Brotherhood of St. Andrew Brotherhood of St. Andrew The Brotherhood of St. Andrew is an international lay Christian religious organization with historical roots in the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. The objectives of the organization focus on prayer, Bible study and service to the community with an emphasis on evangelism through fraternal outreach and "the spread of Christ's Kingdom among men." The Brotherhood was first organised on St. Andrew's Day, 30 November 1883, as a prayer and Bible study group at St. James Church in Chicago. Initially led by James Lawrence Houghteling, a Yale graduate, local YMCA President, and son of
Saint Andrew Orthodox Christian Church of Christian burial. The dead can be preserved and lie in state in a purpose-designed parish funeral chapel. The St. Andrew Church homeless ministry serves food at the Hulen Homeless Shelter in Riverside twice a month. The shelter, operated by Path of Life Ministries, offers a thirty- to sixty-day program that provides adults with temporary housing and assistance in obtaining important documents, job readiness, computer workshops, counseling, meals, hygiene supplies and Bible studies. The shelter holds 129 beds for qualified single men and women in separate dormitories. Volunteers from St. Andrew give their time and resources. In 2002 the St.