St. Andrew United Methodist Church

Sunday services are at 8:00 am in the stained-glass chapel, 9:00 am in the sanctuary, and 10:45 am in the sanctuary. Online worship is available at 9:00 and 10:45 am. (https://gostandrew.com/services)

Accessibility accommodations include parking in each lot, circular drives at the north and south entrances for drop-off and visitors with mobility challenges, and designated Sanctuary seating for wheelchair users and a companion. (https://gostandrew.com/plan-your-visit)

The church also offers shuttle transportation to and from services for congregants at nearby senior living centers. (https://gostandrew.com/hospitality)

Services vary by time: the 8 am chapel service has piano-accompanied hymns in an intimate setting; the 9 am classic service features hymns, choir, and orchestra; and the 10:45 am modern service includes music by Crowded Table and a PrayGround option for children. Communion is offered on the first Sunday of each month. (https://gostandrew.com/services; https://gostandrew.com/plan-your-visit)

The church website doesn’t specify how long a service lasts.

St. Andrew offers three distinct Sunday worship formats: **8 am Chapel Worship** is an intimate, small-group service with piano-accompanied hymns and communion; **9 am Classic Worship** features hymns, choir, and orchestra; and **10:45 am Modern Worship** features music by Crowded Table Collective and a PrayGround option for kids. The styles therefore vary by service. Online worship is available at 9 and 10:45 am. (https://gostandrew.com/services; https://gostandrew.com/plan-your-visit)

Yes. St. Andrew welcomes people regardless of what they believe—or whether they believe at all—and makes room for doubts, questions, and honest spiritual exploration. Its adult education offerings include a class exploring how Christian beliefs about Jesus developed, as well as book groups that invite conversation about faith and doubt. (https://gostandrew.com/beliefs; https://gostandrew.com/studies)

For Sunday worship, you can simply arrive—visitors are welcome each week, and the church suggests arriving about 15 minutes early for the 9 a.m. service. Registration is requested once for children joining the kids’ program; youth Faith Study does not require registration. (https://gostandrew.com/plan-your-visit)

- **Infants through age 2:** Nursery at **9 am**; nursery/childcare is also available at **10:45 am** for children age 5 and younger.
- **Early childhood through grade 5:** Kids Groups meet at **9 am**. At **10:45 am**, there are no Kids Groups, but independent preschoolers and elementary-age children can use the PrayGround.
- **Grades 6–12:** Youth Faith Study meets at **9 am**. (https://gostandrew.com/kids) (https://gostandrew.com/youth)

Yes. For Kids Ministry, the church asks families to complete a **one-time registration** so it can prepare to welcome their child. Visiting families are welcome: the church welcomes visitors each week, and the registration is presented as preparation for your child’s visit—not as a membership requirement. (https://gostandrew.com/kids; https://gostandrew.com/plan-your-visit)

St. Andrew belongs to the United Methodist Church; the website identifies it as a “United Methodist congregation.” (https://gostandrew.com/beliefs)

St. Andrew’s core beliefs center on **God’s love for everyone and the sacred worth of every person**. The church welcomes people across backgrounds and identities, and its mission is “to love God with our heart, soul, mind and strength, and to love our neighbors as ourselves.” Its vision is to bring more love, justice, and community into the world. (https://gostandrew.com/mission-vision-and-values)

The church describes its faith as open to questions, dialogue, and spiritual exploration rather than rigid doctrine or uniformity. It emphasizes a relational God, spiritual growth, social justice, environmental stewardship, service to the common good, and the values of belonging, connected community, innovation, and service and justice. (https://gostandrew.com/beliefs)

Women serve in both clergy and lay leadership at St. Andrew. Examples include Executive Pastor, Associate Pastor, and Pastor of Senior Adult Ministries, as well as leadership and service through church committees such as Church Council, Finance, Lay Leadership, Staff Parish, Stewardship, and Trustees. The church also emphasizes women’s leadership development through its Women’s Ministry. (https://gostandrew.com/leadership-pastors-and-staff) (https://gostandrew.com/lay-leadership) (https://gostandrew.com/women)

