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4185 Buckley Hall Rd
Cobbs Creek, VA 23035
SERVICE TIMES
SUNDAY
9:45 AM – Sunday School
11:00 AM – Worship Service
WEDNESDAY
10:00 AM – Called Per Pastor
7:00 PM – Evening Bible Study-Advent Study for December
Note Changes: Monday, December 22 at 7 PM and Monday, December 29 at 7 PM.
TUESDAY
10:00 AM – Bible Study-Advent Study for December
Note Changes: Monday, December 22 at 10 AM and Monday, December 29 at 11 AM.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
DECEMBER 2025
December 13: Mathews Christmas Parade
Float Setup @ 9 AM
Parade Starts @ 12 PM
December 14: 3rd Sunday of Advent “A Desert in Bloom”
District Superintendent Visits
Getting to know the District Superintendent Rev. Lindsey B. Freeman Luncheon
December 18: Staff Meeting @ 11 AM
December 21: 4th Sunday of Advent “Somewhere Between”
1st Day of Winter
Pennies from Heaven
Live Navity with LIFT Mathews from 5 to 8 PM
Weather Permitting. Rescheduled Date TBD.
December 22: Deadline for January Calendar 2026
December 24: Christmas Eve Worship Service @ 8 PM
December 25: Christmas!
December 26: Katherine Wimer Visitation at Foster-Faulkner Funeral Home, Mathews, VA from 4-6 PM
December 27: Katherine Wimer Funeral Services at Mathews Chapel UMC at 11 AM, Repass to follow.
December 28: 1st Sunday after Christmas-Lay Preacher
Food Pantry
December 31: New Year’s Eve!
NOTICE
CURRENT UPDATE ON NEW WEBSITE: Planned Switch Over Scheduled Spring 2026. Work is currently in progress. The new website is currently in the middle of waiting on old contract company to expire for the final switchover. Also, please note that our donate page is down on our website. Our new QR Code and Text to Give number is available on our weekly newsletter and Sunday Bulletin. It will be updated on here in the following weeks. Please check back soon for this update. Thanks for your continued patience!
GUEST VOLUNTEERS
We are still in urgent need of volunteers for the GUEST Winter Shelter here at Mathews Chapel from January 5 to January 12, 2026. We still need the following: 11 to 5 PM Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday. We also need people to provide breakfasts.
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