St. Paul's in Albrightsville has been around since 1847.

Back in the 1850s the congregation, which was started by the Rev. John F. Hornberger, met in the old school house on Route 534 just around the corner form where the church stands today.In 1883 the church moved to its current location amidst an old apple orchard on North Old Stage Road.When the church was dedicated in 1883 the pastor at the time, the Rev. A.M. Strauss, presented the congregation two Bibles, one in English and one in German. The Bibles are in the church to this day.One other item that was a part of the building for these 130 years was the weather vane that sat atop the church steeple.The weather vane was witness to weddings, baptisms, funerals and endless holiday celebrations.It stood up to the hot Pennsylvania summers and the brutish, cold and snowy winters. It even withstood target practice at one time or another.But, after hanging on for more than a century the old weather vane finally gave up and tumbled down in a wind storm three years ago."That aluminum cap just looked like it was missing something," said John A Olek, church financial recorder. "Part of the church has disappeared before our very eyes."Dipping into the Endowment Fund and the Memorial Fund the church purchased a new, custom weather vane from David Ferro of Warren, Rhode Island.The new weather vane cost $885.60 and is one of a kind.On Saturday, with the help of Lake Harmony Volunteer Fire Company and its ladder truck, the old weather vane was replaced with the new one. The top of the steeple is 50 feet high.Dick Rushatz and Carl Fricke climbed the ladder to place the new weather vane. Firefighter and engineer Joseph Lennon assisted in the effort.