Just These Lines Pastor Blog

18th Sunday after Pentecost Just these lines, my friends … … to say that it was a beautiful day of worship in all our Sanctuary services on Sunday. We continued with Week #2 in our worship series, Finding Peace as a Purple Church. The idea for this series on The Purple Church came from a study conducted by The Divinity...

17th Sunday after Pentecost Just these lines, my friends … …to say thank you for your patience with us this past Sunday. Our sound reinforcement was non-functional and is requiring some serious work this week. Hopefully, we’ll be all set for Sermon #2 in our worship series, Finding Peace as a Purple Church. Last week in “Just These Lines,” I mentioned...

16th Sunday after Pentecost Just these lines, my friends … … to say that Sunday was a wonderful day in worship for Matthews United Methodist Church (MUMC). If you missed worshipping with us, please click here and participate. I hope you are saving the date of October 20 for our Above & Beyond Worship & Lunch. It will be a...

15th Sunday after Pentecost Just these lines, my friends … … to say Sunday was an extraordinary day across our church grounds! In our Sanctuary worship, we honored Kathy White for all her years of service, we prayed for all our kids, teachers, administrators and parents that are preparing for a return to school, and we concluded our summer study...

14th Sunday after Pentecost Just these lines, my friends … … to say to SAVE THE DATE for October 20, which is the day we will launch our intensive phase of our dual General Fund and Capital Campaign financial efforts. We’re calling the emphasis Beyond Hospitality. That day we will gather for one worship service at 10:30 am and then...

13th Sunday after Pentecost Just these lines, my friends … … to say that for our 9th consecutive year we will be honoring and celebrating law enforcement on the 3rd Saturday in August with our friends from Mt. Moriah, Matthews Presbyterian and Morning Star Lutheran. We call it Hug-A-Cop. Please plan to come by the Fellowship Hall at Mt. Moriah...

12th Sunday after Pentecost Just these lines, my friends… … to say that I’m loving the Olympics. I mean Snoop Dogg is America’s darling, a gymnast with a Rubik’s Cube has captured our imagination, and Simone Biles has captured our hearts. I’m blown away by these athletes and the commitment it takes to become the best on the planet. What I...

11th Sunday after Pentecost Just these lines, my friends … … to say that it was a beautiful day of worship on Sunday for our church: gorgeous music from our Praise Band, Sanctuary Choir, and reed ensemble; a beautiful baptism for the Henry family; and the witness of Jacelyn Davis and Kemar Whitton, our Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship recipients...

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...