The mission of the Saint Andrew Commission is to provide the Gift of Pastoral Counseling for those facing life’s most overwhelming storms. 

There are times that families and individuals can find themselves overrun with unexpected storms. A job is lost, a medical diagnosis is made, a beloved child becomes sick. The heartache and hardship that these can create – both from mental and financial perspectives – is devastating, and often prevents people from getting the help that they need. 

In a storm, even small swells can quickly grow into massive, crashing waves. Most of us can face the lesser but find it harder to stand firm against the greater… they crush, devastate, and sweep us off our feet. The Saint Andrew Commission endeavors to be the lifeline that helps people cope and face the waves with strength, resilience, and eventually healing, before they can be pulled under. 

The approach of Pastoral Counseling goes beyond listening and shepherding an individual or family… it means getting into the water to stand with and give support until the tides are manageable again. It combines sound biblical scholarship with training in psychology to provide a unique framework for support that encompasses all aspects of what makes us who we are: mind, heart, and soul. It comes from a place of compassion and understanding, rooted in belief and faith that God is our source through whatever life can throw at us.