Saint Paul's Episcopal Church was founded on December 20, 1924, in the home of Mrs. J.H. Shepherd. Under the leadership of the Rev. Joseph R. Walker, A. A. Rich, Dr. John Stark, E. D. Hanson, W. W. Manning , and E.A. Smith, members of several old Foley families, including the Holks, Heltons, Bollers, Stockes, Holmes, and Callaways came together to worship and to serve the Lord in the Episcopal tradition. Legend has it that Mr. John Burton Foley gave Saint Paul's its name, after the New Hampshire boarding school his children attended. After four years of meeting in the Masonic Lodge, the Odd Fellows' Hall, and the Ag Building at Foley High School, Saint Paul's was gifted two lots on the corner of Pine St. and Orchid Ave. by Mr. John Burton Foley and his Magnolia Land Company in order to build a church.
Founded in 1924