Saint Matthew Evangelical Lutheran Church

About Us

A welcoming community committed to serving Christ among its neighbors and neighborhoods

St. Matthew is a welcoming congregation in the Lutheran tradition of grounded worship, sound teaching, compassionate outreach, and advocacy for justice.

Vibe: Traditional Liturgy

Music: Traditional Hymns

Denomination: Lutheran (ELCA)

Size: Small

Language: English

Contact

Phone

706-561-3406

Website

http://www.stmatthewcolumbusga.com/

Our Services

Tuesday

06:00pm: "Table Talk" at Mr. Pizza on Macon Road (near I-185 overpass). During Lent we'll walk through the Small Catechism together. Bring your appetite and your curiosity, and enjoy the menu and the conversation.

Wednesday

07:00pm: Ash Wednesday Service with Communion
05:30pm: Lenten Evening Prayer (Wednesdays during Lent)

Sunday

10:30am: Holy Communion

What to Expect

What are services like?
Services begin solemnly, with confession and pardon of sin, followed by a processional hymn. We sing or say the ancient prayers (Kyrie eleison) and (except for Lent and Advent) the Gloria in Excelsis. We read scripture from the Old Testament, and Epistle, and Gospel and pray a Psalm (usually sung) every week. We sing a hymn of the day (related to the sermon), confess an historic creed of the Church (Nicene from Advent through Easter, Apostles for the Season after Pentecost), pray comprehensively for the church and the world, and then offer ourselves in praise and thanksgiving to God with our gifts of bread and wine at Communion. Refreshed, equipped, and fed in worship by the Word of God and the living Christ, we are sent forth to live as Christ's body in the world.

What is the community like?
We are a mix of people from a variety of backgrounds and ages.

What if I'm not a Christian?
You will be welcome here. And you will experience worship that reaches from the earliest Christian traditions to the present day.