St. Peter's Church
Faith in Action for 250 years.
The 250th anniversary celebration of the Church will take place over three years, beginning with a Choral Evensong on September 21, 2008, 250 years to the day of when the cornerstone was laid for what is now St. Peter’s Church, and culminating in September, 2011 with a commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the date of the first service on September 4, 1761.
Special concerts, lectures, exhibitions and other interpretive events are planned to commemorate the long history and continuity of the Church, its many contributions to the neighborhood and greater Philadelphia, and its “Faith in Action” for 250 years.