Latest Announcements

Created on Friday, 13 March 2020

An update from Pastor Larry Patton on Wednesday Evening Activities An update from Pastor Bob Swickard on the Reopening of St. Matthew Below is the letter from Pastor Bob Swickard on the Reopening of St. Matthew. Click Here to download a copy of the ...

Thrift Shop Update

Created on Thursday, 25 June 2020

THE ST. MATTHEW THRIFT SHOP WILL BE REOPENING MONDAY JULY 6,2020. We will be opening for a time in the church Gymnasium - Door #8. The actual Thrift Shop location will not be open at this time. Our temporary hours will be 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Monday t...

National Day of Prayer

Created on Tuesday, 05 May 2020

On Thursday, May 7 the National Day of Prayer was held virtually. This year's theme was: "For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea" - Habakkuk 2:14 NIV. Instead of our usual noon gathering ...

Staying Connected From Home

Created on Saturday, 28 March 2020

Right Now Media Don’t forget about this free gift from St. Matthew. From this site you have access to literally thousands of Bible study options, videos, testimonies, and more. It is the Netflix of Bible study! If you still need to set up your free ...

Social Distancing Didn't Moderate God's Work

Created on Monday, 27 April 2020

Every now and then the social norms require an edit. When the governor told us we must stay at home in order to stop the spread of COVID-19; we listened. However, that didn’t stop St. Matthew’s ministries from firing on all cylinders. In fact, it ma...

Summer Sack Lunch Program

Created on Thursday, 04 June 2020

Providing lunches for some of the most needy children in the community will begin June 1 and run through August 3. Our congregation has been asked to provide lunches each Monday. Our greatest needs are: fruit cups, plastic spoons, cases of 8 oz wate...

Celebrating our Graduates

Created on Thursday, 04 June 2020

Each spring we celebrate our graduates with a bulletin insert. This year, because of the unfortunate circumstances of no graduation ceremonies, we decided to celebrate them in the newsletter also! So congratulations to all of our graduates. To quote...

Passing Peace from the Porch

Created on Thursday, 04 June 2020

Pastor Bob has been “dropping” in on church members (while maintaining the social distance guidelines) and asking them to share scripture that has been inspirational for them during this time. All of these are posted on our Facebook page, but we tho...

Equip University

Created on Monday, 27 April 2020

Do you remember what it was like to be in school? For many of you, that question is a double-edged sword. Some of you haven’t been a student for many years. You graduated from high school or college and went into your full-time work – whatever that ...

Financial Update

Created on Monday, 27 April 2020

Oh, give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever - Psalm 107:1 It is always good to give thanks unto the Lord, but as we come to the end of the first quarter of 2020, we have special cause for thanksgiving. Tithes and off...

A Note to the Choir and Orchestra from Hank

Created on Monday, 27 April 2020

I hope all of you are well, I am, as well as my family. These are certainly unusual times we are in but I know not a surprise to God, and I also know we can trust in his providence and provision. He has never failed and will never leave or forsake H...

From the Pastor's Pen

Created on Monday, 27 April 2020

Every Cinco de Mayo, our family celebrated. It was always a special day for us as a family. Not because we have Mexican heritage, but because our daughter, Kalia, was born on the 5th of May. On more than one occasion, we would get a piñata to hang f...

Beulah Camp 2020

Created on Monday, 27 April 2020

It is with a heavy heart that we must announce that Beulah Bible Camp, Beulah: The Beginning and Beulah Youth Institute have been canceled for the summer of 2020. As of right now, family camp is still scheduled. We will keep you updated with informa...

General Conference Postponed

Created on Saturday, 28 March 2020

The General Conference has been postponed until 2021 due to “... the undetermined length of the pandemic, uncertainty around travel bans in different areas of the world, delays in processing visas due to government and business closures and other qu...

Download the St. Matthew App

Created on Thursday, 28 February 2019

Go to Google Play or the App Store on your phone and search for St. Matthew UMC Belleville and download the app! From there you can live stream, get the pastor’s notes, sign up for push pay, learn about our ministries or coming events - and SO MUCH ...

Vacation Bible School

Created on Thursday, 04 June 2020

Summer is obviously looking a little different from what we had planned. But we have a new plan! Kids are invited to join us online for FOCUS, our virtual Vacation Bible School, on June 8 – 12. Here they will discover how to trust in what you can’t ...