St. Peter’s Church prepares for final service

Hampton Lutheran church founded in 1910 to close on 9/7
 

St. Peter’s Lutheran Church Pastor Dan Barbey and long-time church member Kathy Johnson stand outside the church building on H Street in Hampton. The church will hold its last Sunday morning worship service on Sept. 7.
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church Pastor Dan Barbey and long-time church member Kathy Johnson stand outside the church building on H Street in Hampton. The church will hold its last Sunday morning worship service on Sept. 7.

After 115 years of serving the community of Hampton, the congregation of St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church (LCMS) is preparing to hold its final church service on Sunday, Sept. 7. Founded in 1910 by a group of Lutherans who were members of Zion Lutheran Church in the country northeast of Hampton, St. Peters thrived throughout Hampton’s years of growth and educated many area children through …