St. Paul's Church — Attraction in Hong Kong

St. Paul’s Church (聖保羅堂) in Hong Kong was built in 1911 to serve the spiritual needs of expatriate residents and visitors of the Anglican faith. Its founding emanated from the joint efforts of four individuals: Lam Woo (林護), Huang Mou-lin (黃茂林), Li Wei-zhen (李維楨) and the Rev. A.D. Stewart (史超域牧師). It has evolved from a small church for the expatriates living in Hong Kong since those early days into one that accommodates a wide range of churchgoers. In 1938, St. Paul’s Church Parish was put under the direct control of the Anglican Church of Hong Kong.

Architecturally the church is an interesting mix of styles, predominantly Neo-Gothic with features and motifs drawn from Tudor, Dutch and Classical Revival styles. The colour scheme externally consists of crisp white stuccoed walls accentuated by the blue-painted roof and mouldings. A Dutch gable and canted bay adorn one end of the Church and a Gothic tower dominates the other end. A variety of different window shapes contribute to the interesting architectural...

Really beautiful church in Central, a stone's throw away from Lan Kwai Fong. The church belongs to a group of heritage buildings that stand on an area named Tit Kong, the Iron Mound.

If placed in a historical context, this area’s hodge podge of heritage buildings exemplify the varied, colorful and eclectic character that forms the very core of Hong Kong’s heterogeneity. The Anglican cluster of buildings then add to this unlikely mix of heritage the call for atonement and the pursuit of holiness. And surely, St. Paul’s Church’s architecture appeals to the soulful yearnings for peace and hope.

The main architectural style of the St. Paul’s Church is Neo-Gothic, with elements of Classical Revival, Dutch and Tudor.

On non worship days, the church is not open. You will have to visit a sermon in order to see the beautiful interior, including five painted glass panes featuring Jesus and his...

This church was built by the sons of the family, the latter which where killed in the boxer rebellion in China when they where missionaries from uk. The sons where in the Uk, at school during the massacre, but decided to continue their parents work, hence the church and adjacent school. There is a brass plaque commentating their achievement in the church. Despite Hong Kong now being under Chinese control there are some wonderful examples of British built buildings, many I’m pleased to say have been historically preserved and well maintained by this regime, including the building that was once the resident of the military governor and now a museum of the history of tea making, situated in Hong Kong park, once Victoria Barracks of the British army, in which I served, but alas now gone and turned into a beautiful park with fantastic aviary. No fee for entry to either the Tea museum,...