Just These Lines Pastor Blog

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...

9th Sunday after Pentecost Just these lines, my friends … … to say that we had two wonderful Rainbow Express Camps this week: the kids’ camp during the day and the young adult camp during the evening. What a beautiful community of people of all ages offering children and young adults with and without disabilities opportunities to share their gifts,...

8th Sunday after Pentecost Just these lines, my friends … … to say that these summer days are rolling along: mission trips, Music & Arts Camp, 4th of July week, summer worship looking at the Sermon on the Mount, and now this week: the 29th edition of Rainbow Express Camp. This past Sunday, we continued into week two of our...

7th Sunday after Pentecost Just these lines, my friends … … to say that we began our summer worship series this past Sunday. It is titled The Good Life … The God Life from Matthew 5:1-12. I hope you’ll take the time to click here and worship with us. On Sunday, we also celebrated Pastor Jenny with a reception in...

6th Sunday after Pentecost Just these lines, my friends … … to say that 43 (more including other family members) of us from Matthews United Methodist Church (MUMC) returned to our homes after spending beautiful, worshipful, inspiring days (June 20-23) at Lake Junaluska, NC (about 25 miles west of Asheville). It was the annual gathering of the Western North Carolina...

5th Sunday after Pentecost Just these lines, my friends … … to say I hope that I’ve told you lately how much I love being one of your pastors. Sunday was a wonderful Father’s Day for us at Matthews United Methodist (MUMC). Our music was beautiful at every turn, but especially with the Father/Daughter duo of Don and Shannon Remley...