St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Houston

St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Houston is a Methodista Church, Main Street 5501. It is also known as St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church and is a protected historic site. Ⓦ.

House Number: 5501
Street: Main Street
Amenity: place of worship
Building Type: church
Website: https://www.stpaulshouston.org/

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St Paul's United Methodist Church From Binz — At the beginning of the 20th century, members of Houston’s Methodist community worked toward organizing a new congregation on what was then the burgeoning south end of town. In December 1905, individuals met at the J.O. Ross family home and held Christmas Eve services at the city auditorium. The congregation officially organized on January 14, 1906 with 153 charter members. Bishop Joseph Key preached the first sermon and suggested the congregation adopt St. Paul’s as its name. The Ross family gave lots at the corner of Milam and McGowen streets for a new building. Designed by R.D. Steele and consecrated in January 1909. The structure reflected a Grecian design with a dome reminiscent of Byzantine architecture. The church grew along with the city of Houston, and in the late 1920s, members launched a campaign to raise money for new facilities. Jesse H. Jones, Walter Fondren and J.M. West, Sr. each contributed $150,000, and the church hired noted architect Alfred C. Finn to design a new building at the corner of Main and Binz streets. The Neo-Gothic styling features a cruciform plan on a steel-frame structure with limestone cladding. Stained glass windows from the structure, and the impressive tower houses bells also brought from the church’s original sanctuary. St. Paul’s church members support an array of outreach, worship, education, mission, music and caring services to the community. At the turn of the 21st century, the church is a spiritual and social community center, as well as a long-standing Houston institution. Coordinates N29° 43.576 W95° 23.336 – i_am_jim, CC BY-SA 3.0 – Wikimedia Commons

Gift shops

MFAH Gift Shop (opening hours: Tue, Wed 10–17; Thu 10–21; Fri, Sat 10–19; Sun 12:15–19; Nov: Thu [4] off; Dec 25 closed) at Main Street 5601 (77005) – approx. 200 ft.

Light rail stops

Museum District – approx. 450 ft.

Restaurants

Le Jardinier (outdoor seating) – approx. 0.1 mi.

Theaters

Brown Auditorium Theater (MFAH) at Bissonnet Street 1001 (77005) – approx. 0.1 mi.

Artworks

La Rivière (Artist: Aristide Maillol, bronze) – approx. 0.1 mi.
The Sound of Night (Artist: Mimmo Paladino) – approx. 0.1 mi.
The Large Horse (Artist: Raymond Duchamp-Villon) – approx. 0.1 mi.
Gymnast II (Artist: William Tucker) – approx. 0.1 mi.
Adam (Artist: Emile-Antoine Bourdelle) – approx. 0.1 mi.
Spatial Concept/Nature No. 1 (Artist: Lucio Fontana, metal) – approx. 0.1 mi.
New Forms (Artist: Tony Cragg) – approx. 0.1 mi.
Spirit of Eternal Repose (Artist: Auguste Rodin, metal) – approx. 0.1 mi.
The Walking Man (Artist: Auguste Rodin) – approx. 0.1 mi.
Two Circle Sentinel (Artist: David Smith, steel) – approx. 0.1 mi.
Mr. and Mrs. William Clayton (Artist: Floyd Embry) – approx. 0.1 mi.
Back I (Artist: Henri Matisse, metal) – approx. 0.1 mi.
Recuerdo de Machu Picchu No. 3 (Las terrazes) (Artist: Eduardo Ramírez Villamizar, metal) – approx. 0.1 mi.
Back II (Artist: Henri Matisse, metal) – approx. 0.1 mi.

Tourist information centers

MFAH Parking Info Kiosk – approx. 250 ft.
Kinder Foundation Education Center (opening hours: Wed–Fri 10–16; Sat 11–16; Sun 12:15–16; Mon, Tue closed) at Bissonnet Street 1001 (77005) – approx. 0.1 mi.

Stations

Museum District (southbound) – approx. 300 ft.
Museum District (northbound) – approx. 500 ft.

Cafes

Cafe Leonelli (outdoor seating) – approx. 500 ft.

Ticket offices

MFAH Ticket Booth (MFAH) – approx. 0.1 mi.

Streets nearby

Museum District, Dak & Bop, Barnaby’s Cafe, MFAH Parking Info Kiosk, MFAH Gift Shop

Bissonnet Street

Z Pizza, Subway, Spec's, Bering's Hardware & Gifts, Lone Star Glass, Chuck E. Cheese's, Supercuts, Episcopal Church of The Epiphany, Capital One, Bissonnet Dental, Solutions Pest & Lawn, First Philippine Baptist Church, Tony K's, Pink's Pizza, The UPS Store, Brazos Bookstore, Houston Shoe Hospital, Higher Dimension Baptist Church, MFAH Ticket Booth, Back III, Back I, Back IV, Back II, Swift, New Day Missonary Baptist Church, Little Caesars, Q Wings, Seafood, & Boba, Alpha Auto Center, Parrilla Colombiana, La Sultana Panaderia y Pupuseria, Gymnast II, The Sound of Night, The Walking Man, The Large Horse, Two Circle Sentinel, Spirit of Eternal Repose, Recuerdo de Machu Picchu No. 3 (Las terrazes), Spatial Concept/Nature No. 1, Le Jardinier, Cafe Leonelli, La Rivière, Westwood, Big Mart, Walgreens

