{"id":2762,"date":"2019-01-24T00:41:47","date_gmt":"2019-01-24T06:41:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stmatthewhouston.org\/wp\/?page_id=2762"},"modified":"2019-02-24T21:05:28","modified_gmt":"2019-02-25T03:05:28","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stmatthewhouston.org\/wp\/resources\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The congregation of St. Matthew was officially formed in 1926, and originally erected a permanent place of worship at 1658 Westheimer Rd. When the congregation grew too large for this small single room church they were able to buy a much larger, half-constructed church from the Hermann Hospital Estate in 1938, located on Main Street. After many renovations, including the addition of a chapel, fellowship hall, and school wing, it has become the church that the St. Matthew congregation cherishes today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At St. Matthew, we continue to remember those saints who went before us while we look to the future, with Christ at the forefront. It is our hope and mission that St. Matthew remains a community where all are welcome to worship in the name of Christ Jesus our Lord. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stmatthewhouston.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/History-of-St.-Matthew-75th-Aniversary.pdf\">History of St. Matthew &#8211; 75th Aniversary<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/stmatthewhouston.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/History-of-St.-Matthew-75th-Aniversary.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button\" download>Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The congregation of St. Matthew was officially formed in 1926, and originally erected a permanent place of worship at 1658 Westheimer Rd. 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