St. Andrew’s exists to be:
a community of faith inviting all to real life in Jesus.
OUR HISTORY:
St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church was established in 1902 by early pioneers in the Cowichan
Valley. The original church was built on First Street in downtown Duncan, but relocated up “hospital hill” in 1960. The small panabode building was increased in size a decade later, and the congregation has since converted the former on-site manse to accommodate our pre-school ministry as well as provide additional office and classroom space. Plans are underway for a major building expansion in the near future.
The congregation has had a vibrant ministry of outreach and ministry to the community over the years, and encourages all its members to be actively engaged in ministry to the world around us.
WE BELIEVE:
…that Jesus Christ is the way, the truth and the life. His life, death and resurrection are the fullest expression of God’s gracious love for mankind. We believe that the Scriptures, as the written word of God, testify to Jesus Christ the Living Word, and that God has spoken through the Bible in a unique way to mankind. We look to it for instruction and guidance for all our relationships with God and our neighbour.
…that the Bible teaches principally what we are to believe about God, that He reaches out in compassion to us, and that we are to respond to His loving concern. It is the record of God’s continual care and concern for His people.
…that the Holy Spirit speaks through the Bible, and that God cannot adequately be known from any other source. We believe that the Holy Spirit gives each of us gifts to equip us to serve others and ultimately to serve God. We acknowledge our historic continuity with those who believe the Bible is the written Word of God.
WE ARE:
…an evangelical church. We proclaim the good news of God’s love in word and action, placing emphasis on salvation (God rescues, redeems, saves) and the grace of God (God loves us even though we don’t deserve it).
WE TAKE:
…as central to our hope, the death of Jesus Christ on the cross. His death and resurrection are the means by which the individual receives from God the gift of life abundant and eternal.
WE HAVE:
…the opportunity to accept God’s love and forgiveness and become part of His family, and when we accept His offer, we become the sons and daughters of God. “Amazing grace…I once was lost, but now am found, was blind, but now I see.”
