Our Roots
Our church has not always been Saints Peter and John. We used to be of two separate churches that have been combined to be who we are today. Our building, which was St. Peter's Church originally, dates to 1789 when a missionary preached an Episcopal service to 8 to 10 families. St. Peter's was incorporated in 1805 and the land at the present location was given to the vestry on March 13, 1810. The original church was consecrated on August 22, 1810. It was Auburn's first church.
The name of Saints Peter and John evolved after the merging of two Episcopal parishes that were both located in the City of Auburn. In the 1990’s, St. John's Church on the east side of Auburn was closed and the congregation merged with St. Peter's under the new name the Episcopal Church of Saints Peter and John.
The site, buildings, and cemetery are all historically significant for their association with the development of Auburn in the Nineteenth Century. These elements are an important historical site on Genesee Street because it provides a historic transition from the east end of the residential district to the commercial district to the east. This property also provides a pivotal visual anchor for the historic setting and character of Auburn's Genesee Street.
Fun Little Tid-Bit: The architecture of our buildings is by the same architect who designed St. Paul’s Church on Montgomery Street in Syracuse, New York.
The name of Saints Peter and John evolved after the merging of two Episcopal parishes that were both located in the City of Auburn. In the 1990’s, St. John's Church on the east side of Auburn was closed and the congregation merged with St. Peter's under the new name the Episcopal Church of Saints Peter and John.
The site, buildings, and cemetery are all historically significant for their association with the development of Auburn in the Nineteenth Century. These elements are an important historical site on Genesee Street because it provides a historic transition from the east end of the residential district to the commercial district to the east. This property also provides a pivotal visual anchor for the historic setting and character of Auburn's Genesee Street.
Fun Little Tid-Bit: The architecture of our buildings is by the same architect who designed St. Paul’s Church on Montgomery Street in Syracuse, New York.