Salkehatchie's Mascot, Mark the raccoon!
Missionaries, Rick and Elisabeth Arnold!
Snack Packs Garden Club Donation!
Bingo Night! Summer 2019
2018 Salkehatchie Summer Service at St. Paul UMC
Methodist Oaks visits St. Paul!
Visit to Connie Maxwell Children's Home
Art Class at St. Paul Spring 2018
A wonderful time with a few of St. Paul's kids!
Happy Halloween from St. Paul!
VBS 2017
VBS 2017
Bubble time during nursery
Easter 2017
Easter 2017
Pastor Sara and Mr. Sig - Celebrating his 100th birthday!
Mr. Sig enjoying life at 100!
Mr. Sig turns 100!
Sweet Angels!
Getting ready for the Bethlehem Scene
Team Spirit Sunday!
Lake Juneluska
Easter Egg Hunt!
Confirmation!
Blessing of the Animals
St. Paul UMC at Christmas
Welcome
Welcome to the St. Paul United Methodist Church website! We’re glad you found us, and we invite you to take a few moments and explore the ministry of our unique faith community.
As United Methodists, we are grounded in the grace of God, which claims us and loves us as we are and empowers us to be changed into all that God intends for us to be. We are rooted in the scriptural call to become followers of Jesus Christ. Our mission is to be the hands and feet of Christ in our community and to invite others to experience the love of Jesus Christ. We do this through worship, study, and through many fellowship and mission opportunities.
Please accept our invitation to join us on Sunday mornings for Sunday School at 10:00am and Worship Service at 11:00am. Check out the calendar on the site and join us for the various events at St. Paul UMC. Feel free to call or email with questions! We want to get to know you and hope that you will find a place to grow in your walk with God and to belong in a community of grace and love.
Mission Statement:
Serving Christ from the Church on the Corner.
Vision Statement:
St. Paul United Methodist Church, as a Christian community, will serve Christ by…
- creating an environment of hospitality where all are welcome,
- engaging in worship that transforms the lives of those in the church, the community, and the world,
- providing Christian education for all ages through teaching and sharing God’s Word,
- reaching out to those in need with love, compassion, and understanding,
- and committing to evangelism by sharing our faith and inviting others into our faith community.
Contact Us
St. Paul United Methodist Church
St. Matthews, South Carolina 29135
Regular Schedule
Office Hours
Our hours are scattered because of COVID-19. We are still checking the mail and the voicemail. Leave us a message on the voicemail or email us. Thank you for your cooperation during this strange time.
Sunday
- Choir Practice– 9:00 AM
- Sunday School– 10:00 AM to 10:45 AM
- Worship Service– 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Announcements
Worship Services Canceled
WORSHIP SERVICES ARE CANCALED FOR JUNE 28th, 2020 and JULY 5th, 2020!
Easter Happens Where We Are
Though we will not be able to be physically together this Easter, Easter still happens. This year will feel strange, but I hope that whether you are celebrating at home with your family, or celebrating all alone, that you will create positive memories for this strange Easter in the wilderness. And when we meet together for the next time in person, we will celebrate some of the things that we typically celebrate on Easter.
A pastor friend of mine reminded me that we Christians look like a strange bunch to some. Because we look at the week before Easter and tell the stories of the saddest week on earth, when they betrayed, turned over, arrested, tortured, killed our Lord and Savior, and we call it “Holy“ week. We do this because we know as Christians that the story isn’t over. Pablo Neruda once wrote that “you can cut all the flowers, but you can’t stop spring from coming.” So it is with Easter. No matter what is happening today, no matter what they put Christ through 2000 years ago, Jesus still rises. Keep the faith, friends. We will meet and hug and laugh and eat together again. Easter is coming.
St. Paul on the Radio!
Rev. Sara Relaford will be on the radio on WLRE 96.5 with her husband Rev. Jon Hoin of the Elloree charge and their friend Rev. Justin Ritter of Providence UMC in Holly Hill. They will sing and pray and read and discuss scripture every Sunday at 11am while we are not able to worship together. We will send out the recording of worship to our email list later that day.
COVID - 19
We are temporarily on break from meeting in person due to the coronavirus. Our facebook page is very active and we are sending out multiple pieces of worship to our email list throughout the week. Email us at stpaulsmumc@gmail.com if you'd like to join our mailing list. In the meantime, stay safe!
Next Food Pantry Sunday - March 1
First Sunday of every month is Food Pantry Sunday. Bring a few non-perishable food items with you to church and place them in the basket at the back of the sanctuary. Thank you for all you do to help provide food for those in need in our community!
