Please make a donation to a local food pantry! Children and families in our community are going hungry. You can help! As the coronavirus hit our community, local food pantries sprang into action to ensure that children, families, and individuals would not go hungry. The virus presented challenges that some of pantries could not overcome. READ MORE »
Stewardship Posts
Stewardship is the active care of those things put into our hands by God; our time, talent, and treasure.
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 »
Please Make A Donation
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…
We will gather together in-person 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 »
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 »
Angel Tree Gift Giving Christmas 2020
In 2020 we supported the mothers and children from Friendship House’s Transitional Housing at Christmas. The Angel Tree project at Christmas, 2020, was another success. Ten children received at least four gifts from eight individual members of SsAM who took the gifts right to Epiphany House on Union Street. In addition, 27 church members purchased READ MORE »
Stewardship Webinars: Celebrating SsAM and Our Future
Here are the recorded videos of recent Stewardship Webinars and a Financial Town Hall. You can get the passcodes by calling or texting Danny Schweers at 302 475-0998. October 12, 2020 Stewardship Webinar about the State of SsAM This conversation is with Fr. David, Rachel Gaskell, and Peggy Shane, and is moderated by Michelle Smith. 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 »
Guiding Principles, Statements of Mission and Vision
The Episcopal Church of Saints Andrew & Matthew (SsAM) is a nurturing faith community born out of the 1996 consolidation of two downtown churches. This multi-racial congregation welcomes all people who seek the love of God without regard to ability, age, economic circumstance, ethnic background, family configuration, gender, nationality, sexual orientation, political affiliation, educational achievement, READ MORE »
Apostles in Mission (AIM) Fund
Funds are regularly collected during worship services by our Community Advocacy Committee to help people locally, sometimes nationally, and even internationally. Click here to make a secure on-line donation. You can also mail a check to SsAM, 719 N. Shipley Street, Wilmington, DE 19801. Note: AIM Fund. October, 2020: AIM Contribution to Episcopal Relief and READ MORE »
Undee Sunday at SsAM
Undee Sunday, Every November When the winter and cold temperatures approach, our homeless friends need long underwear. In response, the Community Advocacy Committee has UNDEE SUNDAY every November. Along with your pledge of talents and dollars during the stewardship season, please think of giving this small token of love to our needy friends. During the READ MORE »
Vestry View of August 19, 2020
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” —Jeremiah 29:11 At its last meeting, the Vestry of Saints Andrew & Matthew made the hard decision not to approve additional funding for the Music Ministry. READ MORE »
ECW is Supporting The Way Home Project.
As of August 14, 2020, the SsAM Episcopal Church Women ministry has been asked by the State ECW to participate in collecting items for “The Way Home Project” and United Thank Offering (UTO). “The Way Home” is a project to assist incarcerated persons who are being released from prison. The request is for monetary donations READ MORE »
Vestry View of August 8, 2020
“This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the Lord Almighty.” —Zechariah 4:6 One repeated yet miraculous event — at our church and elsewhere — is that people are inspired to serve one another out of love. They volunteer to serve in positions READ MORE »
Vestry View of July 15, 2020
by Danny Schweers, Vestry Member. For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them. — Matthew 18:20 — At our last meeting on Wednesday, July 8, every vestry member was there! And, our faith assures us that Jesus was there us, too! — even though we were meeting virtually via READ MORE »
Vestry View of July 4, 2020
We have been gathering together! Yes, there is something odd about celebrating Independence Day while staying isolated in our dwellings, hardly daring to venture outside, wary of anyone coming within six feet of us, our church closed. Even so, we at SsAM can celebrate some recently successful gatherings. A Conversation About Racism, Sunday, June 28 READ MORE »
Vestry View of May 23, 2020
by Danny Schweers, Vestry Member When you assemble, let each one have a psalm, a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, an interpretation. Let all things be done for edification. — 1 Corinthians 14:26 Our last vestry meeting was one of unending song, teachings, and of many revelations. Did some speak in tongues? If I could READ MORE »
Stronger Ties in a Time of Social Distancing
Click here to see the most recent issue of the Vestry View. VESTRY VIEW OF 4-29-2020 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds READ MORE »
Vestry View, April 15, 2020
A Way Forward — On April 15, 2020, your SsAM vestry passed a balanced operating budget for calendar year 2020. This revised operating budget is based on recommendations from the COVID-19 Taskforce and the Finance Committee. We estimate our income for 2020 will be 13% less than last year, for a total of $628,013. So READ MORE »
