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St.
Peter’s Mission
TO
DO GOD’S WILL
Lord God, you have shown us how to love you and to
love our neighbors as ourselves. Guide us to do your will in our
parish, in our community, in our diocese, and in the world, as we share
the Good News, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
OUR CHURCH
They devoted
themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of
bread and the prayers. Acts 2.42
As the body of Christ we support each other in
corporate worship, individual prayer and loving fellowship.
OUR COMMUNITY
Peace be to the whole community, and love with
faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Ephesians 6.23
In the true spirit of Christ’s love we respond to
all our neighbors.
OUR DIOCESE
For as in one body we have many members, and not
all the members have the same function, so we, who are many, are one
body in Christ, and individually we are members one of another. Romans
12.4
OUR WORLD
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations
baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy
Spirit. Matthew 28.19
As the baptized we serve the Lord in all corners of
His creation.
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The Rectory/Fellowship Hall
In 1876 the Vestries of St.
Peter’s and of Grace Church, Corbin, VA purchased the Thornton house
behind St. Peter’s for a rectory. The Rev. Mr. Poindexter, second
Rector, and his family were the first to occupy it as such. It remained
jointly owned until 1903 when St. Peter’s became the sole owner, though
it was also supported by rent from the two other churches -- during the
time it was a three church cure.
One of the oldest houses in Port Royal,
it was erected in two periods; its oldest 1 ½ story section about 1740,
the front two-story section about 1840. The frame house, with end
chimneys and a columned front porch, is painted white with green
shutters. The downstairs includes a large living room with fireplace,
built-in bookshelves, and a beautifully carved mantel; a large dining
room with paneled wainscoting; a kitchen, a bathroom and a hallway from
front to back. Upstairs there are three bedrooms (one small with large
storage cupboards), hall closet and full bath. Under the oldest section
of the house is a full bricked-in cellar with hand-hewn beams marked
with Roman numerals. The windowpanes, doors and hardware are all very
old, most of them original.
What is
thought to be an old kitchen in the yard was remodeled in 1966 into an
artist’s studio used by the then rector’s wife. It could be
adapted to many uses—an office, storage place, or even a playhouse for
children. It us now used as a Sunday School for the children.
It is a charming property, with
well-planted borders and beds, trees, flowering shrubbery and direct
access to the river.
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Our Mission is to do God's Will