A high official in the Episcopal Church, Andress held membership with the St. John's congregation in Minden and served many years on the vestry, as warden, and finance chairman. He was a lector and a deputy to diocesan conventions. For thirteen years, he chaired the diocesan finance committee for the Episcopal Diocese of Western Louisiana. For eight years, he was the chairman of diocesan board of trustees. He was a deputy to the General Convention of the Episcopal Church for eight consecutive conventions over a period of twenty-one years.<ref name=obit/> | A high official in the Episcopal Church, Andress held membership with the St. John's congregation in Minden and served many years on the vestry, as warden, and finance chairman. He was a lector and a deputy to diocesan conventions. For thirteen years, he chaired the diocesan finance committee for the Episcopal Diocese of Western Louisiana. For eight years, he was the chairman of diocesan board of trustees. He was a deputy to the General Convention of the Episcopal Church for eight consecutive conventions over a period of twenty-one years.<ref name=obit/> |