St Paul's Parish Church, Edinburgh

St Paul's Parish Church
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55°56′35.2″N 3°10′45.4″W / 55.943111°N 3.179278°W / 55.943111; -3.179278
LocationSt Leonard's Street,
Edinburgh,
Scotland
CountryUnited Kingdom
DenominationChurch of Scotland
Previous denominationUnited Free Church of Scotland (1900–1929)
Free Church of Scotland (1843–1900)
History
Former name(s)St Paul's United Free Church (1900–1929)
St Paul's Free Church (1843–1900)
DedicationPaul of Tarsus
Architecture
Functional statusDemolished
StyleNeoclassical
Completed1836
Closed1942
Demolished1980
Administration
PresbyteryPresbytery of Edinburgh
Clergy
Minister(s)First: Robert Elder
Last: John Bain

St Paul's Parish Church was a parish church of the Church of Scotland located in St Leonard's, Edinburgh, Scotland. Its building served as a church between 1836 and 1942 before being demolished in 1980.

St Paul's was founded in 1836 as part of the Church of Scotland's Church Extension Scheme to serve the expanding industrial neighbourhood of St Leonard's. At the Disruption of 1843, the congregation left the established church for the Free Church. The congregation was allowed to keep the building, which became St Paul's Free Church. With most of the Free Church, the congregation joined the United Free Church in 1900 and rejoined the Church of Scotland in 1929. The congregation united with Newington East Parish Church in 1942 to form St Paul's Newington Parish Church. The St Paul's buildings were subsequently used as a theatre and as a school annexe before their demolition in 1980.