Just These Lines Pastor Blog

13th Sunday after Pentecost  Just these lines, my friends … … to say that it is sure good to be back at church this week. My days away provided rest, relaxation, peace and so much more. Thank you for being a church that is so generous with your staff and community and our need to rest and re-create. Have you...

12th Sunday after Pentecost Just these lines, my friends … … to say that I’ve been taking some additional vacation days. Karen and I traveled to Nashville to be with our daughter MacKenzie in an annual event for the college women’s ministry she leads called Delight. I’m writing to you from the Catholic Conference Center in Hickory. In an hour...

11th Sunday after Pentecost Just these lines, my friends … … to say it was another beautiful Sunday at Matthews United Methodist! As always, the day included inspiring music, moving prayers and the captivating reading of Holy Scripture. I continued our worship series, “Why I am Enthusiastically a United Methodist Christian.” You can watch my sermon Because Practice Makes Perfect...

10th Sunday after Pentecost Just these lines, my friends … … to say that I was so excited to introduce our Habitat for Humanity family, Marie and two of her boys (Prince and Celestine) to you this past Sunday. Are they not a beautiful family? Imagine a mother and her 5 boys living 16 years in a tent made for three persons …...

8th Sunday after Pentecost Just these lines, my friends … … to say what a special day celebrating Madeline Kamp in worship and then afterwards in The Commons. The morning came with surprises as well, with two of our former pastors, Ken Lyon and Linda Kelly coming along to honor Madeline. Click here to watch our Deep Kids celebrating Madeline...

7th Sunday after Pentecost Just these lines, my friends … … to say it was wonderful to gather at Matthews United Methodist (MUMC) this past Sunday to worship God and celebrate our nation’s birthday. What a glorious day! Moving music, great patriotic outfits and hopefully a little inspiration along the way. If you missed it, I hope you’ll watch here....

Day of Pentecost | May 19, 2021 Just these lines, my friends … … to say we’ve anticipated this past Sunday for a long time. We couldn’t have Confirmation in May of 2020 due to the pandemic, so this year brought the Confirmation of two classes. Below are the names of the young people who professed their faith to follow...

7th Sunday of Easter | Confirmation Sunday Just these lines, my friends … … to say it was a splendid day of worship as so many of you returned to the sacred space of our Sanctuary. I’m trusting that it won’t be too long before we open this space up to all with unlimited capacity. In the meantime, you can...

5th Sunday of Easter | April 28, 2021 Just these lines, my friends … … to say that I’m loving the privilege that is mine to see your faces again in Sunday morning worship. We have one more week of our test groups and then Sunday, May 9, we will open to all, or at least the first 175 who...