The Reverend Andrew Christiansen

The Reverend Andrew Christiansen

       Fr. Drew was installed as Rector of St. Michael & All Angels in 2023. He was born and raised in Saginaw, MI, and moved to Louisiana in 2017. Before coming to Lake Charles, he served as Upper School Chaplain at Ascension Episcopal School in Lafayette (2021–2022) and as Associate Priest and School Chaplain at St. Mark’s Cathedral in Shreveport (2017–2021). Fr. Drew holds a B.A. from Saginaw Valley State University and an M.Div. from Bexley Hall Seminary. A lover of history, Fr. Drew is currently working toward a PhD in church history under the Lutheran theologian Paul Hinlicky, focusing on how different theologians and church leaders in Germany responded to the rise of the Nazi regime.

       Fr. Drew married his wife, Rachael, in 2020. Rachael teaches kindergarten at Bishop Noland Episcopal Day School and serves as a Godly Play leader at St. Michael’s. Together they share their home with two dogs, Nelli and Miles, and cat Grit. Fr. Drew plays the bass-guitar and is currently learning Irish tenor banjo. 
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     In addition to his parish ministry, Fr. Drew is an active member of the Lake Charles Rotary Club where he also serves on the board. He also has written occasional articles that have appeared in Anglican Theological Review, The Living Church, Logia: A Journal of Lutheran Theology, Mockingbird, and Promissio: A Journal of Confessing Theology