History

 A Brief Time Line of St. Paul's Episcopal Church Bailey's Crossroads.

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   Virginia Theological Seminary played an active role in establishing missions in the Northern Virginia area before and after the Civil War. In 1857, the first mission at Bailey's Crossroads was established.

   In 1887, construction of a small chapel was begun on Leesburg Pike. St. Paul's Chapel was consecrated by Bishop White in 1889. St. Paul's mission was formally connected with the Episcopal Falls Church until 1905, when it was remitted back to the Seminary. St. Paul's continued under the jurisdiction of the Virginia Theological Seminary for the next four decades.

   In 1950, St. Paul's was admitted as a Mission Church. A new location was secured between Church and Payne Streets (St. Paul's current location). Bishop Gibson dedicated the church in 1954 and the congregation moved in in 1955.

   In 1957, St. Paul's was admitted to the Diocese of Virginia as a self-supporting, separate congregation. St. Paul's continued to grow, reaching a peak number of over 500 communicants in the early 1960s.

   In 2000, the vestry of St. Paul's invited the Washington Area Korean Mission to worship at St. Paul's. The mission had its first services at St. Paul's in October 2000. The Washington Area Korean Mission became Holy Cross Korean Episcopal Church, which continues to worship at St. Paul's.