St. Paul's Anglican Church

Kerwood, Ontario

Kerwood is a small community located between Watford and Strathroy, Ontario and is easily accessible from Highway 402.

St. Paul's Church was founded in 1880 when Reverend Edward Softley in co-operation with Mr. Isaac Blain, Mr. Wm. Richardson, Mr. Henry Freer and Mr. Charles Matthews started a campaign to obtain subscriptions to finance the building of St. Paul’s Church in Kerwood, Ontario. The cornerstone of the church was laid July 21, 1881 and was opened for services on the 2nd day of October in that same year.

St. Paul's is a quaint country church with all the charms of a close family community. Over the past 120 years the members of St. Paul's have taken great pride in maintaining not only their church, but also the parish hall. Many community groups hold regular weekly meetings in our parish hall including the Brownies, Girl Guides, local Optimist Club as well as many other local groups.

Our regular Sunday Services are held at 11:30 a.m. with a Sunday School consisting of about 23 children. We are small in congregation numbers with about 43 families in total, but our enthusiasm for community involvement and sharing of fellowship brings us together for many social events.

Our congregation is made up of many young families whose dedication to our church is truly overwhelming. We gather annually for Halloween Dances, New Years’ Eve dances, pot luck dinners, Christmas hayrides and we even have our own 'St. Paul’s Players-Drama Group'. Many of our young people participate in special plays during significant celebrations within our church such as Easter and Christmas. Sometimes these dramas involve acting, singing, dancing and even puppet plays.