# St. Andrew's Episcopal Church

> A small, welcoming Episcopal (Anglican) parish in Montevallo, in Shelby County, Alabama, serving the greater Montevallo area and neighbors across Shelby, Bibb, and Chilton Counties. The Holy Eucharist, Rite Two, every Sunday at 11:30 a.m. Everyone is welcome. "Small Church, Big Joy."

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St. Andrew's has stood at the corner of Oak and Plowman in downtown Montevallo, in Shelby County, since 1860. We are part of the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama and the worldwide Anglican Communion. Members travel regularly from Calera, Wilton, Centreville, Brent, Randolph, Clanton, and Jemison, across Shelby, Bibb, and Chilton Counties, to worship here.

## Worship
- The Holy Eucharist, Rite Two: Sundays at 11:30 a.m., from the Book of Common Prayer.
- Children's Chapel and a quiet sensory room are available during the service.
- Snacks and fellowship (coffee hour) follow at 12:30 p.m.
- Choir practice: the first and third Sundays at 10:30 a.m. in the nave. New voices are always welcome. See /ministries/choir/
- Communion: anyone baptized in any Christian tradition is welcome to receive the bread and wine. Those who are not baptized are warmly invited to come forward for a blessing.

## What we believe
- The good news that the God who raised Jesus from the dead is healing and remaking the whole world, and is inviting ordinary people into that new life now.
- Grace runs ahead of requirement: you are welcomed before you are changed.
- St. Andrew's is a big-tent church. Skin color, politics, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, income, disability, doubts, church history, and lack of church history are not barriers to welcome.
- Women are welcome in every role, including as bishops, priests, deacons, wardens, and vestry members. In 1969 St. Andrew's elected Vivian Irene Roe to the vestry, by available records the first woman elected to a vestry in the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama.
- Everyone is welcome, including those returning after years away, the weary and doubting, the neurodivergent, and anyone stepping into a church for the first time.
- The Episcopal Church is a Christian church and the American member church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. Its worship is shaped by Scripture, the historic creeds, the sacraments, and the Book of Common Prayer.
- Learn more: /about/episcopal-church/

## People
- The Rev. Quincy Hall, Priest-in-Charge: /about/leadership/quincy-hall/
- Candice Chenault, Musician and Choir Director: /about/leadership/candice-chenault/
- All clergy, staff, and lay leaders: /about/leadership/

## Location and contact
- Address: 925 Plowman Street, Montevallo, Alabama 35115
- At the corner of Oak and Plowman, in downtown Montevallo, across from Montevallo High School and one block from the University of Montevallo. On-street parking is available.
- Phone: (205) 665-1667
- Email: standrewsmontevalloal@gmail.com
- Contact form: /connect/contact/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/standrewsmontevallo
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/st.andrews.montevallo/

## Ministries
- The Wardrobe: a free clothing closet for anyone in need, open on the third Saturday of every month from 8:00 a.m. to noon in the parish hall at 925 Plowman Street. Clean, gently used clothing donations may be left under the awning beside the parish hall. See /ministries/wardrobe/
- Canterbury House: safe, affordable housing for University of Montevallo students since the 1960s. See /ministries/canterbury-house/
- The Choir: the first and third Sundays at 10:30 a.m. in the nave. See /ministries/choir/
- Prayer group: prays for anyone who asks, inside or outside the parish. See /ministries/prayer-group/

## Wider church
- St. Andrew's belongs to the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama and the worldwide Anglican Communion.
- Camp McDowell is a year-round ministry of the Episcopal Church in Alabama near Bankhead National Forest. Its programs include worship, learning, rest, play, summer camp, retreats, Special Session for adults with special needs, the Alabama Folk School, environmental education, and farm-school programs.
- Diocese of Alabama: https://www.dioala.org/
- Camp McDowell: https://campmcdowell.org/

## Area served
St. Andrew's is a welcoming Episcopal church home for the greater Montevallo area, the University of Montevallo community, and neighbors across Shelby, Bibb, and Chilton Counties. Members travel in regularly from Montevallo, Calera, Wilton, Alabaster, Brierfield, Centreville, Brent, Randolph, Clanton, Jemison, and Thorsby, Alabama.