Governor Bent Elementary: Through a partnership with Del Norte Baptist Church and Governor Bent Elementary School, St. Andrew is involved in addressing poverty in our own neighborhood. We are working together to improve student learning, strengthen families, and build healthier communities. We provide tutoring for the students and support for teachers in the classroom. On the first Sunday of every month, we collect non-perishable food and canned goods for Feed the Kids Bags, which go home with students on Fridays.

Neighborhood Friends Sunday Lunch Ministry: Every Sunday at 11:00 a.m. (following worship) St. Andrew provides a hot lunch, clothes, and toiletries to people who are struggling and/or at risk of becoming unhoused. Approximately 50 of our neighbors join us weekly.

 

Share Your Care: St. Andrew has dedicated weekday use of our building to Share Your Care, a major local mission partner. Share Your Care offers adult day
care services to adults with developmental disabilities in Albuquerque.

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Faith Works: Through the ABQ Faith Works Collaborative, St. Andrew works with other congregations to leverage shared resources in support of asylum seekers and people who are unhoused, or facing homelessness.

 

Hope Works: St. Andrew provides food and serves the hungry bimonthly at Hope Works in partnership with Second Presbyterian Church. 

 

Family Promise: St. Andrew is one of 20 congregations that provides food, transportation, and companionship to families temporarily without a home.

 

Habitat for Humanity: In support of decent, affordable housing in Albuquerque, St. Andrew raises funds, provides workers on the construction site, and makes lunches for workers each year. We have an “Alternative Christmas” every year and all proceeds from a silent auction and a green chili stew lunch are donated to Habitat.

 

Health Ministries: Promotes health & wholeness in body, mind, and spirit. Central to this program are members/friends of the church -- “Knowledgeable Friends” -- willing to be a confidential resource person to those having health care access issues or health-related concerns. We also participate in Christian Education, maintain a library, and collaborate with community organizations devoted to health and wellness. 

 

ABQ Asylum Seekers Welcome: St. Andrew joins with other congregations to welcome asylum seekers who transit through Albuquerque on the way to their sponsors. In the absence of asylum seekers as the current federal
administration has closed that opportunity for people fleeing persecution, AASW advocates for the rights of immigrants.​
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Souper Bowl Sunday: We have an annual hunger offering that’s given to local food projects.

 

​Prayer Shawl Ministry: The Prayer Shawl Ministry is one way the St Andrew community can reach out to others who may need a special blessing. This ministry strives to bring God’s love through the comfort and warmth of hand-made shawls.  A member begins with prayers and blessings for the recipient, and the intentions are continued throughout the creation of the shawl. Upon completion, a final blessing is offered before the shawl is sent on its way. We give each new member a prayer shawl when they join St Andrew, or any member in need.