“The church is the work of the people so the fact that we are 3,500 families today and such a vibrant parish community, we owe a great debt of gratitude to those who have come before us,” said Brad Baker, pastor at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church.
Saints Peter and Paul History
For decades, hundreds of people have walked through the doors of Saints Peter and Paul in Naperville. And this year, the Catholic church is celebrating 175 years. In 1846, it was introduced to the community as Saint Raphael Parish. 18 years later, it would be renamed to what we know today.
“There have been three different structures that served as our church. So there was an original wood structure and then that was enlarged. There was a stone structure and that was destroyed by fire,” said Baker. “And then the magnificent structure that we have today – the magnificent church – was built in 1927.”
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