Episcopal Church of Saints Andrew & Matthew (SsAM)

Seeking to know and love God in every person, here, now.

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      • Rev. David Andrews
      • Rev. Canon Lloyd S. Casson
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      • David Christopher, Director of Music
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      • Jonathan Whitney, Director of Drumming Circle and Artist in Residence
      • Tina Betz, Director of Children’s Chapel Music
      • Berna Holcomb, Music Librarian
    • Artists in Residence
      • Jonathan Whitney
      • Delaware ChoralArts
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SsAM 25th Anniversary Launch Party!

You are invited to our 25th Anniversary Launch Party on Sunday, January 31, 2021, 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. via video.  Fun for the entire family! Music! Surprises!  Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester will be our special guest.  Please wear your 25th Anniversary Pin during the meeting. Didn’t get one in the mail? Contact us!  This will READ MORE »

A New Day in America

Father David is moved by Recent Events

I was very moved by the events of this past Wednesday, January 20, 2021, when Joe Biden and Kamala Harris took the oath to be the next President and Vice-President of the United States. Two weeks ago we were reeling from the mob that tried and failed to take over the government of the United READ MORE »

Worship With Us Via Video

Worship Via Video in Downtown Wilmington, Delaware at the Episcopal Church of Saints Andrew and Matthew

Use Facebook to join us for worship this Sunday at 10:00 a.m.! Coffee Hour follows using Zoom. On Sunday, January 3, we go back to pre-recorded services on Facebook starting at 10:00 a.m. Click here to visit our Facebook page. Coffee Hour starts on Zoom after worship ends. Zoom connection details are in the Friday READ MORE »

Virtual Coffee Hour This Sunday

VIRTUAL COFFEE HOURS Sunday immediately following 10:00 a.m. worship. The Zoom code for Dec. 27 is 825 1254 7666. The passcode was emailed to members, but you can also text or call Danny Schweers at 302 475-0998 for the passcode. Unlike previous Sundays, the same Zoom login is being used for worship and coffee hour. READ MORE »

SsAM Presents: Upcoming Events at the Episcopal Church of Saints Andrew and Matthew

Our building is closed but we are busier than ever!   25th Anniversary Launch Party on Sunday, January 31, 2021, 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. Fun for the entire family! Music! Surprises! Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester will be our special guest. Please wear your 25th Anniversary Pin during the meeting. Connect via video or regular phone. Click here READ MORE »

Racism In America – The History We Did Not Learn In School

Racism In America: The History We Did Not Learn In School

Sundays at 1:00 p.m., through January 24, 2021.  You are invited to develop a better understanding of how America’s race relations developed. You can find the Zoom.us login info in the email blast from SsAM on Thursday, December 31, but you can also text or call Danny Schweers at 302 475-0998. Call if you need READ MORE »

The Good Book Club

We are reading the Gospel of Mark! Fr. David is inviting all members of SsAM to join him reading the Gospel of Mark during the session of Epiphany. The Good Book Club returns as we read the earliest and shortest of the four gospels through Shrove Tuesday, February 16. The Good Book Club is sponsored READ MORE »

A Day that Will Live in Infamy

On Wednesday morning, January 6, 2021, I celebrated the Feast of the Epiphany with Morning Prayer on Facebook Live. That afternoon, the U.S. House and Senate convened a joint session to certify the election of Joseph R. Biden and Kamala Harris as the next President and Vice-President of the United States. During Morning Prayer, at READ MORE »

Pledge Campaign at 79% and 70%

123 pledges from families and individuals have been made to SsAM’s 2021 pledge campaign. That’s 79% of the 155 pledges we hope to receive — over 3/4 of the way to that goal as of Friday, January 22, 2021. Our dollar goal — $559,000 — is much higher than previous years in hopes that we READ MORE »

Pledge Form

If you want to make your pledge to SsAM for 2021, you can use this on-line form, which does NOT ask for bank account or credit card information. Your pledge is only seen by two people at the church, the church administrator and our webmaster. Click here to see how our pledge campaign for 2021 READ MORE »

