1918	-	Hilton Village was laid out on land in Warwick County, known as the Darling Tract, as the Federal Government's first planned housing development. Four lots were set aside for churches. At Main Street and Warwick Boulevard, one ended up used by the Methodists and one by the Baptists. At Main Street and River Road, one was used by the Presbyterians and the fourth by the Episcopalians.
1919	-	The first services for Episcopalians, in the newly created Hilton Village, was conducted on January 5, 1919 by the Rev. T. C. Page at the Hilton Village Recreation Hall. The first congregational meeting was conducted on January 31 and attended by 33 persons. It was at this meeting that St. Andrew's was established as a mission of St. Paul's. The name of the church derived from the International Brotherhood of St. Andrew, who assisted in the early efforts to form a Sunday School for children.
			Ebenezar Thomas Massey was one of the founders and a member of the brotherhood. He was Senior Warden from 1919 until his death in 1951. His farm became Brandon Heights when Hilton Village expanded in the '20's.
	-	The Rev. Henry G. Lane, rector of St. Andrew's parent church, St. Paul's, was the founding minister. He held many afternoon services by the James River, later in the Hilton Village Recreation Hall, then in the Hilton Village Auditorium when the Hall was torn down. He was instrumental in helping St. Andrew's receive one of the four Hilton Village lots reserved for churches.
			On September 28 the Rev. Arthur S. Freese first celebrated Holy Communion at the Hilton Auditorium. In January 1920 he received his appointment from the Bishop as the first Minister-in-Charge and served until his death on November 25, 1924 after a lengthy illness. It was during his tenure that the first St. Andrew's church was built.
	-	The Rev. Thomas Page was named Assistant and served until 1920.
1920	-	St. Andrew's first frame church was built at the corner of Main St. and River Road. The church was constructed by J.W. Davis for a token fee of $50 even though the final cost came to about $10,000. It was consecrated on August 22, 1920 by Bishop Beverly D. Tucker, assisted by the Rev. Messrs Lane and Freese.
1924			In January the Rev. Harvey A. Cox replaced the Rev. Freese in the pulpit and was appointed minister-in-charge on The Rev. Freese's death in November. This was a dual responsibility, as he was also the Rector of Grace Church in Newport News' East End. He continued in this capacity until November 1, 1928 when he moved to North Carolina.
1928	-	St. Andrew's functioned without a minister-in-charge for five years. The Rev. J. Keith M. Lee, Rector of St. Paul's, kept services going without interruption during this period, with the invaluable aid of lay assistants from the congregation. Willard M. Entwisle was designated Lay Reader in Charge and later became Minister-in-Charge of St. Andrew's in 1935 after having graduated from the College of William and Mary and seminary.
1929	-	St. Andrew's Celebrated its tenth anniversary. Willard Entwisle, then a student of William and Mary, led an overhaul and updating of St. Andrew's organization. Because of St. Andrew's increasing maturity, the Diocesan Council approved the petition of St. Andrew's and The Rev. Lee to recognize St. Andrews as an organized mission.
			The duplex house on Main Street, adjacent to the church was purchased on May 13 as St. Andrew's first Parish House for $4,480.
	-	On Sunday, December 1 the Revised Book of Common Prayer, which became colloquially known as the '28 Prayer Book, came into use all over the country. This was the third revision of the American Book of Common Prayer and had been in the making for fifteen years. It replaced the 1892 edition which had been in use for nearly a century.
1933	-	Nineteen Thirty-Three produced, at long last, a resident minister for St. Andrew's. On March 1, The Rev. F. A. Sapp came to the church from Petersburg as vicar, given St. Andrew's status as a recognized mission. He did not stay long as he was transferred to Pittsylvania County on December 6, 1934. St. Andrew's was without a resident Minister for two years during which time The Rev. Lee, with the assistance of Lay Readers from the congregation conducted services.
1936			The Rev. Willard M. Entwisle was assigned dual pastorship of St. Andrew's and Grace Church on January 15. He remained vicar of St. Andrew's until 1941. He had been a Lay Reader for St. Andrew's, while attending the College of William and Mary in the early 1930's.
	-	On June 22, at a Vestry meeting, the first St. Andrew's Day School came into being. The school initially used the first floor of the Sunday School building weekdays. The school was assessed a rental fee of $20 per month to offset fuel and electric costs.
