Episcopal Church of Saints Andrew & Matthew (SsAM)

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

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Stewardship Posts

Stewardship is the active care of those things put into our hands by God; our time, talent, and treasure.

Scholarships Available for SsAM Members

Deadline: July 15, 2022 The Community Advocacy Committee is again sponsoring scholarships for students entering college in the fall of 2022 and for those who are already enrolled. Apply For A Scholarship The Canon Lloyd Casson Scholarship Program is open to members of our parish. The scholarship amount is now $1,000 each, which students use 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 »

Feed The Hungry

Feed the hungry in Wilmington, Delaware

  In May, 2022, we support feeding the People of Ukraine. We encourage you to do this through financial donations to organizations that provide food relief to the people of Ukraine — The World Food Program and Chefs for Ukraine – World Central Kitchen. These organizations have responded to the Ukrainian Crisis by providing food assistance READ MORE »

Environmental Justice Ministry

A Climate Conversation on Extreme Heat, Tuesday, May 10, 2022, 5:30pm Environmental justice advocacy is needed now more than ever. As we go into the world, as followers of Christ, we care for all. We would like you to lend a hand. Participation in this ministry is also an excellent way to take our church READ MORE »

Results of Bishop Brown’s Vitality Workshop

Pursue Vitality, Not Growth A summary of Bishop Brown’s “Congregational Growth and Vitality Workshop” of 2022 by Danny Schweers. As we look to the future of our church, let us think about how we can encourage vitality and liveliness in our church rather than growth in numbers. If we want our church to thrive, we READ MORE »

SsAM’s Bathroom Ministry

Thanks to Michele Roberts, we connected with The World Council of Churches to tell the story of our “bathroom ministry.” Click here to see the feature article on the World Council of Churches website. “Whether people have access to a safe and clean toilet has wide-reaching consequences for their dignity, health, access to education, and READ MORE »

Community Advocacy

Community Advocacy at the Episcopal Church of Saints Andrew and Matthew, Wilmington, Delaware

2022-01-14 — Thank You from SsAM’s Community Advocacy Committee During the last quarter of 2021, the members of SsAM showed their generosity to those city residents disadvantaged by floods, homelessness, and poverty. The Community Advocacy Committee is constantly astonished by the grace demonstrated in your giving. The giving spirit of SsAM helped to uplift the READ MORE »

Please Support Our Efforts

Make A Donation to the Episcopal Church of Saints Andrew and Matthew

Learn more about donations in general, including making a pledge or a secure on-line donation, texting a donation, special gifts and bequests, remembering SsAM in your will, and more…

Setting Markers and Keeping Faith

Reflections on the closing of the Church of the Nativity by Lola Michael Russell of the Bishop’s staff One of the most powerful moments of our recent Diocesan convention was when the bishop announced that the Church of the Nativity, New Castle, had made the decision to close. The Rev. Margi Pumphrey, resource priest, and READ MORE »

Angel Tree Gift Giving At Christmas

Angel Tree Donations in 2021 In 2021, we supported the mothers and children from Friendship House’s Empowerment Center. We asked members of SsAM to participate by donating either $25 or $50 gift cards from either Visa or Walmart so that the mothers and older children can purchase gifts.  In 2020 we also supported the mothers READ MORE »

Code Purple Ministry

Code Purple Ministry, Episcopal Church of Saints Andrew and Matthew, Wilmington, Delaware

Every winter, SsAM offers its auditorium space to accommodate the homeless community on nights the city declares a Code Purple Alert. This year is different! Code Purple is declared any time the actual temperature is 20°F or below or the wind chill is 15ºF or below. Click here to see how Code Purple is being READ MORE »

Undee Sunday at SsAM in Wilmington, Delaware

  Undee Sunday happens every November at the Episcopal Church of Saints Andrew and Matthew, Wilmington, Delaware when we collect thermal underwear for the homeless. November 14, 2021 was our most recent Undee Sunday. With the winter and cold temperatures approaching, our homeless friends are in dire need of long underwear. Along with your pledge READ MORE »

Holy Currencies at SsAM for 2022

Explore with us the Holy Currencies of Time and Place, Relationships, Truth, Wellness, Money, and Gracious Leadership. Holy Currencies is a way of thinking about the dynamic exchange of all our resources, not just money – the inward flow to renew and strengthen internal relationships and to increase the graciousness of leadership – and the READ MORE »

The Last Four Holy Currencies: Wellness, Gracious Leadership, Time and Place, and Money.

