St Paul's is a cruciform church situated on 1.5 acres of land in the centre of Devon Square and was built in 1861 and enlarged in 1886. It is a grade II* listed building of Devon Limestone and was built as a daughter church of Wolborough to cope with the sudden growth in population brought about by the railway development in Newton Abbot. The chancel is floored with Minton tiles. The wooden bell turret contains a single bell.
The foundation stone was laid in 1859 and the Nave was completed and opened in 1860. The north and south transepts soon followed, together with the chancel. The church was consecrated on October 29th 1861, by Bishop Spencer of Jamaica, acting on behalf of the Bishop of Exeter. The architect was J.W. Rowell. .
Blessings to Emma. Marcus and James from this day forward. I felt so blessed to be with you all yesterday at this lovely celebration of your individual lives in Christ. Bless you all at St Pauls and all your families. Bless the Bishop of Plymouth and all who work alongside him. Kate Knowles
It’s scary to hear one’s own playing live, and previous listening showed that I had a tendency to rush; that seems to have been all but eliminated now but it still remains an exacting art to lead the singing in worship.
👍 I ticked the LIKE button above just now (12:40 10/3/24) and it did not register so this👍 is in substitution. I also left a message: ❤🙏 Love to all of you, including those who are watching later. So here it is again as RU-vid are covering the Livechat box with a menu of ways for me to spend hours.
There is so much to think about , if you are listening to Rev David Witchell by tuning in. For me it is worth tuning in after I was in the congregation today. What a blessing these videos can be in so many ways! 🙏🤔☺ I am reminded of the founder of the Lutheran church who advised people to bring the demons (e.g. the thoughts that would keep you apart from your own praying) to prayer time and make them kneel before the Lord. This Martin Luther was a monk with a down-to-earth attitude to making belief most accessible to others. The hymn " A safe stronghold our God is still" expresses his faith fullness.
The vicar's address to our congregation on this Sunday is timeless wisdom, and please listen to this picture of God at work in our lives if you can. Thanks to Gareth, and thanks be to Jesus.
The sound needs some sorting out. Automatic volume control doesn't help the music to come over at all. The Choir decided to move away from their usual place so their microphones were useless. In the Gloria a lone voice was singing seriously off note and being picked up! This is a shame because the music is usually quite good and the singing strong.
