
The All Souls' chapter meets every 2nd and 4th Saturday of
each month at 8:30 a.m. Thus meeting is
open
to all.
Our
Director is
Mr. Byron Graham.
What is the
Brotherhood?
The Brotherhood of St.
Andrew is an international ministry of men within the
Anglican Communion with corporate offices in Ainbridge,
Pennsylvania, W.S.A. The Brotherhood was incorporated by an
Act of the U.S. Congress signed May 30, 1908 by President
Theodore Roosevelt. That Act states, “the sole object of
said corporation shall be the spread of Christ’s Kingdom
among men and youth.”
What is a
Chapter?
The primary method by which
the Brotherhood implements its ministry to men and youth
through the establishing of a Chapter within individual
Anglican and Episcopal churches. Office and with the
approval of the parish Rector, Vicar or in the case of a
prison or Armed Forces installation, the Bishop of the
diocese, a charter may be issued to the applicants. The
Chapter needs to have at least six (6) men to begin an
effective ministry, although in small parishes as few as
three men can be granted a charter with the approval by the
Brotherhood’s President. Chapter members are called Brothers
Andrew and are required to accept and observe the
Brotherhood Disciplines of: PRAYER, STUDY AND
SERVICE.
Who may be
a member of the Brotherhood?
Any baptized Christian man
may be a member of The Brotherhood of St. Andrew, Inc.
However, only men who are confirmed in an Anglican or
Episcopal Church or a church in communion with the Anglican
or Episcopal Church may become a Chapter, regional or
national officer in the Brotherhood.
May women join
the Brotherhood?
A very fine sister
organization exists that limits membership women. The
organization is the Daughters of the King. The Daughters of
the King is a ministry to women that was formed shortly
after the brotherhood began. Both ministries are similar and
focus on the disciplines of Prayer, Study and Service. Their
ministry to women and youth, and disciplines parallel those
of the Brotherhood. |