St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church is a church in transition.  We are looking to call a full-time priest to serve a vibrant and loving congregation. We are blessed with Father Bob, who has come out of retirement to tend to the flock here, but he’d like to retire again.
Phone​
870-425-3560

Email
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Address
511 Coley Drive
Mountain Home, AR 72653

Office Hours
​Tuesday–Thursday, 8:30 a.m.–12 p.m.

Church Directory
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Ministries

Children’s Formation
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St. Andrew’s offers The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, a unique Christian formation program for child ages 3–10.

This approach is inspired by the Montessori principles of education and based on the belief  that children can and do experience God.

The “atrium” becomes a place of worship instead of a classroom.   The “catechist” becomes a guide and a co-learner instead of a teacher. The “joyful journey” is enhanced by biblical stories, prayer, music, art, and beautifully crafted, hands-on materials.

Sessions begin the Sunday after Labor Day, at 9:15 a.m. All children are welcome.
Education for Ministry

Education for Ministry (EfM) is a distance-learning program for adult Christian formation offered by the University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee.

It is a four-year curriculum that can provide a solid grounding in the Old Testament, the New Testament, Church history, and theology. More importantly, the curriculum provides the tools to focus on one’s life as ministry. The classes are small, comprised of 6 to 12 people plus the mentor.
Labyrinth

There is a labyrinth available to the people of Mountain Home, located in the parish hall of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church at 511 Coley Dr.  The labyrinth is available on the 2nd Friday of each month from 10:30 a.m. until noon.  There is no fee, no offering taken, and no expectation of any walker.  Hot tea and light refreshments are available.
Vestry

Through Jan. 2022
Nell Engeler
Through Jan. 2023
Kathy Johnson
Margot Serdahl  
Through Jan. 2024
Bonnie Novotny
April Baily- Senior Warden
Magda Rodriguez - Junior Warden

Church History

In March of 1950, the Rt. Rev. R. Bland Mitchell gave canonical consent for the organization of a mission church in Mountain Home, Arkansas under the name of St. Andrew’s. The Rev. Robert B. Hall of St. James in Eureka Springs, Arkansas was appointed as priest-in-charge. In 1953 Bishop Mitchell appointed an Executive Committee for St. Andrew’s. The property at the corner of South Church Street & 11th Street was selected for construction of the church and parish hall. The following year, the Annual Convention of the diocese admitted St. Andrew’s into its union and the Rev. C. Kutait was appointed as priest-in-charge. In February of 1957, the Rev. Christoph Keller, Jr. was appointed to serve St. Andrew’s in addition to St. John’s in Harrison, Arkansas.

The church building, located at 1050 South Church Street in Mountain Home, was dedicated on September 21st, 1960 by Bishop Robert R. Brown. The growth of the congregation necessitated making plans for a larger church facility. In 2002, plans for a church, fellowship hall, offices and classrooms were adopted and 5 acres of land was obtained on Coley Drive in Mountain Home. On March 30th, 2003 the first service was held after Bishop Larry Maze consecrated the church.

A succession of priests have served St. Andrew’s including the Rev. C. Kutait, the Rt. Rev. Christoph Keller, Jr., the Rev. Harold H. Leake, the Rev. William L. Hobart, the Rev. James R. McLean, Jr., the Rev. Philip S. Harris, the Rev. Maurice Freemyer, the Rev. Roland S. Pierson, the Rev. Theodore P. Devlin, the Rev. Richard Clark, the Rev. Earl R. Davenport, the Rev. R.J. Smith, the Rev. George W. Bersch, the Rev. James R. Martin, the Rev. Carl E. Wilke, the Rev. Charles P. Wallis, the Rev. Dennis L. Serdahl, the Rev. Anne Stone Carriere, the Rev. Pamela S. Morgan and the Rev. James D. McDonald.

St. Andrew’s currently has over 38 graduates of Education for Ministry and over 130 active members. On March 10th, 2013, St. Andrew’s celebrated the ten-year anniversary of worshipping in its new church facilities.

With 180 baptized members, St. Andrew’s Church voted to petition the diocese for parish status at the celebration of the Feast of St. Andrew’s held on December 1st, 2012. On February 23rd, 2013, Bishop Larry R. Benfield approved the petition of St. Andrew’s church to become a parish in union with the Diocese of Arkansas.
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St. Andrew’s members, as the body of Christ in the community, serve God and the Twin Lakes Area by supporting education, feeding the hungry, caring for the sick, disabled, elderly, and those who are disadvantaged.