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St. Matt's Staff
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Pastor Steve Murray has served St. Matthews United Methodist
Church since 1986. He is a graduate of Gordon College in Wenham,
MA and of Boston University School of Theology. He is married
to a wonderful woman named Nicole and has two great sons - Christopher
and Samuel. If you want to drop him a note, feel free to e-mail
him.
Under his pastoral leadership St. Matthews United Methodist
Church in Sandown has grown from approximately 50 in worship
to over 300 on an average Sunday. During that time, the church
has twice purchased additional property for expansion, has finished
its second classroom addition and started a satellite church
in Plaistow called The
Rock. Now our sister church, The
Rock, is growing very fast. Started in October of 2000 it
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Steve is a gifted preacher, teacher and leader. He is a published
author in the area of church growth, and in the use of the internet
for ministry. But most importantly, he has a love for Christ
and for people. This shines through in all he does. He has built
his ministry on two key passages of Scripture:
“Love the Lord your God with all
your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and
with all your strength. . .and love your neighbor as yourself”
Mark 12:30
“Therefore go and make disciples
of all nations, baptizing then in the name of the Father and
of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” Matt.
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Worship is at the heart of what we do. As you will see, we
now offer two distinctly different worship
services at St. Matthews and another at The
Rock. We do this to offer choices in both time and style
to better meet the needs of our communities.
We would actually encourage you to check out each of these
services to decide which style best fits your needs for worship.
We hope you will join us this Sunday as we celebrate together
in joyful, Christ centered, worship and praise.
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