St. Andrew says it welcomes people of every gender identity and sexual orientation, affirms that all people are of sacred worth, and celebrates diversity as part of its vision of radical hospitality. It also describes gender diversity and expression as gifts from God. The website states these commitments but does not specify further LGBTQ-related policies, such as rules about marriage or employment. (https://gostandrew.com/mission-vision-and-values) (https://gostandrew.com/justice)

St. Andrew is led pastorally by Senior Pastor Rev. Mark Feldmeir, alongside Executive Pastor Rev. Amy Stapleton, Associate Pastor Rev. Dr. Felicia M. George, and other pastoral and staff leaders. (https://gostandrew.com/leadership-pastors-and-staff)

Its governing body is the Church Council, and the church says its other standing committees report to the Council. The Staff Parish committee supports clergy and staff; staff leadership is listed as nonvoting. The church also publishes an annual report to the congregation from Rev. Mark Feldmeir. (https://gostandrew.com/lay-leadership) (https://gostandrew.com/2025-annual-report)

The best recent sermon to start with is **“Blessed” (November 8, 2026)**, the opening message in *From the Table to the World: Becoming the Bread We Receive*. Rev. Mark Feldmeir connects Jesus blessing the loaves and fish with the idea that we are beloved before we are useful, and that generosity grows from receiving God’s blessing. ([42:06 from November 09, 2026]) ([57:24 from November 09, 2026]) The church describes this as the first week of its three-part series. (https://gostandrew.com/media-archived)

For the next steps in the teaching, the church lists **“Broken” (November 15)** and **“Given” (November 22)** as the next installments: “Broken” explores how loss, doubt, and unexpected seasons can open us to God’s love, while “Given” focuses on sharing the love we receive. These are scheduled follow-ups, rather than sermons already available as of November 13. (https://gostandrew.com/bread)

We teach that community grows when people can be honest about their whole lives—not only the parts that seem put together, but also their doubts, grief, weariness, and struggles. We invite people to ask for help or prayer and to let others support them, rather than carrying everything alone. ([52:49 from November 09, 2026]) ([58:22 from November 09, 2026])

We also understand community as mutual care: people both give and receive support, and each person’s presence matters. We welcome people with different backgrounds and perspectives, seeking greater love, understanding, and mutual respect. ([57:24 from November 09, 2026]) (https://gostandrew.com/mission-vision-and-values)

St. Andrew makes room for doubt and suffering rather than treating them as reasons to step away from faith or community. We teach that people can bring their doubts, grief, questions, and weariness as they are, trusting that they are still held in God’s love. ([51:41 from November 09, 2026]) ([52:49 from November 09, 2026])

In practice, the church offers care through prayer, visits, phone and email support, and grief groups. These are intended to offer comfort and companionship, reduce isolation, and help people find coping strategies. The grief groups welcome people with questions and invite them to come as they are. (https://gostandrew.com/support)

We also understand blessing as something that does not depend on life going well: “the blessing holds” because it is about whose hands we are in. Loss and doubt can be part of the life we bring to God, and the church encourages people to ask for help and let others offer support. ([49:31 from November 09, 2026]) ([58:22 from November 09, 2026])

At St. Andrew, faith is not about proving your worth through what you produce. We teach that you are beloved before you are useful, and that your value does not depend on your performance or productivity. ([47:23 from November 09, 2026]) ([50:50 from November 09, 2026])

Work and service can be ways to share the love and gifts we have received—not transactions to earn that love. The church describes this as offering our time, talents, presence, and resources where they are needed; our giving should grow from knowing we are loved. (https://gostandrew.com/bread) ([57:24 from November 09, 2026])

That also means making room for limits: work and caregiving can leave people depleted, and faith includes asking for help and receiving care, not only giving it. ([46:23 from November 09, 2026]) St. Andrew connects this shared life with spiritual growth, social justice, environmental stewardship, and serving the common good. (https://gostandrew.com/beliefs)

It depends on the claim. The church website is the source for official descriptions—for example, it says worship engagement is “not prescribed or mandated” and is offered as an opportunity (https://gostandrew.com/music). A statement about being “blessed” or “beloved,” by contrast, would be an interpretation of the sermon’s teaching, where the message describes blessing as rooted in God’s love rather than in what a person accomplishes ([47:23 from November 09, 2026]; [50:50 from November 09, 2026]).

