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 Andrew’s Directory
Become 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 residents organized a petition asking for an Episcopal Church in Saratoga. There were 225 names signed to the petition.
June, 1957 - The Right Reverend Karl Morgan Block, Bishop of California, came to Saratoga to officially organize and name Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church. The IOOF Hall was rented and services began there on June 3, 1957.
1961 - In March Saint Andrew's was officially designated a "parish." In September, Saint Andrew's Episcopal 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 Right Reverend James A. Pike, Bishop of California, presided.
1983 - A magnificent pipe organ, designed and fabricated by the Schantz Organ Co. of Orrville, Ohio, was installed in the church and dedicated in the fall.
1992 - The Reverend Ernest W. Cockrell was instituted as the second Rector of Saint Andrew's.
1994 - A strategic plan committed the church and school to a new sharing of facilities and future with joint committees.
2005 - The new hall and center were constructed and dedicated, greatly enhancing our total ministry as a parish.
2007 - A new strategic plan was drafted to focus our effort in expanding our parish in the areas of culture, leadership, community, finances, church/school relations, and physical plant.
2009 - The Reverend Channing R. Smith was instituted as the third rector of Saint Andrew’s Episcopal Church.
May, 1957 - A small group of Saratoga residents organized a petition asking for an Episcopal Church in Saratoga. There were 225 names signed to the petition.
June, 1957 - The Right Reverend Karl Morgan Block, Bishop of California, came to Saratoga to officially organize and name Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church. The IOOF Hall was rented and services began there on June 3, 1957.
1961 - In March Saint Andrew's was officially designated a "parish." In September, Saint Andrew's Episcopal 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 Right Reverend James A. Pike, Bishop of California, presided.
1983 - A magnificent pipe organ, designed and fabricated by the Schantz Organ Co. of Orrville, Ohio, was installed in the church and dedicated in the fall.
1992 - The Reverend Ernest W. Cockrell was instituted as the second Rector of Saint Andrew's.
1994 - A strategic plan committed the church and school to a new sharing of facilities and future with joint committees.
2005 - The new hall and center were constructed and dedicated, greatly enhancing our total ministry as a parish.
2007 - A new strategic plan was drafted to focus our effort in expanding our parish in the areas of culture, leadership, community, finances, church/school relations, and physical plant.
2009 - The Reverend Channing R. Smith was instituted as the third rector of Saint Andrew’s Episcopal Church.