St. Peter's Episcopal Church

ABOUT ST. PETER’S

Open to all,
 St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
is a community of faith,
 centered in Christ,
 seeking spiritual growth
 and transformation.

In the Present

• Today the people of St. Peter’s actively support a variety of social services in San Pedro, including Laundry Love, Family Promise, YWCA, Beacon House, Shawl House, and Harbor Interfaith.
• St. Peter’s has also been a generous supporter of both Episcopal Relief and Development and Heifer Project International for many years.
• St. Peter’s houses Brighter Days Early Learning Childcare, Lyon’s Irish Dance, Girl Scouts, Al-Anon and AA groups, Pintsize Karate for Kids, and other community organizations

In the Past

• St. Peter’s is the oldest church in San Pedro. The original building, built in 1884, was on 2nd Street near the harbor. With the first church building in town, the people of St. Peter’s chose to share their church home with congregations of other denominations until they could fund and erect their own buildings. As the harbor was developed, the original building was moved to 10th and Mesa, and, in 1956 from there to Harbor View Cemetery. In the wee hours of October 25, 2011, Old St. Peter’s was moved to Green Hills Memorial Park in Rancho Palos Verdes, where it has been restored for use as a chapel.
• St. Peter’s current building on 9th Street was completed in 1954. Members of this congregation founded The Beacon House and have advocated for seamen and others in need in this community for decades.

Responding to the post-war baby boom, a church school was begun in 1961. St. Peter’s Episcopal Day School offered an environment of academic excellence and values formation to South Bay families for forty-four years. Those same buildings now house numerous other educational programs for children and adults.