1941	-	The Rev. Willard M. Entwisle resigned, effective August 31, to accept a call to a parish in Hopewell, VA. This left St. Andrew's without a resident minister again. The Rev. Lee pitched in again, with the help of lay assistants, and kept services going at St. Andrew's for the two years it took to get a replacement for The Rev. Entwisle.
1942	-	On September 11 Bishop William A. Brown sent The Rev. Paul M. Kratzig to become the Vicar of St. Andrew's. The Rev. Kratzig had been a member of St. Andrew's and had assisted The Rev. Entwisle when a student at the College of William and Mary. He served until 1953.
	-	James McDonagh became the Choir Director.
1943	-	St. Andrew's achieves parish status on September 17 and The Rev. Kratzig was officially appointed the first Rector.
1944	-	St. Andrew's celebrated it's 25th anniversary on November 5 with special services. The congregation had grown to 273 communicants. Now, a fully accredited parish, St. Andrew's began mission work of it's own with the restoration of tiny Emmanuel Church in the Morrison section near the High School.
1945			The building on the corner of Main Street and Ferguson Avenue was acquired as a Rectory for The Rev. Krazig and his family. The second floor of the building currently houses church offices and the first floor is used for a nursery.
1947	-	Plans were drawn to enlarge all facilities with particular emphasis on increasing space for religious education and a library. Warwick county, in which Hilton Village is located, had no library at that time.
1948	-	The "Bulletin", now known as "St. Andrews Net", was begun. With the exception of the two summer months each year and 1949, when money for printing was not available, the bulletin has continued it's ministry to St. Andrew's continuously.
	-	Transepts were added to the original church chancel. A large new organ was installed and a memorial stained glass window placed over the altar. The window was the only window of the first church to become part of the second church, built in 1958/59. The church was encumbered in the amount of $35,000 to pay for the renovation costs.
1949	-	On May 28 Eugene Eager Woods Jr., who graduated from Virginia Theological School, was ordained a Deacon by Bishop Brown at St. Andrew's. The Rev. Woods was lifelong Hilton resident and had been brought up in St. Andrew's were he served as an Acolyte. This was St. Andrew's first ordination.
	-	The St. Andrew's Day School was restarted as an informal kindergarten in September with Lucy Kratzig as the teacher. The formal Day School was established in September 1950 with Lucy Kratzig as director. By 1953 the School supported K-3. At present the school supports Pre-school through the fifth grade.
1952			A new Parish House addition begun and was located behind the duplex house facing Main Street. The expansion was needed to house burgeoning church programs as well as support the expanding Day School enrollments. The new Parish Hall was dedicated by Bishop Gunn on December 10.
1953	-	The Rev. Kratzig resigns to accept a call to Trinity Episcopal Church in Victoria, Texas. For fourteen months St. Andrew's "makes do", without a rector, under the inspired leadership of Senior Warden Judge Conway H. Sheild. During these months Holy Communion was celebrated by a number of area priests including, The Rev. Wood, who had been ordained at St. Andrew's just four years prior.
1954	-	The Rev. W. Francis Burke was named second Rector of St. Andrews on May 2. He saw duty in World War II as a Chaplain to the 29th Divison and served at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Orange, VA from the end of the war until he came to St. Andrew's. He served until his death in 1974.
1955	-	Bishop Gunn ordains Lloyd A. Clarke as Deacon at St. Andrew's on June 24 and he became Mr. Burke's assistant.
	-	St. Andrew's sponsors its first mission church - St. Stephen's in Hidenwood. The first service of the new mission was conducted in the Deep Creek Civic League building on June 12. The Rev. Clarke become St. Stephen's first minister on August 31, 1956 and the mission achieved parish status on 1 September 1956. Ground breaking for St. Stephen's Church building occurred on 8 December 1957 and it was dedicated on June 14, 1964.
1956	-	Mr. William M. Moore becomes Lay Assistant to Mr. Burke until 1959.
1958			The last service in the old church building was celebrated on June 15. The cornerstone was laid for the present church on November 30. Included in the new construction was the replacement of the original duplex that had served as the original parish House. The new church cost $137,700 and the new Parish Hall $83,900.
1959	-	April 5 saw the dedication of the new church by Bishop Gunn as part of a joyous corporate celebration.
