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St Andrew Missionary Baptist church was organized on July 9th, 1975 under the pastoral leadership of Rev. Willkie D. Ferguson, Sr. The church was organized with 6 members. The church at his time had a few auxiliaries and steadily began to grow in membership. Pastor Ferguson chose to name the church St. Andrew because Andrew was the first disciple to bring others to Jesus Christ. The legacy of Pastor Willkie D. Ferguson Sr. was that he laid a strong Biblical foundation for Spiritual growth, church development, and strong family values.

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In 1988 Rev. Willkie D. Ferguson, Sr. Retired from pastoral ministry and was succeeded by his grandson, Rev. James C. Ferguson. Under Pastor Ferguson’s leadership, St. Andrew continued to grow in its mission and membership. Pastor Ferguson introduced St. Andrew to expository preaching and mission work. Under his pastoral Leadership boards and auxiliaries became ministries, church dues were replaced with freewill giving, education ministries were developed, a youth department was organized, a church vision and mission concept was introduced, young families began to join and the emphasis on family values along with strong Biblical teaching/preaching continued.

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In December 1995, the Lord called Pastor James C. Ferguson, Jr from his labor to his rest and reward. Rev. James C. Ferguson’s legacy was that he taught the membership to have a great love for the word of God, education and mission while adding to the church’s Biblical foundation to insure future growth.

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On February 25th, 1996, Rev. Dr. Larry T. Walthour II became the third pastor in the history of the church. Dr. Walthour served as the church Youth Minister and was an understudy of Rev. Willkie D. Ferguson, Sr. and contemporary of Rev. James C. Ferguson, Jr.

Under Dr. Walthour’s leadership, church membership grew and developed spiritually, socially, and economically. Dr. Walthour continued St. Andrew’s overall commitment to mission, family and Christian Education while expanding its emphasis to include a church vision and mission statement, praise and worship, tithing, and teaching. In December of 2015, Dr. Walthour saw fit to follow God’s call and move to another location and begin a new chapter in his life.

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Under Dr. Moore’s leadership, the membership continues to grow and develop spiritually, socially and economically through discipleship. He has implemented several key significant and strategic initiatives that have greatly enhanced our church and community. He leveraged his professional background in Information Technology Management to lead the church through the implementation of a new church management solution with online giving, implementation of a new church website to include live streaming of worship services on Facebook and YouTube, launched a new church app, which allows members to give online, submit prayer requests, take notes during service, and incorporated technology solutions to create a more engaging worship experience.

The shift is on at The Drew and God is leading us into a New Season. We are moving forward as a Church shining the Light Of The World Into The Darkness Of The World.