Feed The Hungry

Please make a donation to a local food pantry! Children and families in our community are going hungry. You can help! So says our church’s Advocacy Committee. The number of Americans facing hunger is going up every day. The coronavirus pandemic has turned food-insufficiency into hunger all across America. Locally, more than 121,000 Delawareans are READ MORE »

Monthly Walks for Justice and Peace

First Fridays at 5:30 p.m. Date of next march has yet to be confirmed. Since June 19, 2020, SsAM and other churches have been sponsoring silent Walks for Justice and Peace in downtown Wilmington, Delaware. These prayerful pilgrimages are hosted collaboratively with First & Central Presbyterian Church. We gather in front of the steps of READ MORE »

Happy New Year 2021!

What a year 2020 was! Now we have so much to look forward to in 2021. The COVID vaccine is now available. In two and a half weeks, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will be sworn in as the next President and Vice-President of the United States. And, on January 31, our 25th Year Anniversary READ MORE »

Finance Committee

All Things In Love

SsAM’s Finances for 2021 For 2021, SsAM’s budget will be divided into three parts: Operating Budget, Capital Budget, and Outreach and Volunteer Budget. Operating Budget Covers the day to day costs of running the church and rectory. Examples: paying utilities, the costs to hold services in-person and on-line services, the office expenses and personnel associated READ MORE »

Member Photos by Sharon Bryant

Sharon Bryant loves to photograph the people she loves. She has such a big smile and, because her affection is so apparent, nearly everyone is comfortable in front of her smartphon. Like the rest of us, she has missed being in church while the COVID-19 pandemic raged. Here are a few of her images from READ MORE »

We will gather together in-person again when it is safe to do so!

We will gather together again when it is safe to do so!

We are a resurrection people, living faithfully in hope and belief in God who is making all things new. No pandemic will ever stop the people of Jesus Christ from expressing the merciful, hope-filled, life-changing truth of God’s healing love.” —The Rt Rev Kevin S. Brown, XI Bishop of Delaware The Episcopal Church of Saints READ MORE »

Opening Up the Sunday Scriptures

You are invited — Lectionary Study and Sermon Study, Tuesdays at 3:00 p.m., through February 23, 2021. Father David’s vision for this lectionary/sermon discussion is to meet weekly (via Zoom) to read the appointed scriptures for the coming Sunday and also to reflect on the sermon from the previous week. He sees this as an READ MORE »

Undee Sunday Results 2020

Despite the Coronavirus pandemic, in 2020 we were able to exceed last year’s contribution to the Friendship House Clothing Bank. The Community Advocacy Committee thanks all of you who helped make Undee Sunday a tremendous success.  Forman Mills donated 100 sets of thermal underwear for children, women and men. Dariel Janerette worked with Luvenia, Manager, READ MORE »

Michelle Smith Elected to Diocesan Council

At the 236th Annual Convention of the Episcopal Church in Delaware, Michelle Smith was elected to Diocesan Council, an important decision-making body.  Bishop and Council prepares the budget and works on programmatic issues for the diocese between diocesan conventions. They are responsible for the diocesan properties of Camp Arrowhead and Memorial House. Much of the READ MORE »

SsAM and the COVID-19 Coronovirus Pandemic

12/11/2020: LINKS TO LATEST NEWS about COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Our church has no plans to re-open soon. Meanwhile, we continue to gather by video and phone. State of Delaware State of Delaware “My Healthy Community” Episcopal Church in Delaware — COVID-19 Response #18: Suspension of In-Person Public Worship Video Streaming Church Services We are broadcasting READ MORE »

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Worship Services Via Video

We are worshiping together using video over the Internet. Click here to learn more about Sunday and weekday services!

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NEWS

SsAM 25th Anniversary Launch Party!

You are invited to our 25th Anniversary Launch Party on Sunday, January 31, 2021, 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. via video.  Fun for the entire … [Read More...]

A New Day in America

I was very moved by the events of this past Wednesday, January 20, 2021, when Joe Biden and Kamala Harris took the oath to be the next … [Read More...]

