St. Peter's Church (Kansas City, Missouri)

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St. Peter's Catholic Parish' was founded in 1925 by Catholic families in the then suburb of Brookside, Kansas City. The community has a K-8 school.

History

The church was founded by James McKay in 1925 for the families of Brookside. Later in the 90's, a new part of the building was dubbed "The McKay Center" which contains a gymnasium, office, several classrooms, a cafeteria and a basement. Most people attending the parish were of

. The church grew quickly and in 1929 the school was founded for the families. Today the church and school are still thriving and in 2017 a major renovation was made to the building.

Education Details

The education at St. Peters contains six main subjects: language arts, literature, science, math, social studies, and religion. Other subjects include: physical education, computer, art, Spanish, music, and several elective classes for grades 7 and 8.

Notable alumni

Bill O'Connor (basketball)

References

• http://stpkc.org/home-page/learn-more-st-peters-parish-introduction-for-visitors/
• https://www.greatschools.org/missouri/kansas-city/2533-St-Peters-School/
• https://catholickey.org/2011/09/08/st-peter-and-holy-name-shared-stones-one-future/
• http://heatherbrulez.com/kansas-city-st-peters-catholic-church-wedding-dana-mark/