St. Paul

Abp. Fulton J. Sheen founded St. Paul's church in April 1967 to accommodate Webster's expanding Catholic population. Fr. John T. Walsh received the assignment of developing a new parish community of approximately 300 families. The Diocese of Rochester allocated $400,000 for the fledgling parish.

Initial Masses took place at Sweets Farm restaurant, which later became Arena's Party House. Religious education classes were held at a local Methodist school. Committed to social justice, the parish established a tithing program through the Good Samaritan Committee, directing 10% of collections to charitable purposes.

During the late 1960s, the Kamienski family donated land for a permanent church site. Through parishioner fundraising, the church was finished in early 1970, with Fr. Walsh celebrating the first Mass in May. Parishioners designed and built the church themselves, creating an intentionally simple structure—a character the building retains today. According to parish history, religious art in the worship space was purposely abstract, allowing each person "to see what they felt, regardless of their personal heritage."

St. Paul's experienced substantial growth over the years. By its fifteenth anniversary, the parish had paid off its mortgage and begun setting aside funds for expansion. A $1.5 million renovation was completed in 1991 under the second Pastor, Fr. Raymond Booth. The sanctuary was relocated from the left side wall (where the organ now stands) to its current central position. This project effectively doubled the St. Paul campus.

Growth extended into the early 2000s, with 1,800 registered families as of 2001. Weekend attendance averaged 1,239 in 2006 but has since declined significantly to the mid-600s. Plans to redesign the worship space emerged in the late 2000s but have not advanced beyond the design phase. The parish recently completed smaller capital improvements to the cement steps and storage garage.