The present St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church was founded in 1934 as a non-denominational protestant Church and was known as St. Andrew’s Community Church. It’s first services were held at the Mastic Beach Property Owners Clubhouse on Orchid Drive; Mastic Beach and the Reverend McLane of Riverhead preached the first sermon in the clubhouse on the last Sunday in June 1934.

In the Spring of 1936, the Reverend Eckel took charge of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Center Moriches and St. Andrew’s Church in Mastic Beach, which then became an Episcopal Church. Plans were made for a church to be built and on June 27, 1936 the Reverend Bishop Larned broke ground on Neighborhood Road between Overlook Drive and West Drive. And the July 4, 1937 the first service was held.

In the 1940’s Reverend Fredrick Meyer came to St. Andrew’s followed by Reverend Willard Kile also of Center Moriches. Then the Reverend Edward Grey of St. James in Brookhaven served at St. Andrew for a short time. These men served during the late 1940s and 50s, it was during this time that the parish hall was added to the existing church.

The Reverend John Griffith became our priest in 1960 and lived at the vicarage that had been purchased on Orchid Drive, Mastic Beach. This house was purchased through the hard work of the lady’s guild known as St. Andrew’s Circle.

On Easter Monday, 1960 there was a fire that destroyed the church, but through the diligence of the Mastic Beach volunteer fire department, the parish hall was saved.

In February 1961, the Reverend Alfred T. K. Zadig came to St. Andrew’s and he and his family lived in the vicarage. Father Zadig worked very hard organizing and keeping our congregation together. May 25, 1962 the BMJ Construction Company, Inc., of Commack, New York signed a contract with the Trustees of the Estate of the Dioceses of Long Island, Brooklyn, New York to build a new church. It was to be substantially completed by November 1, 1962.

An Episcopal school was started by Father Zadig in 1964. The first teacher in the new school was Mrs. Cynthia Appleby. Mrs. Appleby’s husband was an exchange physicist, from England, working at the Brookhaven National Laboratory and she graciously agreed to teach in the school if her husband stayed at the laboratory.
Property owned by St. Andrew’s Church was exchanged with the Hebrew Synagogue for the property next to the called the “Sacred Heart House” and was occupied by Sister Julianna during her stay at St. Andrew’s. Sister Julianna taught from 1964 until the school closed in 1969.

The Reverend Pasqualli Renzulli was our next priest who arrived in December of 1966 and lived in the vicarage. Following Father Renzulli was the Reverend Joachum Rau in 1969.

1973 – January 1973 saw the first part-time or worker­ priest, as he was called, serve at St. Andrew’s. When Father Pierce left Reverend William Heine, another worker-priest and school teacher at William Floyd School, served as priest. Father Heine had been a Chaplin in the Navy and came to us in May of 1976. Joseph Edwards became Father Heine’s assistant in 1982 and was ordained to the priesthood at St. Andrew’s Church on July 27, 1985. While serving at St. Andrew’s Father Edwards had a stroke. He returned after being hospitalized but was forced to retire shortly afterward.
The Reverend David Plank came to us in 1990. While at St. Andrews, Father Plank celebrated his Twenty­ Fifth Anniversary as a priest. The celebration was held on September 17, 1992. Since Father David Plank has been with us there has been many improvements. First a new roof, a new heating system, new handicapped bathrooms, restoration of the sacristy and offices, painting, new furniture and carpeting was installed as well as enclosing the open area of the parish hall, thus creating a foyer and enlarging the floor space.