Netherton, like many Black Country industrial areas contained many non-conformist chapels.

It did not have an Anglican church until 16 July 1830, when St Andrew's was consecrated and opened by the Lord Bishop of Worcester.

[1] The foundation stone of the church had been laid by Dr. Booker, the Vicar of Dudley, on 30 November 1827.

[1] The churchyard contains the mass unmarked graves of the victims of cholera that struck Dudley in 1831 and 1832.

[5] It was originally just a chapel-at-ease to St Thomas's of Dudley, only becoming Netherton's parish church on December 1, 1844.

[3][7] In February 1908, a pinnacle was blown over causing £300 worth of damage to the west end of the church.

[4] The clock, supplied by Bensons of London and installed in the tower, was partially funded by sports events held at the nearby Netherton Cricket Ground.