SsAM Member Photos

Our members are an active bunch! Click on any headline below, or any photo, to see the full post. If you are looking for a particular member, enter their name into the top right search box.

Highlands Elementary School has been re-named for Joe Johnson. Highlands Elementary School was re-dedicated and re-named for Joseph E. Johnson on Monday, May 23, 2022. Mayor’s Press Release The former school superintendent, Army veteran, civil rights activist, and long-time member of our church died in Wilmington on April 21, 2020, at the age of 85. READ MORE »

Johannes Chow wins Earth Day recognition

Johannes Chow, a 12-year-old seventh grader at Brandywine Springs School in Wilmington, was recognized for the video “We Have Only One World”. DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin recognized student winners from throughout the state who won this year’s Earth Day video contest hosted by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control. The contest READ MORE »

The Rev. James M. Bimbi, Interim Rector

We welcome the Rev. James M. Bimbi as our Interim Rector. On Sunday, February 27, 2022, it was announced that the Rev. James M. Bimbi will serve as Interim Rector of the Episcopal Church of Saints Andrew and Matthew until a new rector could be called. To learn more about the clergy transition process, click READ MORE »

Carnival Sunday at SsAM

CARNIVAL SUNDAY FESTIVAL CHORAL EUCHARIST AND SERMON, The Sunday before Ash Wednesday, 10:30 am. Every year, God willing, our church celebrates Carnival Sunday at the 10:30 a.m. service on the Sunday before the start of Lent. It is an occasion for us to worship with great festivity in the spirit of the Mardi Gras and READ MORE »

Keziah Soto’s Art

The Essence of SsAM Keziah Soto has created the piece above to be used in our 25th Anniversary celebrations in 2021. We are delighted to be able to share it with you. We applaud Keziah for submitting this work of art, in which we feel she has captured the essence of SsAM. Christmas Card Contest READ MORE »

Network Delaware

Network Delaware works in the areas of leadership development, policy change (safe communities, reproductive justice, smart justice) and civic engagement. As of November, 2021, our own Drew Serres is the Executive Director. Are you looking to get more involved and learn how to make a difference in our community? Network Delaware is a community of READ MORE »

Matthew Shipp Remembered

Matthew Shipp, a longtime member of our church, was remembered by an article in the University of Delaware newspaper on August 12, 2021. Besides his many years at the university, Matt served 20 years in the police department of Wilmington, Delaware, working his way up to Chief of the Patrol Division. In his later years, 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 »

Sophie Wins Vaccine Lottery

WDEL reported on July 19, 2021, that recent University of Delaware graduate Sophie Poindexter is going to be able to put her job search on hold, at least for a little while. She’s the lucky grand prize winner of $302,000 in the DE Wins! vaccine lottery, which was launched in an effort to get 70% READ MORE »

Cynthia Is An Author!

Congratulations to Cynthia Primo Martin on the publication of her book, Handbook for Nonprofit Leadership: Recruiting, Training, and Engaging Trustees of Color. Her publisher claims the book “should be required reading for all Boards of Directors regardless of their size or current board composition.” The book is especially strong in its advocacy of diversity. Boards, READ MORE »

Unsung Heroes of SsAM 2021

Father David’s post of 6/25/2021 — It has become a tradition the last several years, at the annual meeting, to recognize a member of SsAM as an unsung hero. This year we did not, due in large part to not being able to be together this past year because of the pandemic. It was recommended READ MORE »

Photos: People in Church after 15 Months Away

On Sunday, June 6, 2021, seventy-seven people came to the Episcopal Church of Saints Andrew and Matthew in downtown Wilmington, Delaware to worship God. This is news because the numbers attending SsAM in-person have been zero for most of the last 15 months. We have been worshiping via video, not in person. We continue to READ MORE »

ECW Mother’s Day Bake Sale, 2021

As a fund-raiser for our 25th Anniversary Celebration, the Episcopal Church Women of SsAM sold home-made baked goods in May of 2021. ECW asked all bakers to donate their favorite baked good. We sold cookies, brownies, cakes, cupcakes, and pies (all varieties) and raised just shy of $400. This was a project by The Episcopal READ MORE »

Michele Roberts, Advocate for Environmental Justice

Michele Roberts, her brother and parents, are long-time members of SsAM. March 30, 2021 Today, the White House included Michele Roberts as a member of the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council. The advisory council will provide advice and recommendations to the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) and the White House Environmental READ MORE »

SsAM Men’s Fellowship

In 2021, SsAM re-formed a Men’s Fellowship Ministry for the purposes of promoting fellowship among the men of the church and to organize service projects that benefit the parish and the community. Click here to see the SsAM Presents/Upcoming Events page of this website. If you have questions about the group, please contact Bob Young READ MORE »

25th Anniversary Launch Party

Over 140 members and well wishers attended the launch party for our 25th Anniversary. On January 31, 2021, Pat Hampton and Lou Soukup talked about how two churches consolidated in 1996. Our rector and rector-emeritus both remembered their earliest times. The Rt. Rev. Kevin S. Brown, Bishop of Delaware, and U.S. Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester READ MORE »

History: SsAM 20th Anniversary Video

History of SsAM: Here is the 35-minute-long SsAM 20th anniversary video, featuring Max Bell, Saundra Johnson, and Canon Casson in 2016. These three were actively involved when two churches — St. Andrew’s and St. Matthew’s — consolidated in 1996. OTHER HISTORY LINKS: The 10th Anniversary Video (from 2006, 8 minutes long) Other photos and videos READ MORE »

Sandy Johnson Nominated for New Delaware Position

Governor John Carney on November 5, 2020, announced nominations to several key administration posts. The Delaware Senate is expected to consider these nominations when the General Assembly returns to regular session in January, 2021. Our church is pleased to see the name of one of its long-time members on the governor’s list. The press release READ MORE »

Halimah DeLaine Prado appointed General Counsel to Google.

SsAM congratulates Halimah DeLaine Prado on her appointment as General Counsel for Google, Inc. Halimah is the daughter of SsAM member Renee Andrews DeLaine. Senior Vice-President Kent Walker said: “Halimah has been a trusted counselor and exceptional leader, having navigated a variety of cross-product and company-wide issues over the course of her nearly 14-year career READ MORE »

A Letter from Brighton Kaoma, Environmental Activist, 2020

Many of you may remember Brighton was our preacher during the Season of Creation and for the Environmental Justice Forum in 2018. Here is a letter he sent in August, 2020. Dear Michele, The Roberts Family, and Friends, I hope this message finds you in a good state of mental and physical well being. I READ MORE »