St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Episcopal church building in Morristown, US.
St. Peter's Episcopal Church is a neo-Gothic stone church on South Street, modeled on English medieval parish churches. Its Norman-style bell tower rises 119 steps and holds a 49-bell carillon. Inside are Byzantine-style chancel mosaics, a baptistry, a Siena-marble altar and a Spanish-baroque rood screen.
The church was recognized as a contributing property to the National Register of Historic Places. This designation acknowledges its long history and importance to Morristown's development.
St. Peter's has worshipped in the High Church tradition since the Reverend William Staunton introduced the parish to it in 1840, and the building's medieval-style art was chosen to serve that Eucharistic liturgy. Choral and sacramental services continue today, with Sunday services at 8:00am, 9:15am and 10:30am and a choral evensong on the first Sunday of each month at 5:00pm. Sunday school and a children's choir run alongside.
Sunday services are held at 8:00, 9:15 and 10:30 am, with choral evensong on the first Sunday of each month at 5:00 pm. The Norman-style bell tower has 119 steps, so allow time and steady footing if you climb it. The parish complex includes a cemetery, rectory, great hall and parish house, with cloisters linking the parts.
The parish complex holds at least two secret passageways still in use, one concealed behind a bookcase and others in cloisters linking the church, rectory, great hall and parish house. The Norman-style bell tower rises 119 steps to a carillon of 49 bells, among the largest in the country.
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