In 989, within the walls of a former Carolingian fortress, where the Castle d'Aspremont-Lynden would later be built, a first chapel was erected as a court chapel for the count, who was built in 1231, during the reign of Gijsbert III van Bronckhorst. replaced by a church. In 1400, this church was destroyed by the inhabitants of Liège and restored in 1463. During the Eighty Years' War, the church was heavily damaged twice. Destroyed in 1579 during the Spanish siege, it was restored in 1590. In 1638 the church was badly damaged by fire during the French invasions and in 1640 the church was restored again.
In 1704, Count Ferdinand d'Aspremont-Lynden made an agreement with the Prince Bishop of Liège Joseph Clemens of Bavaria to demolish the church within the castle grounds and replace it with one on the Groenplaats. A number of farms are expropriated and construction work starts in the same year. Lack of money is given as a reason to stop after the construction of the choir and the walls of the nave. The real reason is a feud between the church authorities and the count. In 1722, Father Maghin finds Countess Antonia, a sister of Count Ferdinand, willing to finish the church and add a church tower. She and her husband Count 't Serclaes de Tilly also donated the high altar and two confessionals.
This church burns down in 1755, along with 21 houses. On fair day, September 4, 1774, the first high mass can be celebrated. In the eighties of the 19th century, the pastor wanted a new church, but it took until 1954 before the construction of the new Sint-Pieterskerk aan 't Kleinveld started. From 1956 the older church fell into disuse and from 1970 it was used as a museum church. In this capacity, it is now part of the historic heritage of Oud-Rekem.