We at St Matthew’s are a friendly and inclusive church in the heart of Borstal Village in Rochester. We meet together each Sunday to celebrate the love of God and to learn more about the divine goodness of Jesus Christ.

We have Communion and Services of the Word as well as Dementia Friendly services and events aimed to include our younger community members. Please click on the Church Services, Upcoming Events and Community links for more information.

We have a return of our successful Ad-Lent event happening in the church during the run up to Easter. We have run this in previous years and as always we have been overwhelmed and amazed at the generosity of our community.

Ad-Lent: The Medway Food Bank runs a “Give In Lent” activity where they ask for donations. As with previous years, each of the pews in the church has a number and an item – please feel free to place your donations next to the number. All donations are very gratefully received. In particular the food bank has requested:

UHT Milk – Instant Mash – Longlife Juice – Shampoo – Jam – Tinned Fruit – Pasta Sauce – Shower Gel – Corned Beef – Tinned Potatoes – Peanut Butter – Washing Up Liquid – Custard – Tinned Rice Pudding – Squash – Tinned Tomatoes – Tinned Ham – Toilet Roll – Sanitary Towels

You will find more information about Weddings, Christenings and Funerals by clicking on the relevant page above.  Christenings are generally held within our Sunday Communion Service. To speak to someone about any these services, get in touch with us via the Contact Us page and we will be pleased to help. Cleave Warne Hall is also available for private hire.  Please click on the Contact Us page for the relevant contact information for enquiries and bookings.

Although we are currently without a Choirmaster, we enjoy singing during services and are supported either by CD or the wonderful Markham Chesterfield playing the organ for us.

All are welcome at St Matthew’s, whether you are regular worshippers, new to the Christian faith or ‘just having a look’. Our worship takes place every Sunday morning at 10:30am. Our music ranges from traditional hymns to modern worship songs. We have colouring activities for children and young people are always made welcome. Tea and coffee are served after morning worship. We have some parking spaces round the back of church.

To contact St Matthew’s please see out Contact Us page.

 

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