05/01/08

History of St. Andrew

St. Andrew Lutheran Church began in the fall of 1993 as a mission of St. Peters Lutheran Church in Richmond, conducting bible study every other Wednesday at the Memphis Youth Center. One reason for the mission was to present a Lutheran presence in the area, there had never been a Lutheran church in Memphis before this.

This mission started from an idea proposed at an evangelism meeting at St. Peters Lutheran Church in Richmond Michigan. The idea was proposed to 12 members under the guidance of Pastor Helms and Pastor Doroh. The enthusiasm grew and Warren Priehs, a certified lay minister was appointed to head up the mission. Twenty families began meeting biweekly at the Memphis Youth Center for bible study.

The Building of St. Andrew Lutheran Church

Ground was officially broken on Sunday, April 11, 1999.

St. Andrew is eternally grateful to Laborers for Christ  for unselfishly giving of their time and talents in the building of St. Andrew Lutheran Church. They will always hold a special place in the hearts of all our members at St. Andrew.

Thanks be to God for these special families that were sent to help with our building project.  The members of St. Andrew also want to thank all who helped and their families, to see this project done to the glory of God.

The Groundbreaking!

April 11, 1999

The Church Building in Progress

Church members along with Laborers for Christ work together to build the church.

The finished product!

Dedicated October 31, 1999