Church of Eclectic Pagan Fellowship | Many Paths...One Goal

Meet the CEPF Officers

We here at CEPF would like to take the time to introduce ourselves. Here we will provide you with short bios on the Church's Board of Directors, office staff, and Public Relations Department. We hope this helps you get to know us a little better, just as we look forward to getting to know more of you.

Board of Directors

Rev. David C. Andrews
President
Senior Pastor
Founder of the Church of Eclectic Pagan Fellowship

    Born June 15, 1963, Rev. Andrews started life in a small town in Ohio as the youngest of eight children. Due to unknown reasons, Rev. Andrews and his siblings were permanently removed from their home when he was two-years-old. He and one sister were placed in an orphanage where he spent two years before being adopted. At the age of five, he and his new family moved to Maryland.
    Enduring a difficult childhood due to an abusive adoptive father, Rev. Andrews nevertheless was encouraged to explore his own spiritual path. He attended Sunday school, was an average student, and yet challenged authority. At fourteen, he was sent to military school where he attempted to take his own life, after which he was sent to one institution after another. During this time, Rev. Andrews "found Jesus" and became a Born Again Christian.
    Also during this time, a growing interest in the occult was also flourishing. He held interests in astrology, numerology, and even read the Satanic Bible.
    Between the years of 1981 to 1988, Rev. Andrews bounced back and forth between Christianity and other spiritual paths. He attended some college majoring in Mass Communications, deejaying and being Program Director for the college radio station, and became the Public Relations Chairman for the local chapter of the Young Republicans.
    During these years, Rev. Andrews met his first Pagan mentor. He was tutored in Eclectic Wicca and was encouraged to follow his own instincts in regards to his spirituality. He studied works on the Golden Dawn and Wicca, read books by Raymond Buckland and Scott Cunningham, and read such works as the "Necronomicon" eventually choosing to follow the Pagan path.
    After his mentor's death from bone marrow cancer in 1991, Rev. Andrews roamed the U.S. before returning to Maryland in 1994 to help care for a dying friend. In 1997, he met his wife, Heidi, and they were married in a small courthouse ceremony on September 5 of that year. They have two children, a boy and a girl, born in 1999 and 2001 respectively.
    In February of 2004, both Rev. Andrews and his wife became ordained through the Universal Life Church. Together, with another local Pagan minister, they founded the Church of Eclectic Pagan Fellowship - ULC on April 7, 2004. Rev. Andrews now chooses to follow the path of the Eclectic Pagan, trying to help those with questions or in need of advice. He believes all religions are valid and coined the Church's motto, "Many paths...one goal."

Rev. Heidi L. Andrews (Visit my personal website)
Vice President
Asst. Senior Pastor
Co-Founder of the Church of Eclectic Pagan Fellowship

    Greetings. I am Rev. Heidi Andrews. I am the Vice President and Asst. Senior Pastor of CEPF. I was born in 1979, and, in 1997, I married Rev. David Andrews. I am the mother of two children, a boy and a girl. I have lived on Maryland's Eastern Shore almost my entire life.
    I grew up in proverbial "Smalltown, USA." I was never 'introduced' to religion as a child. I stumbled across a few churches in my youth, but it didn't take me long to figure out that I did not fit in with the mainstream church. In school, I was well-behaved, got good grades, and had a small tight-knit circle of friends.
    At age 12, after marital difficulties almost ended in divorce, my parents moved us to an even smaller town and 'found' religion. Despite their efforts, they could not convince me to attend church with them. I was still convinced that mainstream religion was not for me.
    Around the time I entered high school, a new world started opening up for me. I met new people and discovered new ideas and ways of thinking that meshed with my own theories. Around the ages of 16 to 17, I began to do quiet research and was soon skirting the borders of Paganism and witchcraft.
    In 1996, I met David, though, at the time, I had no idea what his beliefs were, nor he mine. We lost track of each other for a year. I began my senior year of high school and had much on my mind. I was still interested in Paganism, but I was busy with tests, research projects, and working a part-time job.
    After I graduated, David came back into my life. He began sharing his beliefs with me. About three weeks later found us living together, and in September 1997, we were married.
    Since about 1996, I have studied many different Pagan subjects. I started with probably the most well-known, Wicca. I have also studied Dragon Magick, Faery Magick, Witchcraft, some Natural Magick, and much, much more. I consider myself an Eclectic Pagan in the true sense of the word. In 2004, Dave and I, along with another acquaintance, developed and finalized the concept of CEPF. I am currently the webmistress for the Church's website.