Timeline
1961: Land at 815 Renfrew was purchased by missionaries of the American Lutheran Church in Canada (ALCC. ALCC became ELCIC in 1967)
23 October 1961: Groundbreaking services for construction of the church building.
17 June 1961: First service. Held in the parsonage basement (parsonage is a dwelling provided by the church for the pastor). Most of the congregation was made up of the disbanded Christ Lutheran Church that had once been in Brocklehurst.
24 June 1961: First services held in 815 Renfrew building.
12 August 1961: First communion service.
January 1965: Congregation voted to build an Education Wing on the building.
15 May 1966: Education Wing dedicated for use.
1973: Church parsonage sold.
1975: Status changed from mission to congregation.
September 1982: 20 year anniversary celebration. Stained glass windows were added to the building. The celebration was held over the weekend of the 25-26 of September. Pastors McFarlane and Kornfeld attended, both sharing messages on the 26th.
15 May 1991: Congregation voted to resign from Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC)
1992: St Andrew’s left the ELCIC. It became instrumental in the formation of the Canadian Association of Lutheran Congregations (CALC). They are the founding parish.
2012: Music In The Park program spearheaded by Al & Millie Kiesman, with support from Music Ministry team
Meeting Places
Leadership History
- 1961-1971: Pastor Len E. McFarlane (mission pastor)
- 1971-1978: Rev. Mel G. Kornfeld
- 1978-1988: Pastor Irwin Dexel
- 1990-1994: Pastor Vern Roste
- 1995-2007: Pastor Terry Sauder
- 2008-2009: Pastor Steven Herbert
- 2010-2017: Pastor David Schumacher
- 2017-Present: Rev. Marc Lapointe
Congregation Website
Meeting Times
Sundays 10:30am
Information Sources
- https://standrewslutheran.ca/st-andrews-lutheran
- http://www.calc.ca/ (About page)
- 1982. "St. Andrew's marks 20 years". Kamloops News. 24 September 1982. C04.