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St. Matthew's Lutheran Church - ELCA
(Our History)
In the beginning...
1950's
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
- Kearns, Utah
Augustana Synod &
Lutheran Church in America Synod (LCA)
1960's 
Atonement Lutheran Church
- Granger, Utah
American Lutheran Church Synod (ALC)
1980's
Synod mergers. Two buildings "FOR SALE".
Newly-merged congregation
worships in temporay facilities chartered under the new name,
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
- Salt Lake County, Utah
Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA)
1992 
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church - Salt Lake County, Utah
1999 
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church - Taylorsville, Utah
2002 - We enter a new century
with a newly-expanded church
building and a growing, energized congregation in Utah's
newest city, Taylorsville. We continue to thank the Lord for
old and new.
...God saw that it was good and he blessed it!
St. Matthew's Congregation Trend Report
Then and Now
St. Matthew’s congregation had it's beginning
in the 1950’s and 1960’s with
membership in the early Utah mission churches of St. Paul’s
in Kearns and
Atonement in Granger. The late 1980’s merger of these two
congregations
became St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, and in March 1992 dedicated
its
new building in the soon-to-be incorporated Utah City of Taylorsville.
Steadily increasing membership soon resulted in
the need for additional
Sunday School space. In 1996 this prayerful congregation went forward
in
pledging to a 3-year building commitment titled “Bring the
Children Unto Me”
October 10th, 1999 the new education wing was dedicated.
In gratitude to
God for His goodness to St. Matthew’s the special dedication
offering was
divided among the three newest ELCA mission churches in Utah.
Tree of Life in Orem, New
Promise in St. George, and Mountain of
Faith
in Stansbury.
In December of 2003 our pastor, of 14 years, retired
and we entered into
the call process as well as an agreement with Church
Planning Resources
to help us create a new mission and vision statement that will
carry us into
the future. In January of 2005 Pastor Gordon J. Young joined St. Matthew’s family.
In Jan of 2005 Pastor Gordon J. Young joined St Matthew’s. During Pastor Young’s time with us we renewed our relationship with the Rocky Mountain Synod and grew in our relationship with God.
In June of 2011 Pastor Young moved on to a new chapter in his life, and St. Matthew's was blessed to welcome Pastor Jeffrey D. Louden to our family, in September of 2011. The journey continues to be amazing.
THANKS BE TO GOD!
Besides the regular 10:00 AM Sunday worship
service, there are
9:00 AM Sunday School classes for ages 3 through adult, as well
as the
annual Vacation Bible School. There are strong Scouting
programs, Men’s
and Women’s organizations and a very
active Youth Group. Community
quilters, crafters and dancers are happy to have meeting places
at
St. Matthew. It’s facilities are also rented on a part-time
basis by the
Advantage Preschool and a Samoan Christian Congregation.
In addition to a very active congregational
and community Faith in Action
Program, St. Matthew’s congregation is deeply committed to
Lutheran
Social Services of Utah.
The congregation of this friendly ELCA
church extends a hearty invitation
to all who are seeking a church home.
WELCOME TO ST. MATTHEW'S