Worship With Us Via Video

Use Facebook to join us for worship this Sunday at 10:00 a.m.! Coffee Hour follows using Zoom. On Sunday, January 3, we go back to … [Read More...]

Virtual Coffee Hour This Sunday

VIRTUAL COFFEE HOURS Sunday immediately following 10:00 a.m. worship. The Zoom code for Dec. 27 is 825 1254 7666. The passcode was emailed … [Read More...]

SsAM Presents: Upcoming Events at the Episcopal Church of Saints Andrew and Matthew

Our building is closed but we are busier than ever!   25th Anniversary Launch Party on Sunday, January 31, 2021, 3:00 to 4:00 … [Read More...]

Racism In America – The History We Did Not Learn In School

Sundays at 1:00 p.m., through January 24, 2021.  You are invited to develop a better understanding of how America’s race relations … [Read More...]

The Good Book Club

We are reading the Gospel of Mark! Fr. David is inviting all members of SsAM to join him reading the Gospel of Mark during the session of … [Read More...]

A Day that Will Live in Infamy

On Wednesday morning, January 6, 2021, I celebrated the Feast of the Epiphany with Morning Prayer on Facebook Live. That afternoon, the U.S. … [Read More...]

Pledge Campaign at 79% and 70%

123 pledges from families and individuals have been made to SsAM’s 2021 pledge campaign. That’s 79% of the 155 pledges we hope to receive — … [Read More...]

Pledge Form

If you want to make your pledge to SsAM for 2021, you can use this on-line form, which does NOT ask for bank account or credit card … [Read More...]

Feed The Hungry

Please make a donation to a local food pantry! Children and families in our community are going hungry. You can help! So says our church’s … [Read More...]

Monthly Walks for Justice and Peace

First Fridays at 5:30 p.m. Date of next march has yet to be confirmed. Since June 19, 2020, SsAM and other churches have been sponsoring … [Read More...]

Happy New Year 2021!

What a year 2020 was! Now we have so much to look forward to in 2021. The COVID vaccine is now available. In two and a half weeks, Joe Biden … [Read More...]

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Sunday Services

We are worshiping together using video over the Internet. Click here to learn more!

Sunday worship services are at 10:00 a.m. Morning and Evening Prayer are also offered, on other days.

Visit Us

Our church is closed at the moment, but when we can open, even partially, our address is

719 N. Shipley Street
Wilmington, DE 19801

with free parking weekends and evenings next to the church at 713 N. Shipley Street. Click here to learn more about parking and directions.

OUR MISSION

To be an inclusive Christian community which worships God, follows Christ in all aspects of our lives, and serves the Greater Wilmington area through actions and ministries which promote peace, justice, reconciliation and empowerment for all people.

Contact Us

PHONE: 302 656-6628

EMAIL: Click here to use our email form.

FACEBOOK: Click here to see our Facebook page. You don’t need a Facebook account to see it.

YOUTUBE: Click here to see our YouTube Channel. Some smart TV sets will allow you to stream YouTube, so you can watch in your den or living room. Search for “Saints Andrews and Matthew”.

Are You New to SsAM?

If you are new to SsAM, please click here to see the Welcome to SsAM booklet in PDF format. The Episcopal Church of Saints Andrew and Matthew is a dynamic and diverse congregation in downtown Wilmington, Delaware.

Our Vision

The Episcopal Church of Sts. Andrew and Matthew seeks to be a dynamic, spiritual center that is active in the pursuit of peace and justice in the community and a place where all God’s people are honored.

LINKS

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  • Episcopal Digital Network
  • Forward Day By Day
  • Book of Common Prayer
  • Camp Arrowhead, Delaware
  • Order of the Ascension
  • Congregational Development
  • Father David’s Spiritual Journey
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  • Vestry View

Donations Are Welcome, and a Necessity

Our ministries are dependent on financial donations. Click here to make a secure credit-card donation on-line or to learn more about making a pledge, texting a donation, special gifts and memorials, remembering SsAM in your will, setting up debit payments from your bank, and using United Way.

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