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St. Paul's was founded by a
small group of visionaries seeking to establish a "family church" in the
fast-growing southeast section of Shreveport, Louisiana. In 1949 these people, who were at the time members of St. Mark's Episcopal Church in downtown Shreveport, met and signed a petition to create such a mission. The fledgling church soon acquired a 7-acre tract of land near the corner of Southfield Road and Youree Drive, and construction began on the first phase of a total church plant. In October of 1951 the church facility was dedicated, and in January, 1952, St. Paul's was received into the diocese with full parish status. Within 8 years the phenomenal growth of this parish led to the construction of the current main church, which is capable of seating over 700 worshippers. The programs offered by the parish grew as well. All of the necessary lay organizations flourished and a Day School was established to help serve the needs of pre-school children. Since its inception, St. Paul's has had five rectors:
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