{"id":6155,"date":"2024-11-12T14:34:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T14:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stpetersbrighton.org\/heritage\/?p=6155"},"modified":"2025-06-11T17:57:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T16:57:57","slug":"significant-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stpetersbrighton.org\/heritage\/significant-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Significant Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row el_class=&#8221;pt-0&#8243;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Over its 200-year history, St Peter\u2019s has been the venue of many memorable services encompassing weddings, baptisms, civic services, communions, memorials and thanksgivings.<\/p>\n<p>Key ones among them include:[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"tl-wrapper\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Timeline\"><div class=\"tl-timeline-wrapper tl-one-sided tl-vertical-wrapper\"><div class=\"tl-start\"><\/div><div class=\"tl-timeline tl-timeline-container\" aria-live=\"polite\"><div class=\"tl-inner-line\" role=\"presentation\"><\/div><div id=\"tl-story-0\" class=\"tl-story tl-story-icon tl-story-right\" data-story-index=\"0\" role=\"article\"><div class=\"tl-labels tl-label-full\"><div class=\"tl-label-big\">1828<\/div><div class=\"tl-label-small\">25 January<\/div><\/div><div class=\"tl-icon\"><i class=\"dashicons dashicons-backup\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"tl-arrow\"><\/div><div class=\"tl-content\"><div class=\"tl-description\"><p>Vicar of Brighton, Rev Henry Wagner, preaches the sermon at the opening service attended by Princess Augusta, the sister of King George IV.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"tl-story-1\" class=\"tl-story tl-story-icon tl-story-right\" data-story-index=\"1\" role=\"article\"><div class=\"tl-labels tl-label-full\"><div class=\"tl-label-big\">1906<\/div><div class=\"tl-label-small\">29 June<\/div><\/div><div class=\"tl-icon\"><i class=\"dashicons dashicons-backup\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"tl-arrow\"><\/div><div class=\"tl-content\"><div class=\"tl-description\"><p>The Lord Bishop of Chichester, Ernest Wilberforce, consecrates the new chancel at a service attended by the presence of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Randall Davidson.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"tl-story-2\" class=\"tl-story tl-story-icon tl-story-right\" data-story-index=\"2\" role=\"article\"><div class=\"tl-labels tl-label-full\"><div class=\"tl-label-big\">1999<\/div><div class=\"tl-label-small\">31 December<\/div><\/div><div class=\"tl-icon\"><i class=\"dashicons dashicons-backup\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"tl-arrow\"><\/div><div class=\"tl-content\"><div class=\"tl-description\"><p>Bishop Eric Kemp and Cormac Murphy-O\u2019Connor, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Arundel and Brighton, lead a packed service to celebrate the dawn of a new millennium. Revellers from a party in Old Steine Gardens pour into the church, which stays open until 4:00am.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"tl-story-3\" class=\"tl-story tl-story-icon tl-story-right\" data-story-index=\"3\" role=\"article\"><div class=\"tl-labels tl-label-full\"><div class=\"tl-label-big\">2001<\/div><div class=\"tl-label-small\">1 April<\/div><\/div><div class=\"tl-icon\"><i class=\"dashicons dashicons-backup\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"tl-arrow\"><\/div><div class=\"tl-content\"><div class=\"tl-description\"><p>Vicar Michael Wells tells a shocked congregation that he\u2019s looking for volunteers to paint the pews in the colours of Brighton &amp; Hove Albion to celebrate the football club\u2019s centenary [http:\/\/ship-of-fools.com\/mystery\/2001\/297Mystery.html]. Instead, the church holds a packed service this year to mark the occasion, with many members of the congregation wearing Seagull shirts.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"tl-story-4\" class=\"tl-story tl-story-icon tl-story-right\" data-story-index=\"4\" role=\"article\"><div class=\"tl-labels tl-label-full\"><div class=\"tl-label-big\">2009<\/div><div class=\"tl-label-small\">29 June<\/div><\/div><div class=\"tl-icon\"><i class=\"dashicons dashicons-backup\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"tl-arrow\"><\/div><div class=\"tl-content\"><div class=\"tl-description\"><p>A formal service on St Peter\u2019s Day closes the church under its current structure.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"tl-story-5\" class=\"tl-story tl-story-icon tl-story-right\" data-story-index=\"5\" role=\"article\"><div class=\"tl-labels tl-label-full\"><div class=\"tl-label-big\">2009<\/div><div class=\"tl-label-small\">1 November<\/div><\/div><div class=\"tl-icon\"><i class=\"dashicons dashicons-backup\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"tl-arrow\"><\/div><div class=\"tl-content\"><div class=\"tl-description\"><p>St Peter\u2019s reopens under the leadership of Rev Archie Coates with his wife Sam Coates.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"tl-story-6\" class=\"tl-story tl-story-icon tl-story-right\" data-story-index=\"6\" role=\"article\"><div class=\"tl-labels tl-label-full\"><div class=\"tl-label-big\">2019<\/div><div class=\"tl-label-small\">10 November<\/div><\/div><div class=\"tl-icon\"><i class=\"dashicons dashicons-backup\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"tl-arrow\"><\/div><div class=\"tl-content\"><div class=\"tl-description\"><p>On the tenth anniversary of the reopening of St Peter\u2019s, several hundred people attend a special service to celebrate the work done to revitalise and restore the church over the previous decade.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"tl-story-7\" class=\"tl-story tl-story-icon tl-story-right\" data-story-index=\"7\" role=\"article\"><div class=\"tl-labels tl-label-full\"><div class=\"tl-label-big\">2022<\/div><div class=\"tl-label-small\">24 July<\/div><\/div><div class=\"tl-icon\"><i class=\"dashicons dashicons-backup\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"tl-arrow\"><\/div><div class=\"tl-content\"><div class=\"tl-description\"><p>Archie Coates conducts his last service at St Peter\u2019s.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"tl-story-8\" class=\"tl-story tl-story-icon tl-story-right\" data-story-index=\"8\" role=\"article\"><div class=\"tl-labels tl-label-full\"><div class=\"tl-label-big\">2022<\/div><div class=\"tl-label-small\">2 September<\/div><\/div><div class=\"tl-icon\"><i class=\"dashicons dashicons-backup\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"tl-arrow\"><\/div><div class=\"tl-content\"><div class=\"tl-description\"><p>Rev Dan Millest is licensed as the new Vicar of St Peter\u2019s.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"tl-story-9\" class=\"tl-story tl-story-icon tl-story-right\" data-story-index=\"9\" role=\"article\"><div class=\"tl-labels tl-label-full\"><div class=\"tl-label-big\">2024<\/div><div class=\"tl-label-small\">12 May<\/div><\/div><div class=\"tl-icon\"><i class=\"dashicons dashicons-backup\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"tl-arrow\"><\/div><div class=\"tl-content\"><div class=\"tl-description\"><p>In a special service attended by the Mayor of Brighton &amp; Hove, Councillor Jackie O\u2019Quinn, several hundred people celebrate St Peter\u2019s 200-year anniversary.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tl-end\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over its 200-year history, St Peter\u2019s has been the venue of many memorable services encompassing weddings, baptisms, civic services, communions, memorials and thanksgivings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":77,"featured_media":6551,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[59],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6155","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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