Our Vision: "To worship God faithfully, grow in the love of Christ, and serve our neighbors with compassion - guided by Scripture, empowered by the Holy Spirit, and rooted in Anglican traditions."

St Peter’s Church, founded in 1838, is a parish of the Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh and the Anglican Church in North America. We are a part of the Anglican tradition - a worldwide fellowship of churches that trace their history to the Reformation in England.

St Peter’s is an Anglican Church, rooted in the tradition and historic faith of Christianity. We believe Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son of God, born of the virgin Mary, was crucified, died, and buried; resurrected, and ascended to His Heavenly Father. We believe and confess Jesus Christ to be the Way, the Truth, and the Life: no one comes to the Father but by Him.

We confess the canonical books of the Old and New Testaments to be the inspired Word of God, containing all things necessary for salvation, and to be the final authority and unchangeable and set the Word of God as standard for Christian faith and life.

We use for our standard of worship the Book of Common Prayer, 2019. We believe and confess the creeds contained therein: The Nicene Creed, The Apostles’ Creed, and The Athanasian Creed.

We confess Baptism and the Supper of the Lord to be Sacraments ordained by Christ Himself in the Gospel, and thus to be ministered with unfailing use of His words of institution and of the elements ordained by Him.

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” ~ John 3.16 (ESV)

Sunday Worship

Welcome to St. Peter's, we are glad you are here. Please enter through the red door, the side entrance to the church. As you enter the back, you will be welcomed and given the worship booklet, which contains the liturgy to guide us through the service as well as a service bulletin, which contains the lessons for the day. There are activity bags for the children should you need those. The restrooms are to your right and downstairs.

As people greet one another and settle into their pews, a prelude is played on the organ. At 9:30am, the church bell is rung three times, in honor of the Father, the Son, & the Holy Spirit, to note that the service of Holy Communion, commonly called The Holy Eucharist is about to begin.

A processional hymn is sung as the subdeacon, deacon, and priest make their way forward. At St. Peter’s Anglican Church, we celebrate The Holy Eucharist using the Renewed Ancient Text, which begins on p. 123 in the Book of Common Prayer, 2019. All of the worship service is contained in the worship booklet. 

Each week, we hear God’s Holy Word (using the ESV) with a lesson from the Old Testament, a Psalm, a lesson from the New Testament, and the Holy Gospel. After the sermon and the Nicene Creed, we proceed to the Prayers of the People and then the Confession and Absolution of Sin. We exchange the Peace with our neighbor and then prepare the Lord’s Table for communion during the offertory.

All baptized Christians are welcome to receive communion in our church. If you are not comfortable receiving communion you are welcome to come to the rail for a blessing or you may remain in your pew.  

After the ministration of communion and the post communion prayer, the priest will give a blessing. A closing hymn will be sung, then the deacon will dismiss everyone. All told, the worship service lasts about an hour in length.

While it may sound complicated at first, not to worry, the worship booklet and the servers guide us through each part of worship. Liturgical worship gives us the structure to direct our praise and guide our learning. We look forward to seeing you soon. 

Monthly Activities

Fun and Games
First Sunday of the month following the 9:30 service
Bring your family and friends.

Welcome Matt Sunday
Second Sunday of the month following the 9:30 service
Community meal served in the Parish House. Come one, come all.  Matt 25.35: 

Social Hour & Fellowship
Third Sunday of the month following the 9:30 service
Cookies, coffee, and conversation!

Bible Study
Wednesday: 12:30p (Marshall Room - Parish House)
Join us for Scripture study and conversation!

Making visible the love of Jesus Christ.

Loaves & Fishes Feeding Ministry - Packing lunches for the homeless every Sunday. St Peter’s supplies packed lunches for the homeless every Sunday. These are prepared weekly by several different teams and put in the "Lunch Box" out front of the Parish House of St Peter's Anglican Church, 60 Morgantown St. We also maintain “grab and go” lunches for anyone who comes to the door in need of a meal.

 

 

Kairos Prison Ministry - Kairos Prison Ministry is an international ministry of volunteers bringing the gospel message to incarcerated individuals. Their mission is the message of God’s love and redemption through Jesus by words and deeds. Twice a year, a three-day event called “Kairos Weekend” is held in the prison that includes instruction and prayer. Volunteers may continue their ministry by meeting with “Kairos Graduate” prisoners on a weekly basis at the prison for Prayer and Share gatherings. We support this ministry in various ways by being Kairos Weekend volunteers in the prison, while others participate in prayer vigils on the outside. Our church has been active in this outreach to bring the Gospel of God’s love and redemption to the forgotten in prison and takes its inspiration in particular from Matthew 25:36 “…when I was in prison, you visited me…”

Recovery Meeting Space - Hosting local AA and NA chapters. Check with the local chapters for meeting times.

Operation Christmas Child - St. Peter’s regularly participates in this annual project for Samaritan’s Purse. Our annual collection drive is held between August and October, with a Packing Party held the week before the annual National Collection Week in November. This international ministry is to assist children who will benefit from receiving the shoe box gifts, but more importantly hearing the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

 

 

 

CYS Christmas Project - In December, St Peter’s joins with the local Children and Youth Division of Fayette County to provide selected families with Christmas gifts and food for those in need.

 The Rev Bill Starke, Rector

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 The Rev Cathy Dunn, Deacon

 

 

 

 

 Miranda Upole, Parish Bookkeeper

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Tim Sullz, Music Minister

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Chris Sullz, Music Minister