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Change,
Community,
Growth,
Outside the Box,
Outside The Box with Pastor David Christy
Dear Fellow Ministers, I am so grateful to get to be a part of your ministry here at Matthews UMC! Wow… what an amazing church you are. Pastor Susan and I have about unpacked our offices and are discovering what living outside the boxes is like at MUMC. We are finding out exactly why we have both heard so many...
Community,
Gratitude,
Growth,
Hope,
Just These Lines,
Leadership,
Encouraging You in this New Season
Just these lines… …to encourage and challenge you in this new season to embrace incoming Pastors David and Susan, who are super excited and a little nervous (they are human), with the same welcoming and radical-love-of-Christ spirit of which you welcomed me. May you seek to discover together where our Triune God, who comes to all of God’s children in...
Community,
Global Impact,
Just These Lines,
Service,
Are There No Heros Left?
7th Sunday after the Epiphany | Global Impact Week 2 Just these lines … … to say that the kick-off to our annual Global Impact Celebration was so good! I wouldn’t have wanted anyone to miss the amazing stories and powerful wisdom shared with us about trust: Jerry Anze (International Leadership Institute), Randy Mitchell (COS Kids), Natisha Rivera-Patrick (Habitat for...
Community,
Just These Lines,
Leadership,
Service,
Be Prepared
6th Sunday after the Epiphany | Global Impact Week 1 Just these lines … … to say that our annual Global Impact Celebration kicks off this Sunday with speakers in worship and our Mission Fair between services from 9 am until noon in The Commons where many of our mission partners will be represented. Then next Saturday (Feb 22) will...
Community,
Just These Lines,
Then and Now
3rd Sunday after the Epiphany Just these lines … … to say that this coming Sunday is our final time to say goodbye to a church treasure, Paul Craig. Oh my! Nearly 20 years of faithful service with Matthews United Methodist (MUMC) and over 30 years of service as a United Methodist pastor. Well done, good and faithful servant. Please...
Community,
Just These Lines,
An Election Guide from 1774
24th Sunday after Pentecost | All Saints Sunday | Beyond Hospitality Just these lines, my friends … … to say that Sunday was week #2 in our all-church generosity emphasis, Beyond Hospitality. It was a grand day of hope, inspiration and challenge. You can participate in worship from Sunday by clicking here. Two things I want to highlight from Sunday:...
Community,
Global Impact,
Just These Lines,
Service,
What is Your Name
22st Sunday after Pentecost | Above & Beyond Kickoff Celebration Just these lines, my friends … … to say our parking lot was full of activity on Saturday with many of our Spanish-speaking friends as Pastor Roldan and our CCH community sponsored a health clinic for our neighbors. The Micah Connection provided support for this family-friendly event. Here is a...
Community,
Generosity,
Just These Lines,
Service,
The World Needs More Compassion
21st Sunday after Pentecost Just these lines, my friends … … to say it was a beautiful Sunday (10/6) at Matthews United Methodist Church: assembling cleaning/flood buckets and hygiene kits in the Courtyard to go to Burnsville, NC; great coffee from Will Beans; Family Worship in the Gym; the Sacrament of Holy Communion on World Communion Sunday; gorgeous music; Scouts...
Community,
Just These Lines,
United Kids,
Being Real
10th Sunday after Pentecost Just these lines, my friends … … to say that last week was a “tweener” week for us around the church. It was the week between the wonder of Rainbow Express Camp and the joy that is Vacation Bible School (VBS). VBS this year has 295 registered kids and nearly 130 volunteers. You just can’t imagine...
