"Spiritual Ministry with Nails"

Hearing more about disaster relief ministry - Oct. 12, 2025 Sunday, October 12 - We welcomed Pastor Henry Zorn to worship and preach about the ministry of helping our neighbors in need, especially with disaster relief trips. Pastor Henry has years of experience with this ministry starting in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina. He also shared more in depth stories about his experiences participating in disaster relief during the Sunday School hour between worship services in The Up

Tee Shirt Logo Following the Disaster Relief meeting on September 25, I was honored with the task of coming up with a logo for our group tee shirts. But where do I begin? Scott and I sat over a glass of wine once we arrived home from the meeting and began to chat about our 25 years of living in Western Maryland ... in the same Appalachian mountain range as Roan Mountain in Tennessee. We spoke about the down-to-earth, humble neighbors who we adored. A culture very different

Melody and Scott are the "Meal Crew" for the Disaster Relief Ministry trip, Nov. 2-7. They met (with expert assistance from Beth and Todd) and have the following plans:  Dinner 1) Sunday dinner will be spaghetti and meatballs (homemade), French bread, salad. Scott is providing 2) Monday through Wednesday will, as Bob has been told, be provided by local churches.  3) Thursday is planned to be at a local restaurant. 4) We will be purchasing fresh vegetables and salad makings l

Carter County, Tennessee (Roan Mountain) Great news!  The St. Matthew (Medina, Ohio) disaster relief trip to Carter County Tennessee is finalized.  The people of Carter County suffered extreme loss and property damage because of hurricane Helene that struck the area on September 27, 2024.  To provide recovery assistance, we are partnering with Bethesda on the Bay Lutheran Church located in Bay Village Ohio.  We have seven participants from St. Matthew. We will be departing o