Their first community center was known as Hoganville, in honor of Mr. Hogan from whom land had been purchased at $2.50 acre, and was located about 1/4 mile west and a little south of present St. Peter. A little frame church was erected in 1895.

     Hoganville was changed to St. Peter when Mr. Peter Rome, one of the original nine, envisioning a handsome village some day, entered into an agreement, with others to donate land suitable for a village providing it be named St. Peter. The offer was accepted and the transfer was made, including the church and cemetery, during the years of 1896 to 1898.

     Since St. Peter is a Catholic community we naturally find a lot of it's history related to its church affairs. After more settlers arrived Father Charles Weber became the first permanent pastor in 1902. He was young and energetic, and a house for the Sisters' was purchased in 1904 and in the fall of that year school opened. The first school building was a sort of lean-to on the church building.

     A new church was begun in 1909, a frame structure, with an overall length of 120 feet, and transcepts of 80 feet, its 120 foot tower dominated the community.

     In 1948 the old frame structure was beginning to shift with the high winds of Kansas as well as being an ice box in the winter time. During a month's time, from November 3, to December 3, 1948, it was dismantled.

     The following spring on April 18, stakes were driven for a new building. On August 2, the corner stone was laid; Christmas midnight Mass was celebrated in the new church pictured above at a total cost of $52,000.00.