The Susanna Sunday School Class is a close-knit group of women who love to learn the word of God together, and we’re always ready to welcome new sisters.  Currently, we are reading through the Gospels, comparing accounts of the writers, and discussing how Jesus shows up in our lives every day. We alternate between reading and studying a book or section of the Bible and using a guided study by authors like Max Lucado. This past year, we’ve done in-depth studies on the books of

Greater Brandon Area Meals on Wheels (GBMOW) has been serving medically needy, homebound residents in the Brandon, Valrico, and Seffner area since 1976. Seventeen area churches are serving approximately 200 hot nutritious mid-day meals Monday through Friday.  It may be their only meal that day. Also, for many, a visit from our volunteers is the only human contact they may receive that day.  The need is great. Through the third quarter of this year, GBMOW has served over 36,00

A couple of weekends ago, nearly 75 friends of St. Andrew’s gathered at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Campground for the annual Andy Camping trip. Amid the tall pines nestled 19 sites of campers in tents and RVs to celebrate this decades-old tradition. Though this trip has occasionally been cancelled due to hurricanes, the hearty group that stays true to this weekend does so with great grit and vigor. The rain was quite plentiful at times, but it could not hold down the spirit of

Holy Grounds: A Space for Coffee, Conversation, and Community at St. Andrew's UMC Coffee and Conversation, this mission has been around...

"I long to see you, so that I may be filled with joy." 1 Timothy 1:4 These are the words that the Apostle Paul writes to Timothy at...

During September, we are focusing our attention on the story of the Good Samaritan in worship which teaches us to love our neighbor....

"But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your...

Have you ever considered Halloween as a space for practicing community? An opportunity to share the love of Jesus Christ?

“This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.”

As we depend on each other, we experience a deep sense of freedom. The closer we are to one another, the more freedom we have.