St. Matthew Evangelical Lutheran Church
400 N. Broadway Street, Medina, Ohio 44256 (330) 725-8885
For financial assistance, please call (330) 725-8886
Stay Updated on Our Latest News and Events
See below for more detail.
Sept 27 - Consecration Sunday (ONE Service @ 9:30 am)
Sept 27 - Food Pantry open from 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Oct 1 - NO Bible and Brews
Oct 4 - ONE Service @ 9:30 am
Oct 4 - Estate Planning Seminar follows worship
Oct 4 - Fall Fun Day, Red Wagon Farm 12:00 pm
Oct 8 - NO Bible and Brew
Oct 11 - Weir Looms of Love
Oct 18 - Loads of Love
Oct. 19 - Men's Breakfast
Oct. 23 - Pastor Khalilia, speaker @ 7:00 pm
Nov 15 - Luther League Thanksgiving Dinner for 65+ members
Dec. 13 - ONE SERVICE - Youth-led Christmas Program @ 9:30 am
Dec. 13 - Music Ministry Christmas Concert @ 2:00 pm
God of healing, care for all who are ill, anxious, or in pain of any kind especially the family of Kris Wolf, the family of Richard Beard, Noah, Gloria, Mina, Cecilia, Rosie, Lois Davis, Henrietta, Joshua Massie, Scott Schwandt, Don Baker, Jordi Blakslee, Margery Murray, Susie Siebert, Nancy, Dorothy Ulich, and June Trenty
2026 Advent Devotion Sign-Up
It’s Time for a New Church Pictorial Directory!
Photography sessions will be on November 20, 21 and 23
(Friday, Saturday and Monday)
Scheduling sign-up begins NOW:
In-person -
Following worship each Sunday, in the Narthex, starting Oct. 11
On-line -
Go to www.ucdir.com. Click on “Photography Session Sign-up”.Enter Church code: OH3019 ~ Enter Password: STM400
Follow prompts to schedule your family’s appointment time.
(If you have 6 or more in your family, use two consecutive time slots.)
You will receive a complimentary 8x10 and a complimentary printed directory!
Our church family album will not be complete without you.
Fall Fun Fellowship Outing
When: 10/4/26 at 12:00 pm
Where: Red Wagon Farm,
16081 E. River Rd., Columbia Station
Please grab a lawn chair and join us for an afternoon surrounded by pumpkins and the smell of autumn in the air. There is NO entrance fee, but tickets are available for all-day access to the festival activities ($12) if you choose. All You Can Carry Pumpkin Challenge for $10 and food & beverages available.
Loads of Love
Sunday, Oct. 18
1:00-4:00 pm
N. Court Laundry
St. Matthew will once again be spreading joy and covering the cost of laundry for all of the clients during this three-hour period. Please sign up here if you would like to volunteer your time to help supervise, hand out coins... and spread LOVE and JOY! We need at least four volunteers per hour. If a time slot is filled, please feel free to show up anyway.
LOADS of LOVE
Sunday, October 18
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
North Court Laundry, 739 W Liberty St., Medina
St. Matthew will once again be spreading joy and covering the cost of laundry for all of the clients during this three-hour period. Please sign up here if you would like to volunteer your time to help supervise, hand out coins... and spread LOVE and JOY! We need at least four volunteers per hour. If a time slot is filled, please feel free to show up anyway.
Bible & Brews is starting back on August 13th. The next 2 studies will cover the books of Ruth and Esther. We continue to meet at the party house at Forest Meadows on Thursdays at 7pm.
Disaster Relief Trip
with Bethesda on the Bay Lutheran Church
took place Sept. 13-18
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Beginning Sunday 9/6 you will see an adorable miniature red shopping cart in the back of church. For all of you ACME Fresh Market shoppers, please save your receipts and drop them in the cart. If we accumulate $2,000 or more worth of receipts on participating brands by 2/15/27 then we will be eligible for 5% cash back under the ACME Community Cash Back Program. Any cash back earned will be used to purchase supplies for the Food Pantry.
Thank you for your support,
The Food Pantry Committee
Thrivent -
Are you a Thrivent member? If so, we’d like to know. Thrivent Members can receive action dollars’ worth $250 with certain products they have. These action dollars can help support ministries within and outside the walls of St. Matthew. Last year, our Thrivent members were awarded $7,500 in action dollars!! (Examples of a few projects – turkeys purchased for Feeding Medina County; clothing purchased for homeless bags; fleece blankets made for Akron Children’s Hospital; hats loomed for adults, children and infants; recycling bins in the church) Please see Melody Costello or Pastor Steve if you are member to add your name to help with various projects.
LAY SERVANTS WANTED
Are you interested in serving during worship? We, the worship team, would like to have you join us as a lay servant. Please fill out this form and you will be contacted with available opportunities. We are looking for those in grades 9 through adults to help serve.
CLICK HERE
Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. in the clubhouse at Forest Meadows Villas. Studies will cover the Books of Ruth and Esther.
NO Bible and Brew Oct 1 or 8
LET US GET TO KNOW YOU!
Even though you may have submitted something in the past...Please feel free to update your 'story'! Maybe there is new excitement to share! New travel? New family member(s)? New employment? New College, Career and/or Military? Some of our newer members may have missed your previous entry.... So here is your chance. Submit your article using the link in the Shout-Out or there are printed forms in the narthex.
