National Missions

Appalachia Service Project (ASP) is an annual service project for United Methodist Youth Fellowship, with adult leadership. The focus is on repair of homes in Appalachia and the youth gain maturity and understanding as a result of this worthwhile experience.

Early Response Team (ERT) was developed to help organize and train people to be prepared to assist when a disaster struck.    

Missionaries witness and serve in dramatically different locales and cultures and engage in a range of professions and activities. Missionaries are a tangible connection between the church and mission. St. Matthew's supports the following missionaries spiritually and financially.

Kathleen Masters - serving at Mary's Cradle in West Virginia

United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) is a program mandated by the General Conference to minister "to persons in need through programs of relief, rehabilitation and service...in the spirit of Jesus Christ, to advance the dignity of persons without regard to religion, race, nationality or sex and to seek to enhance the quality of life in the human community." 

United Methodist Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM) assigns national and international work projects under the auspices of the United Methodist Church. St. Matthew’s continues to send teams to assist with post-Katrina recovery efforts in the Gulf region.