St. Andrew’s was founded as a congregation in the Anglican/Episcopal Tradition in 1969 under the leadership of the Rev. Ernest Risley to serve a particular need in Savannah, Georgia. From that time on, the parish received episcopal assistance from a variety of bishops in the Anglican communion who were sympathetic to St. Andrew’s convictions. In March of 2006, St. Andrew’s affiliated with the Reformed Episcopal Church and, therefore, changed its name from St. Andrew’s Church (Independent Episcopal) to St. Andrew’s Reformed Episcopal Church.

For thirty years, St. Andrew’s shared the faith at 112 Montgomery Street in Savannah’s Historic District. In the fall of 2002, seeking room to grow and a more central location in the city, the parish moved to its present spacious campus at 608 Hampton Street in midtown. Since the property previously had been home to another church, it included both a Parish House (fellowship hall) and a Rectory (the minister’s home). Currently, all worship, programs and fellowship take place in the Parish House, and our rector and his family reside in the Rectory. It is our hope and desire to begin the planning and construction of a new church building adjacent to the Parish House in the next few years.