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ST.MATTHEW EPISCOPAL CHURCH
  • home
  • about us
    • gatherings
    • our common story
    • our leadership >
      • lay leadership >
        • vestry and vestry officers
        • co-missions
      • staff and clergy
    • parish documents
  • connect
    • gatherings
    • weekly newsletter
    • sermons
    • ministry guide
    • neighborhood partnerships
    • request a copy of the directory
    • fun memories
    • helpful links
  • education
  • prayers and emergencies
  • Calendars
  • life transitions
  • planned giving
  • online giving
  • Capital Campaign
  • Dinner Auction
ST.MATTHEW EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Our Common Story

A Brief History...

Founded in the early 1950's by a handful of people from neighboring Christ Church, Tacoma, St. Matthew began meeting in the basement of a local family before moving to a storefront space in the neighboring Browns Point shopping center.  Plans to build what are now the the most seasoned buildings on the current plant began almost immediately, fueled by an a nearly insatiable appetite for blackberry pie (served at nearly every planning and work meeting) and a desire to serve God creatively in the isolated yet growing community of Browns Point.

As documented in a News Tribune article, circa 1952, St. Matthew has the unusual distinction of being a parish developed and built nearly entirely from donated materials and volunteer labor (many of whom were not parishioners) making St. Matthew a truly community neighborhood church.  It is the first church on Browns Point and remains to this day the only church on lower Browns Point.

Today, St. Matthew is a growing and diverse family of neighbors who have a heart for learning and a desire to connect with those who find purpose in serving the community in meaningful and creative ways.
St. Matthew
Episcopal Church  
6800 Eastside Drive NE 
Tacoma, WA 98422 
253-927-9808

saintmatthew6800@gmail.com