Mission
St. Peter’s is continuing its work as a promoter of faith, art and community. This is done by hosting festivals, concerts, exhibitions and community activites amongst other things.
St. Peter’s aims:
- To ensure that worship remains at the heart of St. Peter’s Church and that all can feel welcome irrespective of level of faith, gender, race, disability or sexuality
- To place an emphasis on the arts as a means to explore spirituality
- To continue to be involved in local issues and respond to the needs of community groups
History
St. Peter’s Church was designed by John Loughborough Pearson and built in 1860 along with an art school, soup kitchen, clothes workshop and orphanage. The site was built specifically to serve the needs of a community suffering from extreme poverty and the art school provided the people of Lambeth with employment as Draughtsmen, Designers and Artists for local firms.
In recent years, through Vauxhall St. Peter’s Heritage Centre, the tradition of art and community has continued with festivals, exhibitions, concerts and community activities in the church.
