About Us

Matthew 5:14–16 Here’s anoth­er way to put it: You’re here to be light, bring­ing out the God-colours in the world. God is not a secret to be kept. We’re going pub­lic with this, as pub­lic as a city on a hill. If I make you light-bear­ers, you don’t think I’m going to hide you under a buck­et, do you? I’m putting you on a light stand. Now that I’ve put you there on a hill­top, on a light stand—shine! Keep open house; be gen­er­ous with your lives. By open­ing up to oth­ers, you’ll prompt peo­ple to open up with God, this gen­er­ous Father in heaven. 

History

St Andrew’s Angli­can Church in West St, Fer­n­dale, Rand­burg has a rich and vibrant his­to­ry that traces back to its hum­ble begin­nings in 1988. The church’s jour­ney began with a small but ded­i­cat­ed group of wor­ship­pers who met at St Stithian’s Chapel.

By July 1989, the con­gre­ga­tion had grown to over 100 mem­bers which led to an excit­ing oppor­tu­ni­ty to pur­chase the Catholic Church prop­er­ty locat­ed on West Street in Fer­n­dale, Randburg.

In May 1991, the arrival of Rev­erend Chris­t­ian Viljoen and Ali­son marked an impor­tant mile­stone for St Andrew’s. Their pres­ence brought renewed ener­gy and vision to the church. With great excite­ment and antic­i­pa­tion, St Andrew’s Angli­can Church held its first ser­vice in the new­ly acquired Church in August 1991.

In 1992, con­struc­tion com­menced on extend­ing the church build­ing. This expan­sion includ­ed the addi­tion of an office, kitchen, and hall. These new facil­i­ties would enhance the church’s abil­i­ty to serve its mem­bers and the wider community.

Since then, St Andrew’s has con­tin­ued to thrive and serve as a spir­i­tu­al home for its mem­bers. It stands as a tes­ta­ment to the ded­i­ca­tion, faith, and per­se­ver­ance of those who have con­tributed to its estab­lish­ment and growth over the years.

Priests-in-Charge over the years:

1989–1990: Rev Philip Man­ning and his wife, Susan

1991 — 2016: Rev Chris­t­ian Viljoen and his wife, Alison

2001 — 2017: Rev John West­wood and his wife, Gail

2016 — 2018:  Inter­reg­num — sup­port­ed by many Guest Preachers

2018 — 2023: Rev Sarah van der Watt, and her hus­band Andrew

2023 — 2024: Rev Nico­lette Segeel