Members of St. Paul’s are passionate about tackling social injustices regionally and globally, breaking down ceilings and overcoming societal challenges. , Historically, many of our parishioners have been actively involved in social justice endeavors throughout the twentieth century. A few of these efforts included:

• participating in the Greensboro sit-ins;

• serving as the first African American high school teacher in the Philadelphia school system;

• leading as first person of color to serve as assistant commissioner for basic education in the Pennsylvania Department of Education;

• breaking the glass ceiling as first African American and first woman to receive an MBA in accounting from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business.

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Today, our congregation continues to build on this legacy: