History

In 1845, a group of German families built the first St. Peter. It was named German Evangelical Calvinistic Reformed United Lutheran Church. It was located on the south side of Dundee Road, near Anthony Trail Road, by Northfield Union Cemetery. The land was donated by Lorenz Koeblin. The church had Reformed and Lutheran backgrounds. The church was the first Protestant one in the area. The very first pastor was C.A. Behrendt. In March 22, 1851 the church adopted a constitution. It then changed its name to United Evangelical Reformed Church of Northfield. There were only 38 members, some of which whose families are still members.

The members of the church then built a new building, near Shermer and Willow Road. There was a new building because of new settlers. The settlers wanted it closer to the center of Northfield township. It was dedicated on September 6, 1863. They also built a cemetery. In 1875, the building was enlarged with transepts to form the shape of a cross. This enlargement was necessary to accommodate the growing congregation.