Tenders appeared in 1886 for the final touches that were to be done to the church in St. Peters:

Sealed tenders for finishing the Presbyterian Church at the head of St. Peters Bay will be received at the office of John A. MacLaine, Esq., Monday 1st March next from persons willing to contract for finishing the inside of the church. Work will comprise putting in pews, painting, etc. according to specifications to be seen at the store of L. Anderson, St. Peters Bay, store of Davison, Charlottetown. Work to be complete in on before 15t July next.

L. Anderson Chairman Committee Head of St. Peters Bay (22)

Newspapers reported the opening of the new church in August of that year. The Weekly Examiner stated in August 6th, 1886, that “Rev. J .M. McLeod, Mr. Meikle, evangelist, and Rev. Mr. Archiblad will assist Mr. MacKenzie at the opening of the new church, St. Peters, on the next Sabbath." (23) In another article this newspaper also gave a favorable description of the church:

The Handsome and commodious new Presbyterian Church at St. Peters Bay has just been completed. Mr. W.R. Dingwell of Souris did the inside carpenter work. The building, inside and out, both in design and workmanship, is second to none on the Island. (24)

The St. Peters Presbyterian Church officially opened two days later on August 8, 1886; 52 years after the Presbyterian Church in Greenwich had been built. No doubt the people of St. Peters were excited and proud of their new church. With any new venture in a small community, however, there is always some degree of controversy. According to Mrs. James Dingwell, "The was friction in the charge when the people at St. Peters Bay built their church as the successor to the Midgell one.” (25) Apparently there were many people who thought it was too far a drive to go church. This resulted in a church being built in Marie the following year in 1887. Two years later, in 1889, the three churches of St. Peters, Midgell, and Marie united to become one pastoral charge.

The Revered J .M. MacLeod took over the St. Peters charge in 1910 and would prove to be the last Minister to serve St. Peters in the ‘Presbyterian’ faith. He was the first Minister, however, to live in the Manse, which was purchased by Harry H. Cox from Ernest Doyle in

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