SAINT MATTHEWS ANGLICAN CHURCH Information

Our mission, as a parish, is "to glorify Jesus Christ by joyfully proclaiming ancient faith for today's world. This faith is not just a set of beliefs; it is a way of life anchored in the gospel and rooted in the experience of God's people down through the millennia. It is an ancient and living way embodied in the Anglican Tradition. Our parish has been a fixture in Abbotsford since 1900 and it has been our privilege over the years to minister alongside diverse churches throughout the Fraser Valley and to grow together with our wider community. In 2008 Saint Matthew's joined the Anglican Network in Canada, which is a diocese within the larger Anglican Church in North America. This move was born of a growing disharmony within the Anglican Communion regarding the nature of the Gospel and the authority of Scripture. Our stand eventually cost us our building, and in 2010 we entrusted ourselves to God and moved to our present location at Grace Church. It is our continued prayer that God will renew his Church and that the glory and grace of God revealed in Jesus will be known by all. Our Mission