Welcome to St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Camden-Wyoming, Delaware
... and they devoted themselves to the Apostles' teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. --Acts 2:42
Regular Sunday Worship Services at 10:00 a.m.
Nursery available during the service.
Sunday School at 10:00 a.m., Sept. - May.
Adult Study, 11:30 a.m.
Mid-week services, Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m.
Also, we offer an Adult Discussion every week (Sept. - May).
Join Us in Worship!
Be part of a welcoming community engaged in spiritual growth in Christ's church. Be part of an established church in an established Christian tradition during an interesting period of transition in the church and the larger community.
A Small Church in a Season of Change
St. Paul's is a church of the Episcopal Diocese of Delaware. The first meeting of the congregation was on Trinity Sunday, June 7, 1868. They met in borrowed locations for 23 years until they built a church, but by 1969 they needed a larger facility. In 1972, the church moved into the current building on 8.3 acres. We literally have lots of room for growth and improvement!
We reside in the Town of Camden, near Wyoming, on the Delmarva Peninsula in Kent County, Delaware. Begun about 300 years ago as a Quaker community, this small town is changing rapidly as it grows in size and population and its character alters. Within the past few years, the town has increased significantly in geographical size, and the population is exploding as we welcome newcomers to our area. Click here to see a Google Map of all the Episcopal Churches in Delaware.
We are a congregation that welcomes the energy and creativity of new people who will help us shape our vision and ministry within the confines and identity of traditional Christianity.
Father Desaulniers
Father Desaulniers was born in Boston on June 16, 1931 into a loving Catholic family. He went to public schools. After graduating from high school in 1949, he worked briefly before enlisting in the Army in January 1951. He stayed in the Army until 1974, when I retired as a lieutenant colonel. This retirement was brought about by the sudden death of his wife of 23 years. He had three children, two of whom were quite young. The military life did not seem to fit his new responsibilities. His time in the Army had been most rewarding: He received a college education, taught in military schools, served in Japan, Korea, Germany, Greece, Saudi Arabia, and Vietnam -- as well as Texas. Subsequent to his retirement, he wrote and edited a small newspaper, taught school, and most importantly, met and married his wife, Charlotte.
It was during this period that his relationship with God in Christ was renewed. He and Charlotte thought there could be more to life than just living for oneself, so after a time of prayer, when he suggested seminary, she said, "Yes, yes, yes, that's it!" He was ordained a priest in 1986 and had the blessing of taking a mission church in Virginia through a growth period in which it grew from 20 members to over 140 households, with an abundance of kids.
Father Desaulniers "retired" in 1999 in Milford, Delaware. He spoke with the bishop who thought he could be of help. He has since served at All Saints Delmar, Christ Church Dover, St. Stephen's Harrington and now St. Paul's Camden.
Our Mission:
To provide an environment for spiritual renewal and growth through fellowship and worship to facilitate opportunities for people to be active Christians and spread the word of God.
We are here to help people - ourselves and others - know and love God though worship, celebrating the sacraments, Bible reading, adult education, praying, listening to inspired preaching, and singing hymns to God. We try to live the message of knowing and loving the Lord in our daily lives.
We invite those in the community who do not have a church to join us in our discovery of the love of Christ - within ourselves, within you.
We at St. Paul's are actively seeking ways to be part of the changing community and to meet its needs. We are now home to St. Paul's Pre-school (see below), and we provide meeting space for such diverse organizations as the Greater Dover League of Women Voters, Alcoholics Anonymous, the Delaware Chapter of the Sierra Club and others. We offer support to Mom's House, a center for women and children in single families, and we operate a food pantry for those in need. We feel that supporting people and encouraging them to be responsible for others and for God's world is the right thing to do. We should show appreciation for and enjoyment of this life and the world God has given us.
We look forward to sharing Christ's love and to being an even more active part of the community as our numbers grow, and we are constantly searching for new ways to help make this happen. Please join us.
Mailing Address:
PO Box 157, Camden, Delaware 19934
Street Address:
210 Old North Road , Camden, Delaware 19934
Office Phone: (302) 697-7904
Clergy: The Rev, John Desaulniers
Directions: St. Paul's is located south of Dover between Camden and Wyoming on the Delmarva Peninsula in Kent County. From Route 13, turn west on Highway 10 (drugstore on the corner). At the first light (West Street), make a right turn. Go to the next light across from the Caesar Rodney High School. Turn left onto Old North Road and the church is across from the High School. St. Paul's is a small church on a big lawn; parking is at the back.
St. Paul's Preschool
Camden, Delaware
302 697-3577
We usually have over 40 children enrolled in St. Paul's Preschool, Camden, Delaware. To learn more about what we offer and our reasonable fees, please give us a call - 697-3577.
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