The website lists these recurring groups and meeting times:

**Special-interest groups**
- Beer Group — Wednesdays, 4:30–6:30 pm; location varies.
- Earth Keepers/Creation Care — third Sundays, 10:30–11:30 am, at St. Andrew.
- Home Grown Justice — second Tuesdays, 1:30–3 pm, and fourth Tuesdays, 6:30–8 pm, at St. Andrew.
- Mahjong — third Fridays, 1–4 pm, in the Harmon Library.
- Meditation and Silent Prayer — Wednesdays, noon–1 pm, September–May; first and third Wednesdays, noon–1 pm, June–August.
- Train Club — Wednesdays, 9:30–11:30 am, and first Sundays, 6–8 pm.
- UWFaith Book Club — fourth Tuesdays, 7–8:30 pm; location varies.
- Women’s Game Group — fourth Fridays, 1:30–4 pm, in the Harmon Library.
- Fly Fishing Small Group — third Thursdays, 6:30–8 pm, at St. Andrew.
(https://gostandrew.com/smallgroups)

**Service and mission groups**
- Helping Hands — Mondays and Fridays, 6:30–8:30 am, at St. Andrew.
- Hospitality Group/Cookie Angels — meets as needs arise.
- UWFaith Yarn for Others — first, third, and fifth Fridays, 10 am–noon, at St. Andrew.
- UWFaith Agape Circle — third Tuesdays, 10:30 am–noon, at St. Andrew.
- UWFaith Circle of Joy — second Tuesdays, 7–8:30 pm, at St. Andrew.
- UWFaith Piecemakers — second Sundays, 10 am, and fourth Tuesdays, 1 pm, at St. Andrew.
(https://gostandrew.com/smallgroups)

**Season-of-life groups**
- ROMEO — first Thursdays at IHOP and third Thursdays at Le Peep, both at 8 am.
- The MomCo — twice-monthly Monday evenings, 7–8:30 pm. The listed upcoming dates include November 16 and 30 and December 14, 2026.
- Parenting and Beyond — second and fourth Sundays of the month at 9 am; breaks for summer.
- Empty Nesters and Flown the Coop — meeting days and locations vary.
- Young Adults — no meeting time is listed.
(https://gostandrew.com/smallgroups) (https://gostandrew.com/women)

**Men’s groups**
- Men’s Covenant Groups — existing groups meet weekly or every two weeks; each group sets its own time and place.
- Men of Note — Wednesdays, 6–7 pm.
(https://gostandrew.com/men)

Yes. St. Andrew’s **Grow Groups** begin with *The Greenhouse*, a five-meeting introductory experience where participants build trust and belonging; you can use the Group Interest Form to find a group and get connected. (https://gostandrew.com/smallgroups)

There are also welcoming groups for particular interests or life experiences: **The MomCo** welcomes moms with children ages 0–18 and meets twice monthly on Monday evenings (no childcare currently), and **Walking Together** is open to anyone grieving the loss of a spouse or partner. (https://gostandrew.com/women) (https://gostandrew.com/support)

Yes. You can explore small groups by submitting the Group Interest Form, and the church invites people to join volunteer teams such as greeters, ushers, and the coffee team; neither page says you must be a St. Andrew member first. (https://gostandrew.com/smallgroups) (https://gostandrew.com/hospitality)

One distinction: MomCo participants are asked to sign up for a separate MomCo International annual membership. (https://gostandrew.com/women)

The information provided doesn’t name a general contact for unanswered questions. For questions about the Contemporary Issues class, it identifies class leader Steve Baska; the page says to email him for the Zoom link. (https://gostandrew.com/studies)