Matthews United Methodist Church

Did you know that United Kids and Youth volunteers were celebrated at a luncheon on Sunday in the Commons? Thank you for serving with us. We couldn’t do it without you and your love for the kids and the Lord!

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From the moment of our first sin, we tried to explain away its consequences and avoid our responsibility by making excuses. We even tried earning our way back into God’s favor, but nothing worked. Only God can mend that which we have broken, and that’s the mission God chose: reconciling us to God, to one another, and to the world. -Pastor Paul | Link in bio/newsfeed to complete worship message.

"Perhaps the best example of fatherhood I’ve ever seen occurred at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona when Derek Redmond’s father showed me and the rest of the world how to be a dad." --Pastor Chuck Wilson.

Read & link in bio to Pastor Chuck's complete Just These Lines Blog at https://matthewsumc.org/on-being-a-dad.

Mark your calendars to attend the Town of Matthews Juneteenth Celebration at Stumptown Park.
https://www.matthewsnc.gov/pview.aspx?catid=567&id=21061

Here is a lineup of what is happening at our Juneteenth Celebration next Wednesday! Our awesome lineup includes performances from Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, Life As Art Productions, Charlotte African Drum & Dance Collective, and Africa Unplugged!

Save the date of Tuesday, June 18 at 10 am in The Commons to indulge in delicious breakfast treats while savoring an iced or hot WillBeans coffee (by donation). Enjoy the opportunity to connect with old friends or form new bonds while listening to uplifting tunes provided by Will Thames on the piano.

WillBeans Coffee provided by our Global Impact Partner
Rainbow Express Ministries, RainbowExpressMinistries.com

Bridge Builders Fellowship (everyone welcome!) meets tonight, June 11 at 7pm in The Commons featuring Greg Jarrell, a Charlotte native & author of “Our Trespasses,” which uncovers how race, geography, policy, and religion have created haunted landscapes in Charlotte & throughout the US. As you think ahead to Juneteenth, view this educational resource below.

What is Juneteenth? Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19th, marks the end of slavery in the United States. It's a day to reflect on the past, celebrate progress, and reaffirm our commitment to equality. Let's commemorate this historic milestone with hope for a better future.

Read the resource here: https://www.r2hub.org/library/juneteenth

Did you know that members of the Faith Sunday School Class spread mulch on the playgrounds of COSKids? Thank you for helping this Global Impact partner keep the children safe and beautify their campus!

Indirectly in 1 Timothy 2:1-6a (NRSVUE), Paul is teaching the church about God's mission: about who God is, why the Christian Church exists, and how we function within our context. It explains why new converts to the Way of Jesus were being disowned by their families; why neighbors turned them in as traitors and why the emperor used their deaths as public entertainment. Through prayer, lives will be changed, and others will come to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ, the truth of God. That's the mission Paul sets forth as the foundation for growing the fledging Christian Church in Ephesus.

The more I studied this passage, the more I reflected on our mission today as Christians and as a church. I believe that Jesus further defined our mission in the Acts of the Apostles when he commissions his disciples, saying: Go therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you." (Matt.28:19-20, NRSV).

That's our mission as Christians. But it's more than that. In living out God's mission, we are serving as living witnesses of how our lives can be transformed by what we believe, what we do, and what we say. And in the process, we will come to the full knowledge of God's truth in Jesus.

Link in bio to Pastor Paul's complete worship message.

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Did you know that Church Staff was celebrated during their May meeting and that everyone enjoyed an ice cream from the Rainbow Express Ministries Treats with Friends truck? And it was Julia Thompson's birthday! Three of our Facilities staff all have May birthdays.

"...On days that are hard or painful, the best news of all is that before I was called anything else, God called me, “Beloved.” That is true yesterday, today, and tomorrow, new names or old, nicknames or legal names. You and I will always, first, be: “God’s beloved child.” - Pastor Chuck Wilson.

Read & link in bio to Pastor Chuck's complete Just These Lines Blog at https://matthewsumc.org/what-do-you-want-to-be-called.

