Welcome to St. Matt’s
St. Matthew’s is a welcoming congregation committed to carrying out our mission statement to “Welcome, Nurture, Equip, and Send.”
Join us for Thanksgiving Eve Worship on Wednesday, November 27 at 7:00pm followed by a Pie Social. Please bring canned food items for our food collection. Offerings will be given to Tosa Cares food Pantry. We welcome our neighbors from Trinity Episcopal Church and Father Gary Manning, who will give the Gospel message.
Worship With Us
Fall Worship Schedule: 8:30 & 11:00 am
Education Hour: 9:45 - 10:45 am
Pastors Kevin Kretzmann Farrar and Ann Williams lead the services and share preaching responsibilities each week, with the assistance of lay liturgists and worship helpers.
Services can be attended in-person or viewed on
our livestream.
We Need Your Responses Now!
We have Three Emphases for This Year’s Stewardship Response
“Forward in Faith” St. Matthew’s Stewardship Theme for 2025
Deadline: Sunday, December 8
Thank you for your generosity to make Christmas special for so many in our community, through these organizations:
Cross Lutheran Church, Reformation Lutheran Church, Allies for Teens in Foster Care and Eras (helping seniors continue to live independently)
The Giving Tree is up—with an online option
These groups meet monthly for pizza, games, prayer and fun! Cost is $5.00 per child
Kids for Christ Fall Dates - gr. 1-3, 12:00-2:00pm
Sunday, December 8
Disciples of Christ Fall Dates - gr. 4-5, 12:00-2:00pm
Sundays, November 10; December 1
Join Donna Gardner Manke in the youth room for pizza. We will then play Capture the Flag in the education wing. Please join us for this time of fellowship and fun. It is helpful to know numbers for food, so click on the blue sign-up link to let us know your child is coming. Friends are welcome! Cost is $5.00 per child.
Children’s Ministries: Grades 1-3 (Kids for Christ - KFC) and Grades 4-5 (Disciples of Christ - DOC)
St. Matthew’s Evangelical Lutheran Church is part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) from which many of our social principles are based. A Vision and Mission Statement guide the people and ministries of St. Matthew’s.
On Sunday mornings during the school year, Sunday school meets from 9:45-10:45am. There will also be an adult education presentation on most Sundays, which generally runs from 9:45-10:45am.
Worship services will be live streamed, for watching from home in real time, and also recorded, for watching at your convenience later. Holy Communion will be offered at all services.
