The first St. Peter's was "a temporary iron church" erected in 1899 to serve local brickworkers and their families. It was situated in Dane Street.

The present St. Peter's, built in 1862 by the Knapping family in what was then Church Street, was originally the Church School and Chapel of Ease, with typical Victorian architecture.

Next door to the church was the Schoolmaster's House which included stabling. The house and stables have now been amalgamated into a private residence.

When the new school (now Hinguar Community Primary School) opened in 1886 the old school became an annexe, was then used as a church hall from 1911 and finally given to the Parish in 1920 and dedicated as the "new" St. Peter's.

The original "iron church" was then wheeled on rollers up Shoebury High Street and placed as St. Peter's Church Hall with a brick facade.

In 1987 the "Great Hurricane" rendered the hall structure unsafe. The combination of Buildings Insurance and a prime High Street site at the time of a property boom gave the parish almost sufficient funds to build a new hall and link into the "new" St. Peter's - the balance of the money required being raised from the congregation. At that time the church was extensively renovated.

The flats on the site of the old hall are named 'St. Peter's Court'.

St. Peter's has moveable seating and can take 150 people comfortably. When school assemblies are held in the church, the seating is mostly removed and the church then accommodates all 300 of the school pupils and the staff!