THE "BLUE" CHURCH

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St. Paul's Lutheran “Blue” Church was founded in 1739, and was originally known as the Saucon Church. The word "Saucon" is derived from the Indian word "Suakunk" which was the name of an Indian village at the mouth of nearby Saucon Creek. St. Paul’s current stone building is the third church to stand on the property; its cornerstone was laid in 1833. In those days it was common to cover stone buildings with a coat of plaster or stucco. To create a brilliant white, the plasterers added blue pigment~ perhaps more than the necessary amount! This gave the stucco a prominent blue cast. Locals called it the “Blue” Church, and the dirt road that traversed the church’s southeastern side became known as Blue Church Road. The blue tinted plaster was removed from the church in 1944, but the name “Blue Church” has remained.

                     

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Artist's rendering of St. Paul's with blue stucco.