St. Peter's Church is located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of Queenstown, Maryland.
The region is part of a large peninsula that separates the Chesapeake Bay from the Atlantic Ocean.
The peninsula, which contains the entire state of Delaware and the eastern shores of Maryland and Virginia, is often called the Delmarva Peninsula.
Nearby Kent Island is the location of the first permanent European settlement in what is now Maryland, and it was established in 1631.
The church is positioned a few steps from the road on the north side of U.S. Route 50.
Although the immediate area around the church is rural, Route 50 can have considerable traffic during the summer as travelers from the Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area use the road to get to Atlantic coast summer resort destinations such as Maryland's Ocean City and several beaches in Delaware.

Although Catholicism was the dominant religion for Spanish and French possessions in the colonial Americas, Catholics were "an insignificant minority in a state of practical outlawry" in the 13 English colonies.
Prior to the American Revolution, Catholic church and school buildings in the English American colonies were prohibited except in Pennsylvania.
The Maryland colony was unique in English colonization because of its attempt to have Catholics and Protestants live together as equals.
This attempt had some significant failures.

Catholics arrived at Maryland's Eastern Shore on Kent Island around 1639.
They are thought to have moved from Kent Island to what became Queenstown during the 1640s, possibly during a conflict between Lord Baltimore (a Catholic) and William Claiborne (a Protestant) over control of the island.
During this time, the region around Queenstown north to Piney Point and south to the area along the Wye River (including communities that became Morgan's Neck and Wye Neck) became populated mostly by Roman Catholic land owners.
Continuing to practice their religion discreetly, Catholic families in the area typically used a room in their house as a chapel room.
St. Peter's Church is located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of Queenstown, Maryland. The region is part of a large peninsula that separates the Chesapeake Bay from the Atlantic Ocean. The peninsula, which contains the entire state of Delaware and the eastern shores of Maryland and Virginia, is often called the Delmarva Peninsula. Nearby Kent Island is the location of the first permanent European settlement in what is now Maryland, and it was established in 1631. The church is positioned a few steps from the road on the north side of U.S. Route 50. Although the immediate area around the church is rural, Route 50 can have considerable traffic during the summer as travelers from the Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area use the road to get to Atlantic coast summer resort destinations such as Maryland's Ocean City and several beaches in Delaware.
Although Catholicism was the dominant religion for Spanish and French possessions in the colonial Americas, Catholics were "an insignificant minority in a state of practical outlawry" in the 13 English colonies. Prior to the American Revolution, Catholic church and school buildings in the English American colonies were prohibited except in Pennsylvania. The Maryland colony was unique in English colonization because of its attempt to have Catholics and Protestants live together as equals. This attempt had some significant failures.
Catholics arrived at Maryland's Eastern Shore on Kent Island around 1639. They are thought to have moved from Kent Island to what became Queenstown during the 1640s, possibly during a conflict between Lord Baltimore (a Catholic) and William Claiborne (a Protestant) over control of the island. During this time, the region around Queenstown north to Piney Point and south to the area along the Wye River (including communities that became Morgan's Neck and Wye Neck) became populated mostly by Roman Catholic land owners. Continuing to practice their religion discreetly, Catholic families in the area typically used a room in their house as a chapel room.
St. Peter's Church (Queenstown, Maryland)