Services

Worship services at St. Andrew’s United Church of Cairo are held every Friday at 10:00 a.m. with Holy Communion celebrated the first and third weekend of each month.  We also celebrate St. Andrew’s Evening Prayer each Sunday evening at 7pm (except during the summer months).  Worship is held in our historic, 100-year-old building. Recently, air conditioning was installed.

Morning Worship, Fridays at 10 am

As Egypt is a predominantly Islamic country, Friday is the first day of the weekend.  Therefore, since offices and schools are closed, our Friday worship service is our largest service.  It features piano, organ and special music.  After the service, we have fellowship with coffee and tea served in the Guild Hall.  Often, an Adult Forum or study is presented as a part of our Friday schedule.

Evening Prayer, Sundays at 7 pm

Sunday worship has continued at St Andrew’s for over 100 years, broken only by the 1973 war.  Last year the decision was made to move the service from Sunday morning to Sunday evening to accomodate the Egyptian working week.  Evening Prayer  is a candle-lit contemplative service, with unaccompanied singing and quiet meditative worship, in the midst of the noise and bustle of downtown Cairo.

Tradition

As an interdenominational and international congregation, our worship encompasses the fullness of Christian traditions. In practice, this means we have Presbyterian, Lutheran, and Reformed features incorporated into our liturgy. And when we share the peace, we walk about and share it with everybody. The rituals of our faith connect us to God’s people through the ages. The experience of worship involves not just our minds, but our whole selves.

When you attend worship at St. Andrew’s, you take your place among the people of God gathered around Word and Sacrament.  Holy Communion is at the heart of our life together.  In Holy Communion the risen Christ comes among us as we hear the Word, and share the bread and cup of the Lord’s Table.  We go forth to live as the body of Christ in the world, sharing the good news through word and deed.

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How to find us!

38, 26th of July Street, Cairo

Cairo’s traffic is legendary. Yet on Friday mornings you can drive to St. Andrew’s United Church of Cairo from anywhere in the city in 15 minutes or less. Part of the gift of St. Andrew’s is that it brings people from all over the city together each week for worship.

Getting to St. Andrew’s:

By Taxi: Ask the driver for “al-Is’aaf”.  This Egyptian court building is across the street from St. Andrew’s and is well known.

From Heliopolis or Maadi by Metro: Exit at Nasser Station. Take Galaa St. exit from underground metro station. Entrance to St. Andrew’s is on your left.

Driving from Heliopolis: Take Salah Salem Tunnel to 26th July. Cross main intersection at Ramses. Church is on left before overpass (Galaa Street Bridge).

(Alternative: 6th October Bridge to Museum exit. Turn left onto Ramses. Go to 26th July main intersection. Turn left. The church is immediately on the left.)

Driving from Maadi: Take Corniche to Ramses, past the Museum to 26th July Street. Turn left on 26th July. The church is on the left.

Driving from Dokki/Mohandesen: 6th October Bridge to downtown exit (Ramses St.). Take Ramses to 26th July. Turn left.  The church is on the left.

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Contact Us

Interested in more information about St. Andrew’s Church and its ministries?  Please contact us with any questions.

Church

Phone:  (+20) 106 450 7377

E-mail: pastor@standrewschurchcairo.com

Address: 38, 26 July Street  Cairo, Egypt

St. Andrew’s Refugee Services (StARS)

Phone:  (+20) 2575 9451

E-mail: st.andrewsrs@gmail.com

Address: 38, 26 July Street, Cairo, Egypt

Website:  http://www.standrewsrefugeeservices.org/