St. Andrew United Methodist Church - Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors
About Us
50th Anniversary Celebration
Welcome to St. Andrew’s 50th Anniversary Celebration Year!
This congregation was founded to be one of ministry and mission for and to others; to be a community of people who invited family, neighbors and friends to experience the abundant life of walking with Christ; and to steadily become all that God created each to be. We celebrate and give thanks to all who have come before us. And we are moving into the future, standing on their shoulders, living the life-giving legacy that is ours to perpetuate.
You are invited to be with us now and into the future as we continue to invite, receive, nurture, challenge and send forth committed Disciples of Christ. St. Andrew has been a congregation of constant growth – spiritually as well as numerically. You will see in the photos how the building(s) have always continued to expand to make room for more people. You see that still, after only 5 years in this current location, we are making room for you.
Enjoy the history and the photos. Find a way to serve others. Celebrate with us! Participate in any and all of the events and opportunities that are available. YOU are welcome here. Be part of St. Andrew’s future!
Many events will be happening throughout the year, so keep watching this site. Celebration Weekend will be Nov 20 and 21. Plan to be part of that amazing weekend.
Watch here for more information about activities and information to come during the Year of Celebration.
- St Andrew History
- Outreach Challenge
- Fundraising Activities -
- Celebration Weekend Activities - information to come.
About St. Andrew United Methodist Church
Our Mission: To invite, receive, nurture, challenge, and send forth committed Christian disciples
St Andrew church is known for members who are committed to study, learning, outreach and mission. Our Outreach experiences include mission trips to Belize and New Orleans. We have built three Habitat For Humanity homes so far. Our Pathways Center for Spiritual Growth offers over 100 learning experiences each year, including an extensive Disciple Bible Study and JustFaith long-term study program. We are:
Centered in Christ
Grounded in tradition
Progressive in thought
Generous in service
Directions
St. Andrew is located in Highlands Ranch, Colorado in the 9300 block of South University.
The church is just over one mile south of C-470; near the intersection of University Blvd and Highlands Ranch Parkway/Colorado Blvd.
If you are a newcomer, need handicapped accessible parking, or need to drop off a passenger, please use your emergency blinkers to alert our parking assistants. If they are not present, please follow the directional signs to the special parking areas.
Worship Times
Sundays
7:45 - 8:30 am
Communion Service in the Chapel - Reflective, meditative, nurturing
Nursery for children age 4 years and younger
8:00-8:50am
Worship Service in the Sanctuary - Celebratory, uplifting; variety of choral and instrumental music.
Communion* the first Sunday of each month.
Sunday School for children; nursery
9:15-10:15am
Worship Service in the Sanctuary - Celebratory, uplifting; variety of choral and instrumental music.
Communion* the first Sunday of each month.
Sunday School for children, youth and adults; nursery
10:40-11:40am
Worship Service in the Sanctuary - Celebratory, uplifting; variety of choral and instrumental music.
Communion* the first Sunday of each month.
Sunday School for children, youth and adults; nursery
5:00 - 6:00 pm
AfterHours is now meeting at LIFEspot
7562 S. University Blvd, Unit K-1, Centennial, CO 80122
This service is a “come as you are” approach to worship. Church at tables, songs from popular music not a hymn book, discussion rather than a sermon. It’s church for people that don't normally do church!
Childcare is available for children age 4 years and younger, or bring the entire family!
Communion
Communion at St. Andrew is open to all who are, or would like to be, followers of Jesus Christ. The invitation comes from Jesus Christ, not from this church. Communion is offered each Sunday during the 7:45 Chapel service, and on the first Sunday of each month in the Sanctuary services. Gluten-free bread is available, and grape juice is served in the cup, not wine.
New to St. Andrew UMC?
Beginnings Learn more about this congregation, the Christian faith, the Methodist tradition, the Bible, and how or where you might connect with others. The following courses are designed to be foundational in your education/spiritual formation experience.
- Heart, Soul, Mind and Strength: Leading from the Spirit - Cancelled
Uniquely You... Discover what God can do through you! Mondays, Apr 5-26, 2010
Go To our Pathways Catalog to Learn More
Considering membership?
St. Andrew Orientation - Learn more about St. Andrew church and get to know others who are excited about being part of this congregation. Enjoy a time of fun, fellowship and lunch! Attendance both days is expected. Orientation is open to everyone wanting to know more about St. Andrew and is the first step for those considering membership in this congregation. See the Sign-me-up Insert, or contact Melanie Rowlison or Donna Walder, 303-794-2683, to register.
- Saturdays, Mar 13 & 20; 9-11:45am
- Sundays, Apr 11 & 18; 11:50am-2:30pm
- Sundays, June 6 & 13; 11:50am-2:30pm
Baptism is the sacrament of initiation that joins us with the church and with Christians everywhere. It’s a symbol of new life and a promise of God’s saving love – and a signs of God’s forgiveness of our sins. Both infants and adults can be baptized. The United Methodist church recognizes all baptisms, therefore we do not “re-baptize” persons.
Prior to scheduling a baptism, parents are expected to attend an information session to learn more about this very sacred event and its meaning. Parents do not need to be members of St. Andrew, but must be attending worship regularly and active at St. Andrew. For more information and to register for an Information Session, contact Melanie Rowlison – 303-794-2683 or email Melanie. Childcare is available with your call to Kirsten Parus, Childcare Coordinator, at 303-794-2683 x151, a week prior to the class.