Mr. and Mrs. William Clayton

Brown Auditorium Theater

Prospect Street

Charleys Philly Steaks, 7Spice, Marco's Pizza, Kids & Teens Dental Place, West Junction, Main Street Square (southbound), Main Street Square, UH-Downtown, O'Kane Theatre, Heacker, Etro Nightclub, Lilly & Bloom, Fifth Vessel, Ensemble/HCC, Line & Lariat, The District, Cellar 7 Wine & Bar Bites, Off The Record, Taste Kitchen + Bar, Preston, Moxy Houston Downtown, Bungalow, Fabian's Latin Flavors, The Moonshiners, Mendocino Farms, Bird Haus Hot Chicken, Abu Omar Halal, Little New Orleans, Lone Star Taco, Holy Cross Catholic Chapel, Main Street Square (northbound), McGowen, Nouveau Antique Art Bar, Smashburger, Kolache Factory, Supercuts, AT&T, Downtown Transit Center, Your Pie, Bell, Main St @ Holcombe Blvd, Popeyes, Roma's Pizza, Edible Arrangements, Think, Gracious Hope Baptist Church, Ormandy, Edward Albert Palmer Memorial Chapel, Wheeler, Wheeler Station Transit Center, Pepperoni's, Taco Cabana, Jollibee, PNC, T-Mobile, Schlotzsky's, FedEx Office, Papa John's, Wingstop, Central Station Main, Finn Hall, Chipotle, Shay McElroy's Irish Pub, Captain Foxheart's Bad News Bar & Spirit Lodge, Cherry, Behind Closed Doors, Dean's, Notsuoh, La Diabla, Flying Saucer Draught Emporium, Starbucks, Corner Bakery, Cliff's Grill, The Halal Guys, Poké in the bowl, Double Trouble, Winnie's, My Flaming Heart, The Fashion Time Machine, Kura Sushi, The Baker's Man, Eye Theory, Sackett Auto Repair, Continental Club, Tacos a Go-Go, Shoeshine Charlie's Big Top Lounge, My Eye Doctor, Inman Gallery

Texas Medical Center Transit Center, Club Quarters Hotel, Houston, Downtown, Nationwide Nail Supply Inc., Midtown, Dominion Montessori School, Fannin South, Hermann Park/Rice U, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Museum District, Museum District (southbound), Stadium Park/Astrodome, Memorial Hermann Hospital/Houston Zoo, Chick-fil-A, Dryden/TMC, Wheeler Station Transit Center, Salata, Walgreens, CVS Pharmacy, Starbucks, MOD Pizza, Winner's Corner, Bleezys Smoke Shop

Montrose Boulevard

Frost Bank, Lao Sze Chuan, CVS Pharmacy, The Pilgrim, Houston Triptych, Kinder Foundation Education Center, Pizaro's Pizza Napoletana, Prosperity Bank, Bird

Lillian Schnitzer Fountain Statue

Holcombe Drive, Walgreens

Southmore Boulevard

First Unitarian Universalist Church, Saint James School, Riverside Terrace

San Jacinto Street

Museum District (northbound), Museum District, Main Entrance, Christ Church Cathedral, Pappas Bros. Steakhouse, Subway, Guadalajara Del Centro, Periodic Table, Perk Coffee Shop, Elgin Pharmacy, Eye Care Central

Barkdull Street

Bartlett Street

Prosperity Bank

Pinedale Street

Plaza Specialty Hospital, Phoenicia Speciality Foods, Gazebo Roof

Portland Street

Roseland Street

Cloud Column, New Forms, Adam, Big Twist, Echoes

Chelsea Boulevard

Rosedale Street

Saint Mary School, Saint Marys Catholic Church

Milam St @ Dallas St, Milam St @ McKinney St, Citadel BBQ, Perbacco, Chipotle, Bich Nga Hair Design, East West Bank, Milam St @ Preston St, Milam St @ Jefferson St, Milam St @ Pease St, Milam St @ Leeland St, Milam St @ Bell St, Milam St @ Clay St, Milam St @ Texas Ave, Milam St @ Franklin St

BRC Tent, Warehouse Live, Downtown Transit Center, Travis St @ Clay St, Travis St @ Leeland St, Travis St @ Bell St, Travis St @ Texas Ave, Travis St @ Rusk St, Travis St @ Capitol St, Warren's Inn, CRU, Frank's Pizza, Sambuca, Solecita, Travis St @ Congress St, Hearsay Gastro Lounge, Public Services Wine & Whisky, Travis St @ Franklin St, Travis St @ McKinney St, Houston Police Department, SpringHill Suites Houston Downtown/Convention Center, Courtyard Houston Downtown/Convention Center, Travis St @ Dallas St, Travis St @ Lamar St, The Brass Tap, High Fashion Home

Louisiana Street

Pad Thai, Randalls Pharmacy, Starbucks, Potbelly, Gen Korean BBQ House, Piola, JINYA Ramen Bar, APRECI8, Birraporetti's

Apartment buildings nearby

Arts centers nearby

Lawndale Art Center

Buildings nearby

Community centers nearby

The Jung Center

Asia Society Texas Center

Gas stations nearby

Hotels nearby

Hotel ZaZa Houston

Libraries nearby

Family History Research Center at the Clayton Library Campus

Museums nearby

Caroline Weiss Law Building

Audrey Jones Beck Building

Nancy and Rich Kinder Building

Contemporary Arts Museum Houston

Holocaust Museum Houston

Parking lots nearby

MFAH Parking Garage

Parks nearby

Cullen Sculpture Garden

Places of worship nearby

Residential areas nearby

West Eleventh Place

Residential buildings nearby

5000 Montrose Condominiums

School buildings nearby

The Glassell School of Art

Heritage designation	National Register of Historic Places listed place
Located in	Houston
Country	United States
Key event	construction