	-	The Rev. James A. King becomes assistant to Mr. Burke replacing Mr. Moore.
1961	-	George W. Bayley becomes Organist-Choir Director, replacing James McDonagh.
1962	-	St. Andrew's sponsors St. George's mission in Stoneybrook The first service was conducted in the Stoneybrook Country Club on March 15. The Rev. King would conduct services, with the assistance of local Lay Readers until a full-time Vicar was found. He became St. George's first Vicar later in the year.
	-	The Rev. Raymond J. Lawrence, Jr., becomes assistant to Mr. Burke, replacing The Rev. King, until 1964.
1964			The Rev. Howard W. Saunders III, becomes assistant, later associate rector, until 1972 when he answered a call to become the Rector of Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Hampton.
1968	-	St. Andrew's Day School enlargement to kindergarten through seventh grade was completed. In the ensuing years grades six and seven were eliminated and the lower grades increased in enrollment.
1969	-	February 9. Our founding minister, the Rev. Mr. Lane officiates at St. Andrew's Fiftieth Anniversary Service.
1971	-	Lucyle Macon becomes principal of St. Andrew's Day School replacing Connie Daniel, who had been principal since 1958.
1972	-	The Rev. Joseph W. Buchanan, Jr. becomes assistant rector.
	-	The new Noehren organ dedicated, October 27.
1974	-	December 27 The Rev. Burke dies. The shock to St. Andrew's was strongly felt by all. He had led St. Andrew's longer than anyone before him and had baptized, confirmed, and married a great many of the congregation. The Rev. Buchanan became Acting Rector and provided the healing and continuity so badly needed.
1975			The Rev. Douglas G. Burgoyne was named the third Rector of St. Andrews on November 30. Mr. Buchanan was designated Associate Rector. St. Andrew's was, at this time, one of the largest Parishes in the diocese and it became more and more evident that it's ministry would need to expand into the community and beyond.
1976	-	Michael L. Cooley was named Organist - Choirmaster, replacing George W. Bayley, organist since 1961.
1978	-	Mary Montague Stevens replaces Lucyle Macon as Headmistress of St. Andrew's Day School.
1978	-	The Rev. Lynn Wright became Assistant Rector and served until 1985.
1980	-	On January 6 the new 1979 Book of Common Prayer was used officially in a St. Andrew's Sunday service for the first time. As with all previous revisions, this edition was not immediately accepted with good grace by all. Over time, however, it became apparent to most that Rite I services closely approximated the '28 Prayer Book usage.
1984	-	Mary Poole replaces Mary Montague Stevens as Headmistress of St. Andrew's Day School.
1985	-	The Rev. Peter Edwards-Jenkins became Assistant Rector and served until 1992.
1986	-	Bradley Norris named Organist - Choirmaster, replacing Michael L. Cooley.
1990	-	Summer saw replacement of two roof trusses that had been badly damaged by termites. The original church building had experienced much the same damage prior to it's replacement. St. Steven's volunteered the use of their church for funerals and weddings; which seemed to be unusually numerous.
1991	-	The Diocesan "Feed My Sheep" 3-year Campaign began. In agreement with the Diocese, the dollars collected above the Diocesan target for St. Andrew's could be used to perform needed repairs and improvements to the Parish House. Chief of these were: the replacement of the HVAC, removal of all asbestos, and restructuring of the main hall for multi-use functions.
	-	The Rev. Douglas G. Burgoyne resigned as Rector to address pressing family concerns in Richmond. The parish then entered into an Interim period requiring extensive self-study.
1992	-	The Rev. Harry Woggan was chosen as Interim Rector and The Rev. Isabel Steilberg as Interim Assistant Rector. Both served until selection of the new Rector. Rev. Steilberg was St. Andrew's first woman priest.
1993			The Rev. Dr. Robert Marston was named the fourth Rector of St. Andrews. The Rev. Marston came to St. Andrew's from St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Orange, VA.
1994	-	February 9, St. Andrews celebrates the Seventy-fifth anniversary of its founding.
1995	-	Pam Skelton became Assistant Rector on 1 June.
1996	-	The Joanna chapter of the Daughters of the King was established at St. Andrews.
	-	St. Andrew's, joining with other Newport News congregations, sponsors it's first Habitat House. Terry Wolak acted as the coordinator for St. Andrew's effort.
