Mission:
We are the Church of St. Peter committed to sharing the good news of Jesus Christ through prayer, service, scripture and sacrament in the living Catholic and apostolic tradition. We welcome all to walk with us on this journey of faith.
History:
In 1752 the first Mass was celebrated by Jesuit Father Ferdinand Farmer, a German missionary based in St. Mary’s in Lancaster at a farm belonging to Henry Eckenroth, head of the only Catholic household located in the area. This Mass was the beginning of the parish that later became St. Peter’s.
On May 30, 1799, the congregation gathered with Father Louis DeBarth in Elizabethtown to lay the cornerstone of a new church.
In 1840, St. Peter’s was designated a parish in its own right with Father Francis Marshall as its first pastor. On May 10, 1998, ground was broken for the new church. The new Saint Peter Church at 1840 Marshall Drive, Elizabethtown, was dedicated on September 5, 1999.

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Welcome to the new St. Peter Parish website.  I hope everyone will find the new format to be more user friendly and conducive to gathering information about our historic parish and planned events.  Herein you will find the links for our weekly parish bulletin, online giving and the necessary forms that you may need.  Over the coming months, as we develop this site further, I’m certain that you will see small tweaks here and there.

We are so blessed at St. Peter Parish with many talented and generous hearts, who work to build up the kingdom of God in the Elizabethtown area.  While the Holy Eucharist is and always will be the source and summit of our faith, we know that what we receive in our spiritual home, the Church, must be brought out into the community and the world beyond.  So many are starving to receive the Lord, in word and sacrament.  Thank you for all you do to share your faith and make our parish a place of welcome to all new families and visitors.