The history of St. Peter's Anglican Church (Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.) goes back to 1906 when it was a mission of St. John's (Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.). During this time services were held at David Kyle School and later in a house on Fourth Avenue up until a permanent church was built on Douglas Street.
The opening of St. Peter's Anglican Church building occurred on Thursday March 9, 1922. The opening service consisted of Choral Evensong and the sermon was provide by the Ven. Archdeacon Gilmor. The builder of the church was Mr. Ramey and the interior featured wood throughout. The decorative east window of St. Peter's Anglican Church (Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.) and a painting of the crucifixion were donated by and were previously part of the Church at Hurstpierpoint, Sussex, England.
Purchased by St. Peter's the parish hall building was previously used as a change room for women working at Algoma Steel during the war. In 1988 a decision was made to rebuild the old parish hall. The old hall was torn down in June 1988, a basement poured, and the church moved on to it. The construction of a new vestry and front entrance were also undertaken at this point. St. Peter's reopened for serve on September 3, 1989.
Past clergy of the parish have included: Archdeacon Gowan "The Tramp" Gilmor (? - 1928), Canon Hunter, Rev. F.F. Nock (1942-1945), Rev. Charles Noble (1947-1980), Rev. Earl Burke (1981-?).
Sources:
- "St. Peter's, Sault Ste Marie." The Algoma Missionary News 17, no. 4 (1921): 50. Part of 2009-081/001 (012)
- "St. Peter's Memorial Church Opened" The Algoma Missionary News 18, no. 4 (1922): 52. Part of 2009-081/001 (012)
- Diana Ouellette, "Complete renovation at St. Peter's, Sault Ste Marie", The Algoma Anglican 36, no. 8 (1989): 1.
