St. Andrew's Lutheran Church - San Mateo, CA

We adhere to the following Principles and Values:

Providing a warm, welcoming, supportive environment of hospitality.

Celebrating our faith through uplifting worship and Christian fellowship.

Developing and deepening our faith through learning and sharing the Good News of Christ.

Nurturing and supporting the spiritual needs of our members and community.

Serving the local and global community by offering our support and resources.

Begun as a mission congregation of the United Lutheran Church, St. Andrew’s was established in 1944. Worship facilities at the corner of 15th Ave. and El Camino were built in 1949. The current sanctuary was completed in 1964. In 1978 St. Andrew’s became part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Seeking to always be of service, like the community around it, the congregation has experienced the ebbs and flows of living in an expensive area of the country. In addition to providing a place where Christian faith can be celebrated and nurtured, St. Andrew’s has a long history of outreach and compassionate service to others.

Many congregations have been aided in their beginnings by St. Andrew’s. Messiah Lutheran in Redwood City was sponsored in 1951. Immanuel Lutheran in Los Altos was sponsored in 1952. Christ Lutheran in Burlingame was merged with St. Andrew’s in 1975. St. Andrew’s has been the temporary home for many other congregations. Christ Church of the Bay Area had their beginnings here. We currently are hosting Living Water Chinese Christian Church.

St. Andrew’s is a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. We are part of the Sierra Pacific Synod with offices in Sacramento, Burlingame and Fresno, California.