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A Good Investment

24th Sunday after Pentecost | All Saints Sunday Just these lines, my friends … … to say that a lot has been going on this past week: people on a work and repair mission in Newnan, GA; men serving at the Charlotte Rescue Mission; Super-Hero Family Night on Friday; Administrative Council leaders participating in the Racial Wealth Gap Simulation designed...
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Keep Showing Up

20th Sunday after Pentecost Just these lines, my friends … … to say how about our wonderful young people … and their leaders. Aren’t they the best! Their presence and leadership in worship was just outstanding this past Sunday, October 3. If you missed, please watch here. The Mental Health Forum held this past Sunday in the Sanctuary was a...
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Taking the Bible Seriously

14th Sunday after Pentecost Just these lines, my friends … … to say what a remarkable weekend: volunteers with Home2Home Ministry driving all over the area picking up and delivering furniture; vaccines being administered at our vaccination clinic; youth kicking off the United Youth season; families with small children gathering for fun and community; folks from several Matthews’ churches gathering...
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Mother’s Day

6th Sunday of Easter | Mother’s Day | May 5, 2021 Just these lines, my friends … … to say that I’m so excited to see you on Sunday! (Please make reservations here.) This will be our first Sunday to re-gather with a maximum of 175 in each Sanctuary service. It is crazy the emotions I’ve been feeling upon seeing...
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Things I Love

5th Sunday of Easter | April 28, 2021 Just these lines, my friends … … to say that I’m loving the privilege that is mine to see your faces again in Sunday morning worship. We have one more week of our test groups and then Sunday, May 9, we will open to all, or at least the first 175 who...
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A Blessed Ash Wednesday

1st Sunday in Lent | February 17, 2021 Just these lines, my friends … … to say “What a special concluding week to our Global Impact Celebration (GIC)!” We began the week with Kathy Izard and her challenge to “trust the whisper.” You can watch here. We participated in virtual mission trips to Africa & India.  You can view the...
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Need to Be Seen

Transfiguration Sunday | Global Impact 3 | February 10, 2021 Just these lines, my friends … … to say what a special Sunday with Kathy Izard, our Global Impact Celebration (GIC) special guest. She challenged us to “Trust the Whisper.” I know you were as moved as I was by her story. If you missed her, you can watch here....
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A Few Numbers

4th Sunday after the Epiphany | Global Impact Sunday 1 | January 27, 2021 Just these lines, my friends … … to say that we celebrated the work of all our Scouting troops this past Sunday. We are grateful for those that participated. If you’d like to know more about the work of these remarkable young persons and their leaders,...
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A Prayer for Our Country

3rd Sunday after the Epiphany | January 20, 2021 Just these lines, my friends … … to say that it was a beautiful day in worship this past Sunday. We interviewed our 2021 Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship recipient (Faith Smith from Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist Church) ,we sang songs of Dr. King and the Black tradition, and we were...