About St. Peter's
St. Peter’s Anglican Church is a member of the world-wide Anglican Communion. As of December 2, 2007, we are one of 41 churches under the authority of Anglican Archbishop Henry Luke Orombi and Bishop John Guernsey of the American Convocation of the Church of Uganda. St. Peter’s was begun on October 9, 2005, when a group of Episcopalians from St. John’s Episcopal Church, Tallahassee, chose to follow God’s lead to separate from the Episcopal Church in America because of its severely diminished respect for the role of Holy Scripture in the life of the Church, and its deeply compromised witness to the Gospel.
While we are not biblical literalists or fundamentalists, we are Christians in the classical tradition of Anglicanism, taking seriously both the authority of Holy Scripture, and the uniqueness of the person of Christ. We are, therefore, a new Church in a very old tradition. It is the call of St. Peter’s to seek with love and humility to witness to the hope and joy found only in the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
We have two services of worship in traditional form, and a third service, true to the Prayer Book but more contemporary in style. We place a high priority on Bible study, youth, children’s, and college and young adult ministries, and mission. The people who have formed this church have been so clear in their convictions that they have been willing to uproot their families, sacrifice their comforts, and risk for the sake of the Gospel of our Lord.
Our current location, while wonderful in many ways, is temporary. We have already secured land on Thomasville Road north of Interstate 10 and are planning buildings for the future. Being a new church, our doors are wide open to all who love God, take seriously the truth of His Word, and enjoy the rich tradition of classical Anglicanism. We are a warm and welcoming parish and would love to have you visit.
Description of St. Peter's Shield
On the crest of the St. Peter’s Shield is affixed a crozier (the symbol of episcopal authority) and two crossed keys (symbolic of the keys promised to Peter, the keys to the kingdom of heaven). The cross is like that on the Compass Rose, the symbol of the Anglican Communion.
The crozier and the two crossed keys, when viewed together, invoke the image of Chi Rho, the first two letters in the Greek spelling of the word “Christ.” According to the University of Rochester, “The Chi Rho is one of the earliest cruciform symbols used by Christians. It is formed by superimposing the first two letters of the word ‘Christ’ in Greek, chi = ch and rho = r. Although not technically a cross, the Chi Rho invokes the crucifixion of Jesus as well as symbolizing his status as the Christ.”