13601 Saratoga Avenue (at Fruitvale) • Saratoga, CA 95070 • • 408 867-3493
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We seek to create a welcoming, engaging and spiritual place of worship and fellowship for all ages.
Saint Andrews Directory
Becoming A Member
Saint Andrew’s History
Saint Andrew’s Vestry
Visit Saint Andrew’s
Saint Andrew’s Church
We seek to create a welcoming, engaging and spiritual place of worship and fellowship for all ages.
Saint Andrew's History
A Brief History of Saint Andrew's Parish
May, 1957 - A small group of Saratoga citizens organized the circulation of a petition asking for an Episcopal Church in Saratoga. There were 225 names signed to this petition.
June, 1957 - The late Right Reverend Karl Morgan Block, Bishop of California, came to Saratoga to officially organize and name Saint Andrew's Church. The IOOF Hall was rented and services began there on June 3, 1957.
1959 - After less than two years of existence as a congregation, the people of Saint Andrew's occupied their first building in early May. This building, located on the original five acre site, contained an office suite with two-story section in back. This building currently houses the offices of Saint Andrew's School and two floors of classrooms.
1961 - In March Saint Andrew's was officially designated a "parish." In September Saint Andrew's School began with classes for kindergarten and first grade.
1963 - On Saint Andrew's Day (November 30) the church building was dedicated and used for worship for the first time. The late Right Reverend James A. Pike, Bishop of California, presided.
1965 - During this year, the third building was completed, offering additional office space and classrooms. This building currently houses the clergy office and two stories of classrooms in the rear.
1973 - In May, the fourth and final building of Saint Andrew's was finished, the new parish offices, adult education room, parish library, counseling center and multi-purpose parish hall.
1983 - A magnificent pipe organ, designed and fabricated by Schantz Organ Co., Orrville, Ohio, was installed in the church and dedicated in the fall.
1991 - The Reverend Dr. Roy W. Strasburger, founding Rector, retired after 34 years. A fireside room with science/computer classrooms above was added to the parish hall.
1992 - The Reverend Ernest W. Cockrell was instituted as the second Rector of Saint Andrew's.
1994 - A new Strategic Plan committed the Parish and Day School to a new sharing of facilities and future with joint committees.
May, 1957 - A small group of Saratoga citizens organized the circulation of a petition asking for an Episcopal Church in Saratoga. There were 225 names signed to this petition.
June, 1957 - The late Right Reverend Karl Morgan Block, Bishop of California, came to Saratoga to officially organize and name Saint Andrew's Church. The IOOF Hall was rented and services began there on June 3, 1957.
1959 - After less than two years of existence as a congregation, the people of Saint Andrew's occupied their first building in early May. This building, located on the original five acre site, contained an office suite with two-story section in back. This building currently houses the offices of Saint Andrew's School and two floors of classrooms.
1961 - In March Saint Andrew's was officially designated a "parish." In September Saint Andrew's School began with classes for kindergarten and first grade.
1963 - On Saint Andrew's Day (November 30) the church building was dedicated and used for worship for the first time. The late Right Reverend James A. Pike, Bishop of California, presided.
1965 - During this year, the third building was completed, offering additional office space and classrooms. This building currently houses the clergy office and two stories of classrooms in the rear.
1973 - In May, the fourth and final building of Saint Andrew's was finished, the new parish offices, adult education room, parish library, counseling center and multi-purpose parish hall.
1983 - A magnificent pipe organ, designed and fabricated by Schantz Organ Co., Orrville, Ohio, was installed in the church and dedicated in the fall.
1991 - The Reverend Dr. Roy W. Strasburger, founding Rector, retired after 34 years. A fireside room with science/computer classrooms above was added to the parish hall.
1992 - The Reverend Ernest W. Cockrell was instituted as the second Rector of Saint Andrew's.
1994 - A new Strategic Plan committed the Parish and Day School to a new sharing of facilities and future with joint committees.