St. Peter's Church, St. George's

Saint Peter's Church.

Their Majesties Chappell, St. Peter's Church, in St. George's, Bermuda, is the oldest surviving Anglican church in continuous use outside the British Isles.[1] It is also reportedly the oldest continuously used Protestant church in the New World.[2] A UNESCO World Heritage Site (together with related fortifications), St. George's Town is the oldest surviving English settlement in the New World,[3] having been settled by the Virginia Company in 1612[4] (in the aftermath of the wrecking of its flagship, the Sea Venture, in Bermuda in 1609).

  1. ^ Gehrman, Elizabeth (14 September 2008). "Hollywood Brent and the case of the curious church graves". Boston Globe. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
  2. ^ Official site History page
  3. ^ UNESCO Entry on World Heritage Site of St. George's & Related Fortifications
  4. ^ "St Peter's Church Description". PlanetWare. Retrieved 22 February 2009.