St. Peter's Episcopal Church

Introduction

St. Peter's Episcopal Church, founded in 1761, is one of Philadelphia's oldest Episcopal churches, designed with contributions from William Strickland and Robert Smith, and resting Declaration of Independence signer Charles Willson Peale and other figures of the American Revolution. The church features a Georgian red-brick facade and white wooden spire, with original box pews, antique stained glass, and hand-forged iron inside, in an atmosphere of antique solemnity. The burying ground is among Philadelphia's oldest, with stones carrying family memory of the independence era. Still an active faith community, it holds Sunday services and welcomes public visits, a living witness to Philadelphia's tradition of religious freedom and civil society.

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