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 St. Paul's is a Church of England church in Clapham Old Town. We are in the Lambeth North Deanery in the Kingston Area in the Diocese of Southwark.
Our area Bishop is Bishop Richard Cheetham and our Diocesan Bishop is Bishop Tom Butler.
Our vicar is Deborah Matthews
Our Readers are Rosemary Palmer and Caroline Russell-Clark
St. Paul's is a member church of the Covenant of Churches Together in Clapham. working together and worshipping with churches of other denominations in the Clapham area.
We are an inclusive, friendly, family church, welcoming people of all ages and sexuality. We embrace the diversity of God's creation and give thanks for all that we can learn of God from each other as we walk on our journeys of faith.
At St. Paul's we enjoy sharing our faith and opinions in social settings. Throughout the year we hold various social events including the popular Bonfire Party and Summer Fair. We serve coffee and biscuits after church each week and new members of the church are invited to a party to get to know us better.
We aim to be socially responsible and to care for those in our parish and local area. We are involved in running Lifeline which provides social events for older members of the local community.
We are particularly proud of the Eden Community Garden . This is a sustainable garden where individuals and groups from the local community are encouraged to volunteer to get to know about gardening, growing vegetables and wildlife.
We support the work of USPG and Christian Aid and various other local charities including The Ace of Clubs. St. Paul's has a regular Traidcraft stall in church and we serve fairly traded produce.
History of the Church
 There has been a church on this site, on the ridge overlooking the Thames, since the 12th century. The church was originally dedicated to Saint Mary and then changed to Holy Trinity. It was the parish church for the village of Clapham until the 18th century when the new Holy Trinity Church on the common was built and the old parish church was demolished, leaving only a chapel.
 The new building, dedicated to St. Paul, was opened in 1815. This was extended during the 19th century to make a larger church, but during the 1970's the building was divided into two, returning the church to its original size and forming a Community Centre at the east end of the building.
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