This summer, members of Saint Andrew’s joined with other churches, businesses, and nonprofits through Brazos Hunger Solutions to deliver 150 bags of food, each containing a week’s worth of breakfast, lunch, and snacks for a child. This effort helped fill the gap between summer school lunches and the start of the new school year.​
Middleway Urban Monastery celebrated its fifth anniversary in June. Last year, it moved from downtown Bryan to the former education building at Saint Francis Episcopal Church in College Station. From its new location, Middleway continues its ministry to and with people who have left the Church or have had no church affiliation, as well as Christians from various traditions. Since its inception, Saint Andrew’s has provided financial assistance and insurance to Middleway, and members of the church volunteer there and participate in its programs.​
Iglesia Episcopal Espíritu Santo is in its third year under the leadership of the Rev. Ben Sánchez. Founded as a partnership between Saint Andrew’s Episcopal Church and the Episcopal Diocese of Texas, Espíritu Santo has grown from a small group of individuals and families to a community of over 40 people gathering to worship, learn, and share meals together. Fr. Ben and Espíritu Santo’s bishop’s committee plan to apply for fellowship status at the next diocesan council.
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In June of this year, the Rev. Michael Thompson graduated from the Iona School of Ministry and was ordained as a transitional deacon. He is the fourth person whom Saint Andrew’s has equipped and raised up for ordained ministry. In the last eight years, Saint Andrew’s has also been entrusted with the education and formation of two curates provided by the Episcopal Diocese of Texas. We currently have one member who is a student at the Iona School of Ministry, and a few members have expressed their sense of call to ordained ministry.
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These ministries are signs of the Spirit’s work among us. They grow out of the vision the vestry and I have cast for us: to be a community in which hearts are formed in the likeness of Christ, disciples are equipped for ministry, neighbors are loved as siblings, and the Christian Faith is joyfully lived.
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As a church, we equip, empower, and send people out into the world. All believers embody the life of the Church in their family, neighborhood, school, or place of work. We share the Good News of Jesus Christ in word and deed through compassionate and caring relationships with those around us.
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We cannot fulfill this vision without the financial support of our members. Saint Andrew’s income comes almost entirely from the free will giving of our members. On average, it takes $1,725 a day to fund our ministries and support our staff and programs at their current level. Every dollar we receive makes a meaningful difference.
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Saint Andrew’s Episcopal Church and each of us who call it our church home have been raised up and called to ministry. I invite you to review this booklet, which summarizes our life, ministry, funding, and how to give support to our ministry.
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Feeding the hungry, planting a church, creating a home for those who feel disillusioned, and raising up leaders for ministry are just some of the ways God is working through Saint Andrew’s. I hope you will join me in supporting this vision by making a faithful financial pledge, so that together we may continue to form hearts, equip the saints, love our neighbors, and joyfully live the Faith.
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Sincerely,
Daryl T. Hay+
Rector