The St. Peter's Heritage Centre was formed in 1999, when the two churches in Peterculter (St. Peter's and Kelman Memorial) amalgamated. Local man Allan Pennie, with the support of his friend J. Arthur McFarlane, decided to purchase the then redundant St. Peter's church and turn it into a heritage centre. The aims being:

• To retain, house and display items of whatever nature that have influenced the development of the village of Peterculter over the years.

• To advance the education of the local residents in the area concerning its past connections with agriculture, the railways, the paper mill and other relevant activities.

• To promote and provide a local facility for educational, social and other activities as will assist residents of the area.

• To promote, establish and operate other schemes of a charitable nature for the benefit of the community within the area.