Draft of constitution for St. Paul's Church, circa 1760
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St. Paul's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.). Draft of Constitution for St. Paul's Church, Circa 1760. . 1760. Retrieved from the Atla Digital Library, https://philadelphiacongregations.org/records/item/ChristChurch.StPaulCharter.
APA citation style
St. Paul's Church (Philadelphia, P. (1760). Draft of constitution for St. Paul's Church, circa 1760. Retrieved from the Atla Digital Library, https://philadelphiacongregations.org/records/item/ChristChurch.StPaulCharter.
Chicago citation style
St. Paul's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.).Draft of Constitution for St. Paul's Church, Circa 1760. 1760. Retrieved from the Atla Digital Library, https://philadelphiacongregations.org/records/item/ChristChurch.StPaulCharter.
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In 1760 a group of congregants from Christ Church, supporters of the Rev. William McClenachan, an Anglican minister of evangelical leanings, seceded from Christ Church, and eventually formed St. Paul's. This document is a first draft of the constitution of St. Paul's, resolving to find land to rent in Philadelphia and funds to erect a new church building. The church was to follow the principles of the Church of England. Twelve persons were to be elected trustees, with the Reverend McClenachan serving as the first minister, and "sober Reputable and Religious Persons of the Congregation" appointed to collect pew rents and tend to the church building and grounds.