	-	September 15 was Pam Webb's (nee Skelton) last Sunday at St. Andrews.
	-	September 22, the first class of Stephen's Ministers were commissioned.
	-	November 9, The Rev. Howard W. Saunders III was named Assisting Priest, serving half-time. This renewed a relationship that went back to the early days of St. Andrews.
	-	St. Andrews School celebrated the 50th anniversary of it's founding.
1997	-	The Rev. Mark S. Winward was ordained to the Diaconate on September 13 at St. Andrews.
1998	-	The Rev. Mark S. Winward was Priested on March 18, was made Assistant Rector, and served until November 13, 1999.
	-	St. Andrew's joined with fifteen Episcopal congregations from the Peninsula to build a Habitat House for Humanity in Newport News. Ground was broken on April 18 and St. Andrew's parishioners made contributions of their time, talent, and money. The building was completed on October 19.
1999	-	On November 13 The Rev. Richard H. Holley joined the staff as a half-time Assistant Rector. Dick is a retired Army Chaplain.
2000	-	On May 1 a capital campaign was initiated to fund major renovations needed to the church. The work was done to make all buildings more handicap accessible and more efficient to use. Approximately $1.3M was raised by the campaign and over $1.5M were spent. The difference was carried as debt.
2001			Summer the renovations commence. 301 Fegusson completely rebuilt and connected to the Parish Hall. The floors in the church were redone, the organ underwent a major rebuild, an elevator was added, all basement rooms used by the Day School were redone, 301 Ferguson was completely rebuilt and a connecting arcade was constructed to connect it to the Parish Hall. Most of the work was complete by the beginning of September.
	-	On September 16 Vernon and Francis Wilson become our first overseas missionaries in cooperation with the Episcopal Relief and Development agency of the National Church.. They will be working with the Diocese of Belize, the local government, and the school system to establish a vocational training program to teach jewelry design, manufacturing, and repair.
2002	-	Margaret Delk Moore became Headmistress of St. Andrews School, replacing Mary Poole. Kathleen Aiello was selected to replace Margaret as Director of Christian Formation.
2003	-	The first "Saturday Night Alive" service was celebrated on October 4 in the Parish Hall. The service was contemporary-based and would be scheduled on the first Sunday of each month, except during the summer
2005	-	The Rev. Sam Colley-Toothaker was ordained as deacon at St. Andrews on April 3 and began as part-time youth advisor.
	-	The Rev. Sam Colley-Toothaker was ordained Priest on October 27 and became an Assistant Rector and full time Youth Coordinator.
			December 30. The Rev. Howard W. Saunders III, our Assisting Priest, died. Howard had grown up, been ordained, and served as Associate Rector and Assisting Priest in and for St. Andrew's. He was much beloved by all.
2006	-	The Episcopal Youth Community (EYC) made two missionary trips this year. The first one was to Mississippi, June 14-22 to assist in repairing the damage caused by hurricane Katrina. The second was to the David School, June 25-30 to help conduct their Vacation Bible School.
	-	As a result of a long-range planning survey, radical changes were made to the Sunday service schedule on September 10. The schedule includes English services at 8:00 am and 10:30 am, a Spanish service at 1:00 pm, and a youth-led service at 5:30 on Sundays. This weekly Sunday evening service replaced the monthly "Saturday Night Alive" service.
2007	-	The Reverend Sam Colley-Toothacher submitted his resignation, effective 1 May, to a accept a call to be rector of The Church of the Epiphany in Danville Va. - The Rector accepted the letter of resignation of Kathleen Aiello as Director of Christian Formation, effective May 21.
			On June 10 The Reverend Rhonda Wheeler accepted our call to become Assistant Rector for Christian Education. She grew up in the Southern Baptist Church was ordained a minister in 1991. She came to the Episcopal Church in 2000, serving as the Director of Christian Formation at the R. E. Lee Memorial Episcopal Church in Lexington, VA for four years. Rhonda has spent the last three years of discernment, which included Candidacy for Holy Orders, a year of Anglican Studies at Virginia Theological Seminary and Ordination to the Transitional Diaconate on May 26. She was ordained to the Priesthood on December 6, 2007
	-	The Reverend Rob Marston and his wife Maria were on sabbatical October 31 through November 11. They retraced St. Paul's second and third missionary journeys in Turkey and Greece.
