Our goal is to provide spiritual nourishment, personal growth, and outreach to our diverse community while celebrating and demonstrating the presence of Christ in our lives. St. Andrew Lutheran Church is part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and falls under the Southwest Texas Synod.
Jesus’ words, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of people,” that invitation to be with Jesus, to spend our lives with him, and to be transformed into something new through him were the foundation of this congregation’s identity and calling all the way back in 1968.
We are reconciled to God by God’s forgiving mercy. Forgiveness and reconciliation flow from what God has made us to be in Jesus Christ and what God is doing with us in the world. As a people of God, we embody forgiveness in speech, action and relationships, and our ministry in reconciliation is foundational.
Each person is created in God’s image. We respect this God-given right to dignity and, inspired by the life of Jesus, show love and compassion for all people. Through proclamation of the gospel, through worship and as servants of God working for healing and justice in the world, we uphold and seek to protect the dignity and human rights of all people.
As Christ’s church, we value the richness of God’s creation and offer a radical welcome to all people, appreciating our common humanity and our differences. We are a church that does not view diversity as a barrier to unity. We recognize and will challenge dynamics of power and privilege that create barriers to participation and equity in this church and society – for women, people of color, minority ethnic groups, people with disabilities, people who are marginalized or living in poverty, and the LGBTQ community.
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