A slideshow of Mount Vernon, OH and Saint Paul's Episcopal Church, which we hope that candidates to be rector will find enticing.

1. Mount Vernon
Center of the Knox Universe

2. St. Paul’s Mount Vernon, OH

3. Great Houses
Victorian, Italianate and Gothic houses are common near St. Paul’s
They are affordable too!

4. Connected to Nature
Foundation Park is just across the river from Downtown. Fishing, Cross Country, Family Events happen here.

5. The Annual Christmas Parade
The Parade really brings out the town!

6. First Fridays-Downtown
May through October, the whole town comes out!
Bands, Classic Cars, Petting Zoo, and more!

7. Preserving the Best of Our Past
B&O Railroad Station
Woodward Opera House
Daniel Decatur Emmett’s Home

8. Mount Vernon has FOUR Theatre Companies
In addition, this group of High Schoolers has produced and acted in
original plays as well as producing and performing The Laramie Project

9. Scenes along the Kokosing Gap Bike Trail
14 miles from Mount Vernon to Danville
Soon: Heart of Ohio Trail: Mount Vernon to Centerburg, a 16 mile ride

10. Amish Country
Eastern Knox and Holmes
County are home to the largest
concentration of Amish outside
of Pennsylvania
Chapel Hill Golf
Course
There are several well regarded
courses in the area- and some
more humble course that are
great for kids and beginners!
The Kokosing River
Ohio’s first Scenic Waterway
runs through downtown.
It is a popular destination for
kayakers and canoers.