Just These Lines Pastor Blog

Second Sunday of Ordinary Time/June 19, 2019 Just these lines, my friends … … to say that it was a wonderful Father’s Day/Trinity Sunday at Matthews United Methodist (MUMC). Beautiful music and heartfelt preaching guided us into the presence of God. A high moment for me from Pastor Paul’s sermon was this statement: “A child is not likely to find...

Ordinary Time/Trinity Sunday/Father’s Day/June 12, 2019 Just these lines, my friends … … to say what a day of Pentecost celebration we shared. The Sanctuary was awash in a sea of red. Thank you for catching the vision of our day of red. Moreover, “thank you” Chamber Choir for inspiring music, Chalanda Frazier — our guest worship leader at the...

Pentecost/June 5, 2019 Just these lines, my friends … … to say that last week was quite a week for us at Matthews United Methodist. Rarely in my 40+ years of serving in the church have I officiated four funerals in one week. We shared in celebrating the life of four persons (Judy Reynolds, Caleb Barnhardt, Maddon Shirley, Fairy Moore)...

The sun is setting as I write these words. It is the close of a Sunday I hope always to remember. Our time together in worship and then the afternoon reception flowed together to create a tapestry of care and richly shared grace that washed over me and my family as an experience too deep for words to describe. Even...

Matthews UMC will welcome Dr. Charles (Chuck) W. Wilson II as new Lead Pastor July 1, 2016. Pastor Chuck Wilson is currently appointed as Senior Pastor at Long’s Chapel United Methodist Church. Located at Lake Junaluska, one of the largest United Methodist Retreat and Conference Centers in the world, the congregation has over fifty retired clergy and three retired bishops...