- March 10; 6:30pm
- April 21; 6:30pm
- May 19; 6:30pm
- June 16; 6:30pm.
Click here for more information about St Andrew
Meet the People of St Andrew
Meet Janna Ferguson.
L.I.F.E. Lessons Learned From the Sidelines
By Janna Ferguson
Opportunity came to me through what I thought was a small, ill-fated high school and its seemingly forlorn athletic coordinator. What I thought was going to be a chance for me to help a team of seven girls get their lives on track turned into much more.
I am a sophomore at the University of Colorado, studying Environmental Design in the College of Architecture. I am also working toward a leadership certificate through a Residential Academic Program. This program provided my opportunity to be a basketball coach.
The leadership certificate program focuses on multi-cultural leadership issues. At a spring 2009 retreat, volunteers that work in the Boulder community talked with students about current social issues and opportunities to get involved. The athletic coordinator from Justice High School was there and he said that he was the athletic coordinator; I told him I played basketball in high school and that I would be more than happy to help him coach. We exchanged contact information.
Justice High School is designed for at-risk youth who are disconnected from the traditional school system because of juvenile delinquency, drugs and alcohol, alienation, or other factors. I heard from the athletic coordinator in November; he asked me to be at practice at 6:30 am November 18 and I went. I thought I was going to be an assistant coach, a commitment that I could have handled. When I showed up at New Vista High School (classes are held in the Boulder County Justice Center and surrounding buildings, so Justice has to borrow gym time from another school) I was quickly promoted to the head coach when the girls told me there was no one else. We were lucky that morning to find a ball that we could use to scrimmage.
This was the first of many obstacles. One player continuously showed up to practice in her Crocs and told me she kept forgetting her shoes at home. I found out later she did not have basketball shoes. I went home the following weekend and gathered up the balls my family had lying around the house, as well as the countless pairs of old shoes that my sisters and I had accumulated through our many years of playing. I brought with me seven pairs of shoes, and left the gym the next early-morning practice with only two unclaimed pair.
Our first game was against Rocky Mountain Lutheran High School. Their team walked in the gym together with matching sweat suits, shoes and bags. My girls trickled in, one or two at a time, used shoes in hand and a ball under their arm. I had five kids that night, meaning each of them had to play the entire game.
That game was just a taste of what we would get from each other this season, which goes through February. The game ended with the score not in our favor, but I was more than proud of their attitudes and what they had accomplished. These girls have much less, in terms of equipment, than I did as a player, but they have more heart and love for the game than I ever did. I love basketball, but looking back I am not sure that is the only reason I played. Along with many other things in my life, I felt basketball was something I was entitled to and it was an opportunity that I SHOULD have. These girls see basketball as a privilege, and for all I know it could be the highlight of their high school career. For all they have helped me realize, it is the least I can do to provide this opportunity for them.
Janna is a 2008 graduate of Mountain Vista High School, where her activities included basketball and music. She grew up at St. Andrew, participating in several mission teams and the Holy Pretzels youth choir.
Open Positions
Current opening for a full-time Custodian @ $11/hour. Download a Job Description here. If interested please submit completed application by 03/08/2010 to Stacie Wheelis. Please find the application below.
Current opening for a full-time Finance Director. Salary commensurate with experience. Down load the Job Description here. If interested please submit completed application (below), cover letter and resume by 03/12/2010 to Stacie Wheelis .
Position opening for a full-time IT Administrator. Primary duties will be maintaining church website, assisting clients with computer related issues, and maintaining church database. Click here to download the job description. The application is below. If interested please submit completed application, cover letter and resume by 02/23/2010 to Stacie Wheelis.
Now hiring Sunday morning Childcare Staff members to provide safe, nurturing and loving childcare for children birth through four years of age. When hired, staff members complete background and fingerprint checks, are trained in CPR, First Aid, Universal Precautions and Safe Sanctuary policies, always serving with at least one other trained adult staff member. Salary is $10.00 per hour. Contact Kirsten Parus, St. Andrew Childcare Coordinator at 303-794-2683 x 151 or email Kirsten . Childcare employment applications are available in the church office or download the form below.
ChildcareEmploymentApplication.pdf
Childcare Delayed Start and Cancellation Policy:
In the event of inclement weather, the Childcare Ministry at St. Andrew will follow the same closings for the Douglas County school District:
- When North Douglas County cancels school; St. Andrew Childcare will be canceled for childcare scheduled up to 3pm.
- A determination will be made at 3pm by the Executive, Children’s, Adult and Music Director on whether childcare will be held beginning at 4:30pm
- When North Douglas County Schools announces an early dismissal, St. Andrew will cancel childcare for the evening session.
- When North Douglas County delays the start of the school day, the morning sessions of childcare will be cancelled. The afternoon and evening sessions of childcare will be held, weather permitting.
These closures will be posted on the St. Andrew web-site by 7:30am that day. A recorded message will also be placed on the voice message of the Childcare Coordinator, Kirsten Parus (303-794-2683 X151).
The decision to cancel childcare is made with the safety of your children and the childcare staff being the priority.
Click here fore Children's Learning Center closure information.