Just These Lines Pastor Blog

10th Sunday after Pentecost Just these lines, my friends … … to remind you that Pastor Chuck is taking a few weeks of rest and renewal and will return on September 6. Read the FAQ about his time away.   You are in the best of hands with our pastors, Paul, Corey, Roldan and Jenny. Be sure to join us for worship every Sunday...

9th Sunday after Pentecost Just these lines, my friends … … to remind you that Pastor Chuck is taking a few weeks of rest and renewal and will return on September 6. Read the FAQ about his time away. You are in the best of hands with our pastors, Paul, Corey, Roldan and Jenny. Be sure to join us for...

8th Sunday after Pentecost Just these lines, my friends … … to remind you that I’m taking a few weeks of rest and renewal and will return on September 6. Read the FAQ about my time away. You are in the best of hands with our pastors, Paul, Corey, Roldan and Jenny. Be sure to join us for worship every...

7th Sunday after Pentecost Just these lines, my friends … … to remind you that I’m taking a few weeks of rest and renewal. It will be a time away from the daily ministry of Matthews United Methodist, enabling me to return on September 6 with renewed clarity and energy for the long haul of ministry. I’m profoundly grateful for...

6th Sunday after Pentecost Just these lines, my friends … … to say that have I told you lately how much I love being your pastor. For me, my gratitude was so deep and immense as I listened to beautiful congregational singing, anthems, special songs, prayers, the reading of Holy Scripture, ushers and greeters offering warmth and hospitality, and then...

4th Sunday after Pentecost | July 3, 2022Just these lines, my friends …… to say what a wonderful day among the people of Matthews United Methodist. All morning long, our music was transcendent. At the 9:30 hour, we experienced the beautiful baptism of Ruth Isla Mitchum, daughter of Mark and Amelia Mitchum. If you missed being with us, I hope you’ll take the time...

3rd Sunday after Pentecost Just these lines, my friends … … to say thank you for your presence in worship this past Sunday. My dear friend, Rev. Luke Maybry was not able to preach due to the death of his mother early on Sunday morning in Spartanburg, but we were fortunate to have Rev. Lisa McLennan, the new Dean of...

3rd Sunday after Pentecost Just these lines, my friends … … to say it is always special to see new people joining our transforming community. On Sunday a wonderful group of folks joined us in our calling to make God’s love real to all. Join me in welcoming Richard/Terri McCoy, Brittain/ David Storey (Eliza & Liam), Laurence/Patricia Bivens, Fred/Montez Ashford,...

2st Sunday after Pentecost Just these lines, my friends … … it was a wonderful day celebrating our graduates and having Pastor Corey put the Word in words for us. If you missed it, you could watch it here. In addition, Rev. Amy Coles (Special Assistant to our bishop, Ken Carter) gave an outstanding presentation in The Commons of clarity...