Backpacks of Love addresses the problem of child hunger and food insecurity in Haywood County by providing nutritious and easy-to-prepare food to students on weekends and during school vacations. Through benefit fund-raisers, grants, and generous donations Backpacks has been feeding 50-75 children every week. A crew of volunteers from St. Andrew’s, Harris Chapel AME Zion, and Pleasant Grove Baptist churches gather weekly to fill and deliver the food bags to the schools.

The Holy Smoke ministry raises funds by smoking and selling barbecue at festivals and other events in the region as well as holding preordered pick-up sales. It was started to raise funds for the extensive renovations completed in 2003. Dedicated members devised a plan to pay off that mortgage "one-butt-at-a-time." When the mortgage was fully paid after just a few years, the Vestry decided to continue the ministry and use the income for outreach in the community. Holy Smoke makes it possible to provide services far beyond what the parish operational budget would allow.

On the fourth Monday of every month the Canton Community Kitchen becomes St. Andrew’s Table for neighbors in need of a good hot supper. This is a ministry of cooking, serving, washing, wiping, and sweeping as much as it is for food and fellowship. As one of its founding churches, St. Andrew’s has witnessed the Kitchen’s subsequent development from a small church kitchen to its current full-service building. Holy Smoke makes possible St. Andrew’s monthly Table as well as providing an annual donation for Community Kitchen operations. The Community Kitchen also has a food pantry available to local residents.

The Pathways Emergency and Short-term Adult and Family Shelter is located in the Hazelwood Community. Pathways provides a dormitory-style shelter for individuals and families without housing. Since Pathways’ inception in 2014, the evening meal has been prepared and served by local churches and individual families. St. Andrew’s has had a presence at Pathways from the very beginning. Every 5th Friday a team of parishioners prepares, cooks, and serves a hot meal and provides a short devotional. We are blessed as we get to know these individuals and families in crisis. Holy Smoke grants a monthly allocation to Pathways, as well as providing funding for the evening meal.