Angels in Motion Ministry | St. Matthew's Episcopal Church Fairbanks

Angels in Motion has been using St. Matthews Episcopal Church kitchen & storage space to prepare hot meals & provide cold weather gear since 2019. We serve every Tuesday and other days through the week as needed. In October 2024 we transitioned from serving outside in a parking lot to serving in the St. Matthews Episcopal Church Parish Hall. By serving hot fresh meals inside, everyone is protected from adverse weather. We serve 50-75 people weekly and approximately 3,000 meals annually. Fifteen faithful volunteers and St. Matthews hospitality make this possible. We are so thankful to St. Matthews for the space & warmth provided, for those who need it most. As it says in our Baptismal Covenant, we seek and serve Christ in all persons, loving our neighbors as we strive for justice and peace among all people, and respecting the dignity of everyone. We know that we are serving Christ as he says in Matthew 25:31-32 ”for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked, and you gave me clothing..”.

Serving up Kindness one meal at a time.

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St. Matthew’s has been part of the life of Fairbanks since 1904, and is housed in a historic log building, near downtown Fairbanks, just across from the Chena River.

We offer a Holy space to rest for a bit and engage with our diverse congregation, worshiping in the Episcopal tradition.

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During the summer months we hope to be doing Mass on the Grass as long as the weather cooperates. When the weather is not so great we will go inside the Church with. Our beautiful building is old and has no air ventilation, therefore all indoor services at this time will require masks to be worn.

When we are inside for worship we are live-stream our services. Please join in our worship opportunities.

Love God, Love Your Neighbor...Practice Kindness, it's contagious... and... wash your hands. We will return to our regular worship when it is safe to do so.

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We are grateful, at St. Matthew’s, to have parishioners who speak languages other than English.

Some of our Indigenous members have volunteered through the years to lead the Lord’s Prayer or the Nicene Creed, for example, in the language of their hearts – perhaps the first language they learned as babies…the language spoken in their homes…

We invite parishioners to pray in the ‘language of their hearts’ – which may be English, or Koyukon, or Gwich’in, or French, or Spanish, or... Hearing the familiar words prayed in a language other than our own, simultaneously, brings a sense of fullness, that enhances our worship.

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THANK YOU to all who continue to support the life and ministries of St. Matthew's. With your generosity, we are able to continue our ministries of, among others, offering cold-weather gear to those who need, offer food for the hungry, upgrade our ability to offer live-streamed services, and offer support and 'connection to many in Fairbanks and beyond!

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