St. Paul Armenian Church play an instrumental role in the life of the Western Diocese, being one of the nucleus of the growing Armenian community.
Having had its first residents arriving in Fresno in 1871, the Armenian Community soon felt the urge to hold religious services. But with the fledgling community consisting of both Apostolic and Protestant Armenians, were too small to have their own church edifice, joint religious services were first held on September 17, 1883, in the First Congregational Church of Fresno.
