News & Events
Robert gives centuries-old windows a new lease on life
News | December 22, 2021
Centuries-old windows in St George’s are getting a new lease on life thanks to the skilled attention of Robert Powell.The 66-year-old has spent the past two months fixing the 14 windows at St Peter’s Church rectory. The building, which sits behind the Unfinished Church on Government Hill Road, is home to Reverend Tom Slawson and his family.Such repair work is never easy as, in any project... Read more
Private donors support historic church as plans discussed for future survival
News | November 17, 2021
Priest sharing, hosting secular events and attracting youth organisations were all scenarios explored to address the financial crisis at St Peter’s Church. A meeting was held last Saturday by supporters of the St George's institution, the oldest continually used Anglican church in the Western hemisphere, to discuss ways to secure its future. About 40 community members attended including G... Read more
‘The future of the Anglican Parish of St George’s is in peril’
News | October 30, 2021
A historic church in St George has hit a “financial crisis point”, it was revealed yesterday. St Peter’s Church has suffered from a decline in the number of visitors and churchgoers because of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has affected its income. A newsletter from Father Tom Slawson, the parish priest, warned: “We are in peril and cannot continue as usual.” Now the Friends... Read more
Soup kitchen to resume in the Old Town next month
News | August 7, 2021
An interdenominational collaboration aimed at helping the needy in St George’s is set to resume next month.Richard Allen AME Church and St Peter’s Anglican Church have run a soup kitchen every Wednesday in the Old Town since December.The collaboration is a direct response to the pandemic and the financial strain it has placed on many people.Reverend Dr Lorne Bean, pastor of the Richard Allen ... Read more
St Peter’s ramps up disabled access
News | May 13, 2021
Long serving Vestry member Betty Smith A ramp made of Bermuda cedar has been installed at a historic church to make life easier for disabled people. The Friends of St Peter’s Church, in St George, said the ramp to the vestry was opened last Sunday. A spokeswoman added: “The ramp was a project of The Friends of St Peter’s Church and continues their objective of making the 400 year-o... Read more
Nine tourism entrepreneurs to receive funding from BTA
News | May 11, 2021
St. Peter's Church, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site at the Town of St. George, has won funding for African Diaspora Heritage tours celebrating stories of Bermuda's Black history. Rev. Lorne Bean is pictured at the door of the centuries old Anglican church.Nine tourism entrepreneurs are to receive funding through the Bermuda Tourism Authority’s Experience Investment Programme. In addit... Read more
The final casualty of the last US/UK war commemorated
News | February 21, 2021
The last casualty of a 19th century war between the United Kingdom and the United States was remembered today. A ceremony to commemorate Midshipman Richard Dale of the US Navy was held at St Peter’s Church, St George, where the young officer, aged 20 when he died in the Olde Towne, is buried. Richard Spurling, chairman of the Friends of St Peter’s Church, which organises the annual even... Read more
Church improves access to historic graveyard
News | November 26, 2020
Access to a historic black cemetery in the Town of St George has been improved as part of a collaborative effort between multiple organisations. A new pathway into the slave and free black portion of St Peter’s cemetery was officially unveiled yesterday and named in honour of barrier-breaking black ship pilot James “Jemmy” Darrell. A spokeswoman for the Friends of St Peter’s Church ... Read more
St Peter’s ready for ʽsplendid’ reconvening of Parliament
News | November 5, 2020
All eyes will be on the East End tomorrow with the historic 400th anniversary of Parliament celebrated in the Town of St George, where it was first held. St George’ mayor George Dowling called it “a major coup” for the Olde Towne. He added: “We’re very excited for it – we can’t remember ever having an event like that here, and we’re looking forward to giving free rein to the... Read more
Stamp of approval marks 400th anniversary
News | August 7, 2020
A series of stamps were launched to mark the 400th anniversary of Bermuda's Parliament yesterday. Politicians past and present gathered outside the historic St Peter's Church, in St George, where the Governor, Nathaniel Butler, convened the first sitting in 1620. Dennis Lister, the Speaker of the House of Assembly, told the crowd that the stamps, depicting images associated with Ber... Read more