Benjamin Onderdonk, Bishop of New York, dedicated the building. Land for the church building, a plot of some 1665 square feet, was obtained from James Ray on April 2, 1832, purchased for $350. On August 24, 1831, the Vestry voted to build a brick church. The first recorded baptisms in the new congregation were on May 29, 1831, when seven adults were baptized. Paul's church in Mayville was called as the first rector, serving both parishes until 1835. Our beautiful brick building is located on the east edge of Moore Park in the village of Westfield and has served the community since it was incorporated on Januby a small group of local residents, including Burban Brockway and Jonathan Cass, the first wardens. Peter’s is a parish church in the Diocese of Western New York of the Episcopal Church in the United States. The thousands of individual stories of those faithful men, women, and children, many unheralded and untold, are the real history of this parish - a living history that continues in the daily expression of Christian life and faith of our baptized members centered in God's worship and praise in this church building. Peter's parish their center of worship and the base from which they served their community and the world in Christian ministry. The entire history of our parish is a family history of the generations of faithful Christians who made St. Peter Episcopal Church's building and furnishings, in order to provide a self-guided tour of our historic structure. This historical account is primarily about St.

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