Who was Andrew, disciple of Jesus Christ?
Andrew, disciple of Christ, was from the city of Bethsaida near the region of Galilee (John 1:44). He and his brother Peter was a fisherman by trade. In fact, it was Andrew who introduced his brother Peter to Jesus (John1: 41-42). According to the Gospel of John, Andrew was a disciple of John the Baptist (John 1:35-40) before becoming a disciple of Jesus Christ. The Brotherhood of St. Andrew is a worldwide ministry, among the oldest in the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion. Formed in 1883, it has a long, rich history of service in the United States and other countries around the globe. By 1899 the Brotherhood had reached Japan and the Philippines, and by 1900, chapters had been chartered in Canada, Great Britain, Australia, Grenada, Antigua, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Panama, St. Kitts, Barbados, Jamaica, Chile, Rwanda, Ghana, Angola and Tanzania. Chapters in Japan, the Philippines, Africa and Jamaica operate independently of the United States and have their own National Cou