The Last Four Holy Currencies

Father David’s post of 10/22/2021 — Having already written about the currencies of Truth and Relationships, this week I wish to briefly summarize the other four currencies. The Currency of Wellness In order for the currencies to flow and to be effective, it is important that we take care of our souls and bodies with READ MORE »

Money and Soul Are Deeply United in Stewardship

Fish In Water, Lake Mead

Holy Currencies, A Profound River — Money and soul are united on a deep level of stewardship. This truth is reappearing from the deep stream of wisdom traditions after centuries of almost total splitting and separation at the conscious level. [1] There is un río profundo, a river beneath the river. The upper stream has READ MORE »

Help residents of Wilmington, Delaware affected by flooding

Sept. 8, 2021 — Here are resources on how Delawareans can donate and volunteer to help those in need. The aftermath of Hurricane Ida resulted in record floods in Wilmington, Delaware, displacing more than 200 people. The flooding hit the city’s Riverside and 11th Street Bridge neighborhoods the hardest – largely the city’s Black neighborhoods. The READ MORE »

New Carillon at SsAM

In August, 2021, the bell tower was cleaned and a digital carillon was added. The carillon is all new, pre-programmed with about 200 hymn tunes plus different sounds, including bells, chimes and bagpipes. The carillon can be custom programmed and timed remotely from a tablet and played wirelessly in real time from the organ console. READ MORE »

Pledge Form, On-Line Payment Link

If you want to make your pledge to SsAM for 2022, you can use the on-line form found below. It does NOT ask for bank account or credit card information. Your pledge is only seen by one person at the church, the church administrator. If you would prefer a paper pledge card, please click here READ MORE »

Friendship House, Ministry to the Homeless, Wilmington, Delaware

Recent News 2022-02-02 — A staff member from Friendship House stopped by our church today and shared that after 11 months of work, she received the birth certificate from Florida for a client. They have had to send a mountain of materials proving when and where he was born. He needed the birth certificate to READ MORE »

All Things In Love

FR. DAVID’S BLOG OF 10/23/2020: This week I wish to hold up the work of Patty Greene in her role as a vestry member and leading our stewardship effort for this year — All Things In Love. When Patty and I met this summer, one of my major concerns was how to communicate the importance READ MORE »

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NEWS

Worship with us this Sunday!

You are invited to praise God with us in-person and via video on Sunday at 8:00 and 10:30 a.m. Sundays at 8:00 and 10:30 a.m. is when we … [Read More...]

Reflection – May We All Be One

I was starting down a different path for this piece. And then the news of the school shooting in Texas hit and on the heels of the horror in … [Read More...]

First Friday Walks for Justice and Peace in Wilmington, Delaware

  First Fridays at 5:30 p.m. starting in the SsAM parking lot These walks are a public display of our belief that society needs … [Read More...]

Scholarships Available for SsAM Members

Deadline: July 15, 2022 The Community Advocacy Committee is again sponsoring scholarships for students entering college in the fall of 2022 … [Read More...]

SsAM Presents: Upcoming Events

Here is a list of upcoming events at SsAM or recommended by our church. Worship This Sunday You are invited to praise God with us … [Read More...]

Dr. Joseph E. Johnson Recognized by City of Wilmington, Delaware

Highlands Elementary School has been re-named for Joe Johnson. Highlands Elementary School was re-dedicated and re-named for Joseph E. … [Read More...]

Music Concerts in Wilmington, Delaware

Postponed: Music of America Concert by Delaware Choral Arts Due to illness, the DCA concert scheduled for May 29 has been postponed. The … [Read More...]

2022 Walk to End Epilepsy

Run with Team Johannes on June 4, 2022 at Glasgow Park. Valerie Chow shared the following: What is epilepsy? Is it contagious? What … [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 … [Read More...]

Reflection – We All Deserve A Chance

by Mary Lou Edgar. Many of you know that I worked in adoption and foster care for my entire career. May is Foster Care Month and I … [Read More...]

Support For Ukraine

Episcopal Migration Ministries Episcopal Migration Ministries welcomes refugees, educates communities, and mobilizes congregations to … [Read More...]

National Issues and the Episcopal Church

Women’s Health May 7, 2022 — Since 1967, The Episcopal Church has maintained its “unequivocal opposition to any legislation on the part of … [Read More...]

Reflection – Listen to the Word Proclaimed

Imagine yourself at the theater, you've settled into your seat, ready for the curtain to open. You have your script of the play open and … [Read More...]

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Worship Services

We will be delighted if you worship with us in-person or via video on Sundays at 8:00 and 10:30 a.m. Click here to learn more!

Visit Us

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.
Office Hours
Monday – Thursday, 9:00 to 4:30
Friday, 9:00 to 1:00

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

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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.

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