What makes St. Andrew's distinctive?

There are many choices in the McKinney area for places of worship. Why is there a need for another one?

What makes St. Andrew's different from the many great churches serving Collin County?

First, we offer sacramental worship with a contemporary feel. Grounded in Anglican tradition, our music will feature the best of new worship songs, blended with the great old hymns of our past. You will hear practical, Biblically based preaching that is lively and engaging. Our worship services, though based in the Episcopal Book of Common Prayer are accessible to the youngest and oldest among us. Most importantly, we want our members to view St. Andrew's as a source of community, encouragement and support.

We have four core values at St. Andrew's:

• Invite - Being in God's presence.
• Involve - Relationships with God & each other.
• Instruct - Learning how to live better and more Godly lives.
• Inspire - Compassion for the people of McKinney and the people in the world God sends us to.In addition to these core values, we have our continuing Goals:

• To become a community-involved presence in McKinney.
• To have people of all ages involved in the worship, programmatic, and relational life of the church.
• To be a "teaching church" offering learning and discipleship opportunities for the people of McKinney and the larger church.

Finally, we offer you this vivid description of the church we hope to become. Our desire is to  be a leader in our community in outreach and ministry to the poor, especially children.

We will offer a worship experience that is reverent, uplifting and easy to participate in.  Ancient in form, contemporary in method, and timely in message, our worship service will welcome and encourage people. We will offer countless opportunities to participate in the life of our church. We will be a place to make friends, and a place for help in finance, marriage, and parenting. You will be welcomed at St. Andrew's at all the different seasons of life - in springtime to learn about God for the first time; in summer when you are in need of direction; in fall when you need encouragement, rest, or empowerment; and in winter, when you need assurance and a place to share your life's wisdom.