Congratulations to our Grads! Way to go, Class of 2024! Matthews UMC Youth and Matthews United Methodist Church wish you all the best as you "Keep Moving Forward" (from Pastor Corey's message). Complete worship message in Newsfeed

Congratulations to our Grads! Way to go, Class of 2024! Wishing you all the best as you "Keep Moving Forward" (from Pastor Corey's message).



Link in bio to complete worship message.

Repost • You know what time it is!! We are still counting down the days until Rainbow Express Camp 2024 and this week we are celebrating Camp this summer by taking a trip back to 2009! 🩵🌈

If you want to be a part of the wonderful memories we make each year, sign up to be a volunteer for Camp 2024! We are in need of high schoolers for Day Camp & Young Adult volunteers for Evening Camp! Links to sign up are in our bio, or you can visit our website at rainbowexpressministries.com to sign up!! 🙌🏼

Camp is Monday, July 8th- Friday, July 12th!

We couldn’t do it without you!!

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The prophets had the burden of looking at the world and seeing what God sees, knowing what God knows and feeling what God feels. But a true prophet remembers that they also sinned and helped mess up the world. So they follow Micah’s third command “to walk humbly with God.” -Pastor Paul


Link in bio/newsfeed to complete worship message.

Did you know there is some connection between commencement addresses typically heard at graduations and the speech that Jesus gave to the disciples?

Commencement speakers often seize the significance of the moment and challenge the listeners to rise to the occasion. They widen the graduates’ gaze beyond their own social circle, and summon them to be part of something greater than themselves.

Like all great commencement speeches, Jesus seized the moment. He told the disciples that there were challenges ahead, but that they were to carry the gospel of God’s love to the furthest reaches of the earth, beyond their small social circles. Along the way, they would not be alone, for the Spirit would come upon them. They would receive the Holy Spirit’s power and comfort to achieve great things for the Kingdom, and they would participate in God’s ongoing project: the healing of the world and redemption of all creation.

This Sunday, we'll hear from a few of our graduating students and join in celebrating our graduates during the 11:00 service!

View Pastor Chuck's video devotional & read his Just These Lines:
matthewsumc.org/the-best-graduation-speeches-ever

Serving Opportunity!

Join us from 8 a.m.-noon on Saturday, June 8, as we work the gardens and flower beds at Blessed Assurance. Eleven people are needed for this project: We need six to work with trees, two to plow, one to work the raised vegetable garden and then everyone to help create rows and plant the vegetable garden. Please bring a garden rake, hoe, and plastic bags. Contact the Church Office for more information.

Did you know that your gifts to Global Impact helped provide new team shirts for the youth at The Males Place? They travel to Ghana in the coming month, thank you for your gifts to our Global Impact mission efforts.

God wants us to love kindness. The prophet Micah uses the word “Hesed”. In the old testament, it’s the basis of God’s relationship with human beings. It’s steadfast love that expresses itself in doing. Love is a verb, not a noun. It is an action, not a feeling. -Pastor Paul

Link in bio/newsfeed to complete worship message.

Repost • 🎓 Calling all graduates! The Graduation form is due TODAY!

If you would like to be included in this year’s Graduation Sunday Bulletin we need you to complete the 2024 Graduation Sunday Form!

+ DM us for the link or grab it from our bio!

+ The form is due by Monday, May 28th!

+ We are looking forward to celebrating you this Sunday, June 2, at 11AM!

*For questions, please reach out to Pastor Corey!

Repost • Today, we honor and remember the brave individuals who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. Their courage and dedication will never be forgotten.

Wishing everyone a peaceful and reflective Memorial Day.

Honoring all who made the ultimate sacrifice.

Today, we honor and remember the brave individuals who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. Their courage and dedication will never be forgotten.

Wishing everyone a peaceful and reflective Memorial Day.

The Conference Office will be closed today in observance of the holiday. We will reopen tomorrow, May 28th at 8am.