	-	On December 1 the St. Andrew's EYC gathered at the Hampton National Cemetery to lay wreaths on the graves of those interred there.
	-	On December 6 The Reverend Rhonda Wheeler was ordained to the Sacred Order of Priest by The Rt. Reverend E. Neff Powell, Bishop of Southwestern Virginia.
2008	-	On June 30th the St. Andrew's EYC left for their Mission Trip to Pittsburgh. They participated in "The Pittsburgh Project" which builds and renovates homes, much like Habitat for Humanity and runs Day Camps for neighborhood children, K-12, in Pittsburgh's North Side.
	-	During the last two weeks of July two Mission Teams from St. Andrew's worked at Holy Cross Anglican School in San Pedro, Belize, Central America. Each morning the teams led Vacation Bible School for children. In the afternoon, they worked on the school's renovations and additions. The Holy Cross Anglican School was begun by St. Andrew's parishioners, Vernon and Francis Wilson, who continue to serve as missionaries in Belize.
	-	During July, volunteers from St. Andrews contributed many hours of work to refurbish St. Paul's Parish Hall in downtown Newport News. All lights were replaced with CFLs, all walls painted and the floor was stripped and waxed. St. Paul's Episcopal Church, the mother church of all Episcopal churches in Newport News, conducts a unique and vital ministry of feeding and sheltering the needy of downtown Newport News.
	-	On December 13 2008 the St. Andrew's Episcopal Youth Community (EYC) gathered at the Hampton National Cemetery to lay wreaths on the graves of those interred there.
2009	-	On April 26th The Rev. Dick ended his more public ministry at St. Andrew's as an Assistant Rector. Since November 1, 1999, anyone who has been unable to attend church services has had the opportunity to have communion taken to them by him. This has been and continues to be the primary focus of the Rev. Richard H. Holley's ministry: making monthly visitations to shut-ins. He will continue in this function as Assisting Priest as time permits.
	-	On June 28th The Rev. Betty Hudson joined the staff as part-time Assistant Rector. For the last five months she has served as Transitional Rector at Trinity Episcopal Church, Portsmouth, VA. She has been a member of St. Andrew's for the last year and has filled for our priests on a number of occasions.
	-	From June 29 through July 3 Sixteen St Andrew's youth and chaperones spent a week in Pittsburgh, PA, joining Christian youth groups from across the nation to participate in the Pittsburgh Project's Youth Work Camp. This is a worship and prayer-filled program which assigns youth groups to low income senior citizens in need of home repair. Our group was divided between two homes, where St Andrews missionaries handily rebuilt a stone wall and a stone walkway, painted and performed other much-needed home repair and yard work.
	-	From July 22 through 25 Fifteen St Andrew's youth and chaperones spent three full days serving the needy in Virginia Beach. Each morning, they worked at the Judeo-Christian Outreach Center, where they completely reorganized a very disarrayed food pantry. J-COC provides food, lodging and transitional services for the homeless. Each afternoon, St Andrew's youth went to "Friendship Village", where they taught faith-based lessons, played games and worked with the resident children to improve their neighborhood by collecting trash, painting the playground and planting shrubs and flowers. One afternoon, the St Andrew's team led the children aboard a boat tour of the Norfolk Naval Port.
	-	On November 7 Our beloved sexton, Mr. Vernon Coppedge retired. He devoted eighteen years of exemplary service to St. Andrew's Church and School. His presence will be sorely missed.
	-	On December 12 the St. Andrew's Episcopal Youth Community (EYC) gathered at the Hampton Veteran's Cemetery for the fourth year to lay wreaths on the graves of those interred there. Click [here] to read the Daily Press article.
	-	On December 18 members of St. Andrew's met in the parish hall and prepared turkeys for Christmas dinner at PORT and St. Paul's. Provided LINK families with packages of turkey. Made and distributed 636 bag lunches. We also sent about 50 additional sandwiches to Youth Challenge.
2010	-	Hometown Mission: From June 25-27 St. Andrews parishioners helped refurbish a house that LINK prepared for the homeless. Work at the site included painting, cleaning and yard work. All ages were involved. St. Andrew's senior citizens visited low-income shut-ins, while our youngest missionaries decorated the walls of the LINK office and colored paper place mats for the homeless. The teens slept at the YMCA; all others returned home at night.

History of St. Andrew's