St. Andrew's Episcopal Church - Oakland

St. Andrew's Episcopal Church was a long-time church at a number of locations, originally in West Oakland beginning in 1881, and after 1922 at 5201 Hillen Drive in Maxwell Park. It was active until at least 1974.

The earliest mention is St. Andrew's Episcopal Mission, on 8th St. near Chester, in 1881. ¹ By 1887, the church was at 9th and Cypress. In 1903, the church bought a lot at 12th St. and Magnolia in order to move the building, but they ran into difficulty with the city. ⁵ By 1904, they had moved [ unclear if moved the building or built a new one. ] In 1922, a temporary building was constructed at Fleming and Madera in Maxwell Park. ⁷ Some of the furniture was moved from the old church. ³

The 1924 directory lists the church on Trumbull Street (by 1936, renamed Hillen), between 55th Ave. and Madera, with Rev. A. L. Mitchell as the rector. ⁴

c.2002, the building was used by East Bay Bible Church. c.2018 it is shown in Google Maps as Oakland Tabernacle.

People

Rev. John A. Emery was the head of the church from the beginning of the mission until he resigned in 1890 to become diocesan missionary. ⁵

Alma A. Crowley was the long-time organist and choir director until her death in 1932. ⁸ Crowley was also an author and a composer, writing the words and music to My California Rose under the pseudonym August Dalma. ⁹

Rector	Years	Notes
Rev. John A. Emery	1881-1890	⁵
Rev. Roger H. Peters	1890-1892	ref
Rev. George Edward Walk	1892	ref
Rev. Mardon D. Wilson	1893 - 1895	ref
Rev. James E. Hulme	1895 - ?	ref
Rev. Charles N. Lathrop	? - 1900	ref
Rev. J. A. O'Mara	1900 - 1903	^2,5
Rev. O. St. John Scott	1904 - 1910	ref, ⁶
Rev. James Hulme	1911	ref
Rev. George C. Golden	1911 - 1912	ref, ref
Rev. A. E. Bruce	1913	ref
Rev. Benjamin Evan Diggs	1913 - 1914	ref
Rev. F. C. Murgotten	1914 - 1916	ref
Rev. A. L. Mitchell	1916 - 1931	ref, ^3,4
Rev. F. K. Howard	1934 - 1935	ref
Rev. G. Parker Prince	1939 -1942	ref, ref
Rev. Stephen W. Green	1942 - 1945	ref, ref
Dr. Pierson Parker	1945	ref
Dr. F. Philip Dignam	1946 - 1950	ref
David Gordon (student)	1950 - 1951	ref
Rev. Canon John D. Lee, Ph.D.	1951 - 1952	ref
Rev. Malcolm H. Miner	1952 - 1956	ref
Rev. Robert H. Challinor	1956 - 1968+	ref, ref
Rev. Martin H. Risard	c.1974	ref