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Outside the Box with Pastor David Christy: “Be” Church
Dear Fellow Ministers, We are so very blessed to get to “be” Church. Thank you for the countless ways you live your faith. It excites me to see the ways your faith is lived “outside the box” in everyday relationships and in the ways you extend the reach of Matthews UMC into the community. It is an honor for me...
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Outside the Box with Pastor David Christy: The Power of Presence
Dear Fellow Ministers, As always, there is SO much happening at Matthews UMC, and people are active in Reaching, Teaching, Praising, and Serving! This past Sunday, we were led in our three morning worship services (view here) by our amazing youth. We thank our youth for the leadership they bring to our church. As Pastor Corey stated, “They are not...
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Outside the Box with Pastor David Christy: Depth of Discipleship
Dear Fellow Ministers, I continue to be amazed and inspired by the amazing ministries of MUMC! Thank you for being engaged in a depth of discipleship that the world is needing. Pastor Susan and I have been honored to be guests of so many ministries over our first three months. Each one we leave amazed at the good these ministries...
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Outside the Box with Pastor David Christy: Generosity of Spirit
Dear Fellow Ministers, It is always good to get to worship together, and this past week’s worship was amazing: great music, presentation of Bibles to our 1st graders, and Pastor Susan had a wonderful sermon about remembering our origins as Christian Community. You can view the service here. Thank you for your patience as the work continues on the Sanctuary...
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Outside the Box with Pastor David Christy: Outward Thinking
Dear Fellow Ministers, It is always fun to get into God’s Word and to seek what it might say to us today. We are currently working through a series called Christian Community In A Me, My, Mine World. Our worship leaders talk every week about worship – quite in depth. We spend time assessing the previous week’s worship and looking...
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Outside the Box with Pastor David Christy: Making our Shared Ministry Stronger
Dear Fellow Ministers, Pastor Susan and I had the remarkable privilege of being “on-boarded” by staff and lay leaders last week. We were led by Rev. Amy Coles, Assistant to Bishop Carter, and it was amazing. We know much more about needs, desires, and history than we did before, and it is our prayer that this work will make our...
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Outside the Box with Pastor David Christy: Embody Christian Community
Dear Fellow Ministers, Thank you for your dedication to Matthews United Methodist Church. Week after week you worship in person or online, you support the church prayerfully and financially, and you seek ways to make God more present in day-to-day living. We are in that season when we start “getting back into routine” (is there such a thing?!). Thank you...
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Outside the Box with Pastor David Christy: You Can Feel the Holy Spirit at Work
Dear Fellow Ministers, Wow… what a day of celebration we had this past Sunday! Amazing worship, music, a healing service, and a baptism! Link to Kids & Family Worship or Traditional Worship to experience it all again or share with a friend! Backpacks, students, teachers, and families were blessed, there were bouncy houses and blow up games in our parking...
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Outside the Box with Pastor David Christy: Kickoff & BBQ this Sunday!
Dear Fellow Ministers, Thank you for your flexibility as we moved to The Commons (8:15 am) and Gym (9:30 am & 11:00 am, and 12:30 pm) for worship. Of course we found out things we can do better (just like every time we gather), but the spirit of excitement and willingness was palpable! That is because you are willing to...
