Lifting High the Cross since 1835
Sunday Service
10:00 am
Historic St. Paul’s Lutheran Church is an active congregation of Lutheran Church–Canada located in the heart of Downtown Kitchener in Ontario, Canada. Taking its name from the great first century apostle Paul, this congregation has been dedicated to the proclamation of the Gospel since 1835.
What’s Happening
Ongoing events and programs at Historic St. Paul’s.
News & Announcements
Hit the link below to see the latest news, updates and announcements from Historic St. Paul’s.
190th Anniversary Concert - November 23rd
“Great Is Thy Faithfulness”
Join us on Sunday, November 23rd at 7:00pm for our anniversary concert! All are welcome to join in our main sanctuary, and enjoy music from Bach and various sacred music pieces, including hymns. The event will feature the KW Circuit Handbell Choir and the KW Circuit Choir. Check back soon for announcements of other performers as well!
Special 190th BBQ & Stain Glass Windows Presentation - September 28, 2025
On Sunday, September 28th, we hosted a 190th Anniversary BBQ lunch along with a special presentation of our Stained Glass Windows, by our Pastor Emeritus, Allan Scharlach. Enjoy the full recording of the presentation and some wondefful historic details.
In 2025, Historic St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church celebrates it’s 190th anniversary! The members of Historic St. Paul’s have been worshiping on this same site at the corner of Queen Street and Church Street, since 1835. We have developed this special 190th Emblem, to commemorate this great milestone.
Stay tuned for a future update, with all our 190th special events!
Current Status: Paused for 2024/25
(Due to safety of site with construction)
Community Cupboard
This weekly drop-in program, which began in 2011, offers food hampers, clothing (and sometimes other items). Typically it operates during the cold-weather months. Check the link below or the Events Calendar above for scheduling and details.
Affordable Housing
In late 2019, the members and leadership at HSP, began an exercise to explore how our assets, including the building and property, could be better utilized to serve our members and our community. This included ideas that could expand our existing programs, such as our well-known Community Cupboard; which for many years now has served hundreds of families a week during the Fall and Winter seasons, with a hot meal, pantry items and clothing.
This exploration quickly and decisively led us to Affordable Housing, both as an extension of our existing programs (providing food, clothing, and now housing), the huge & growing need in our community, the prime location of our congregation, and the hearts of our members to serve this need.
Our next scheduled live stream for our Sunday Service. Sunday Services are at 10:00am EST. Check back here for online services, or you can view our scheduled upcoming services and all our archived services at our YouTube channel below.
Online Broadcasting - Live
Telephone Broadcasting - Live
If you or others you know, wish to listen to services via phone, please contact us. We are now providing FREE Telephone Broadcasting. Users can: dial in anytime 24-7; access a library of recent broadcasts; and subscribe to receive a phone call whenever a live broadcast begins.
(Toll-Free in North America)
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