About Us
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.
- St. Peter’s is in the top 2% of congregations in the country contributing to Episcopal Relief and Development an international aid organization.
- St. Peter’s now hosts
Folklorico del Mar and Flamenco Fiesta dance classes
Lyons Irish Dance Academy
Al-Anon, AA, and OA groups
Creative Writing Group (all skill levels welcome)
Go to the Calendar Tab for times and rooms for these meetings.
- World Tots San Pedro (affiliated with the Harbor Area/South Bay YWCA) which opened in 2008, offers daycare for children aged 6 weeks to those entering Kindergarten the following September (Pre-K). Hours are 6:30 am to 6:00 pm, Monday through Friday. For more information, please contact the YWCA of Harbor Area and South Bay at 310-241-0014.
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 Cemetary. 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 is being 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.