where YOU can make a difference!
901 Harris Sr
Goldsboro, NC 27530
ABOUT US
Our History:
In 1907 St. Andrew's Episcopal Church was established on Oak Street in Goldsboro, North Carolina in a parochial school by the Rev. J. W. Heritage and his wife, Bert Dillard. In 1919 the Rev. James E. Holder moved the congregation to Gideon Hall in Goldsboro on the corner of James and Spruce Streets. Several clergy have led ministries at St. Andrew's, but the Rev. Joseph Banks served the longest, for over 40 years.
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On September 23, 2002 we moved to our present location on Harris Street with a dedication service by The Right Rev. Clifton R. Daniel, III, the VII Bishop of the Diocese of East Carolina.
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St. Andrew's is currently served by Rev. Deacon Rebecca Bean and Rev Greg Smith
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Outreach ministries include a partnership with Dillard Middle School, and work with many community organizations in areas such as disaster relief, children's ministries, photography, music, and much more. Please look through our page to see the latest events, or contact us if you are interested in partnering with us to serve the Goldsboro Community.
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OUR PARISH
Father Frank Russ
Priest in charge
The Rev’d Frank D. Russ, Jr.
Born and raised in eastern North Carolina, I began my spiritual sojourn in the Southern Baptist Church. My exposure as a teenager to liturgical worship and the sacraments, planted a seed while I attended Catholic schools. I earned the degree
of Master of Divinity from the Southeastern Seminary in Wake Forest. I then completed a two-year residency in clinical chaplaincy at the University of Virginia.
It was there that I was introduced to the Episcopal Church, and set out on a journey to enter the ordination process to become a priest. I successfully met an ordination requirement by receiving a Postgraduate Diploma in Anglican Studies.
I have served parishes in North Carolina and New York. I was Canon to the Ordinary with Bishop Sid Sanders. Later I came full-circle and became the chaplain in the Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Retirement Community, Charleston, SC.
I retired from active ministry in 2016, and worked on a part-time basis as Interim Rector in two parishes in East Carolina. In 2020 I became the priest-in-charge of St. Andrew’s, Goldsboro—where I currently serve.
Retired to the family farm, I enjoy all that life in the country has to offer: raising a garden, hunting for deer and wild turkeys. The old tobacco packhouse on the farm provides a venue for family gathering.
On behalf of the people of St. Andrew’s, we are honored to be with today!
Rev. Deacon Rebecca Bean
Deacon
Deacon Rebecca Bean has served in St. Andrew’s since 2013, first as an intern, continuing on after her ordination in 2015. In the Episcopal Church, deacons serve by connecting the church to the community and the world and by making known the needs of the world within the church, especially this where are poor and marginalized.
Rebecca’s passion for public education has been a focus
throughout her life. She was a teacher for 11 years, teaching in 3 different countries and 4 different states in the USA, mostly in
middle school and high school mathematics. Though she left the classroom in 2009, she continues to focus much of her ministry work in public education. In 2012 she helped to establish the Dillard Middle School Partnership Project, a partnership initially with St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church and Dillard Middle School, a high needs middle school near the church. When she moved to St. Andrew’s, the congregation quickly supported the project and it expanded. St. Francis Episcopal Church in Goldsboro has also supported projects related to this partnership.
As Partners In Education, the churches seek to support and
partner with the school and build relationships that will help meet the needs of all students. She works to listen to leaders at the school and then connect available resources. That means that projects change from year to year, but include helping with school supplies and other classroom needs, crisis response work to help families with urgent needs, and working directly with students through the Wonderful Outstanding Women (WOW) mentorship program.
In addition to work with Dillard, Rebecca found herself involved
with disaster relief and response after Hurricane Matthew caused widespread flooding in Goldsboro. She worked with local agencies to support those affected by the storm, reaching out to displaced families, setting up clothing and supply distribution through St. Andrew’s and Dillard Middle School, and building relationships with other agencies in the area. This served her well when the community was again faced with flooding following Hurricane Florence. She coordinated “Camp Florence” at St. Andrew’s, with volunteers from all three Episcopal Churches in Goldsboro, and the support of several other area organizations.
Together, they served over 35 children for the week long camp,
which included breakfast, lunch, a take home back of pre-
prepared food for supper, and donations of books for every child.
Recently, Rebecca has been working to find ways to advocate
more for public education in her area and in the state of North
Carolina. She has participated in learning opportunities and
begun doing advocacy work with the local Board of Education and its related committees and is a founding member of Pastors For North Carolina Children, a state wide organization mobilizing faith communities to advocate for Public Education.
Rebecca also works with clergy and lay leaders from the other
Episcopal Churches in the area to coordinate joint events and
programs, including Lenten and Advent education and fellowship and cooperative online worship throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic.
As the resident deacon at St. Andrew’s, she serves liturgically,
preaching occasionally and supporting congregational outreach projects and programs. She also visits other churches when she’s invited to share her work and teach others about diaconal ministry and issues surrounding Public Education.
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