (Seabury-Western Seminary, 2007). 

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Message From the Rector

Message From the Rector

Friends, Remember Day Light Savings time ends this Sunday.  We gain an hour. This Sunday is the Feast of All Saints and Commemoration of All Faithful Departed.  We will read the names of the necrology at 8am.  Bishop Jolly will preside at 10am with baptism and...

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A Message from the Rector

A Message from the Rector

Friends,   Greetings from St. Paul's. I pray you are well.   Last Sunday I preached a sermon and missed an opportunity to focus on the war in Israel and Gaza. We all knew about it as the attack by Hamas had occurred a day earlier on Saturday. Prime Minister...

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A Message from the Rector

A Message from the Rector

Friends,  Greetings from St. Paul’s.  I hope you are well.   We will celebrate All Saints this Sunday.  We have recreated the necrology from scratch.  We have always known names were absent from the necrology.  Shayla spent the past year going through records and...

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