Each year the Endowment Committee plans to make a sizable gift to St. Andrew’s for projects that typically cannot be included in our annual budget. In past years, Endowment funds helped provide a new roof for the Rectory, purchased a defibrillator, helped purchase the new table and chairs we now enjoy in Hunt Hall and in the St. Gregory’s room, made it possible to replace the porch, and helped to make it possible to purchase the new organ.
Project approval and requests for funds must come from the vestry. This year the Endowment was asked to fund a kitchen remodel/upgrade that would provide new lighting, a new floor along with additional structural support for the floor, and a fresh coat of paint. Those who use the kitchen know that such a makeover is long overdue and the Endowment felt this was a just and worthy cause. However, do to current economic conditions, especially the downturn in the investment sector, the Committee felt that it is not the proper time to make a withdrawal from its investments.
In anticipation of an investment market rebound, the Endowment Committee stands ready to support new projects, programs and/or needed renovations that St. Andrews might not otherwise be able to take on. If you would like more information on the St. Andrews Endowment feel free to call on one of our Trustees: Randy Arsenault, Donna Bullard, John Ferris Jr., Sue Foster, Matt Jenkins, Kevin Roussey, and Judy Rowcliffe.
St. Andrew's Mission Statement
The mission of St. Andrew's Church is to show forth powerfully the love of God in Christ, through the guidance of the Holy Spirit, by means of worship, fellowship and service to all who come to us, to those whom we seek out and to one another. Corporately, we will grow in numbers and in tangible and intangible resources. Communally as well as personally, we will grow toward the full maturity of Christ.
