St. Matthew’s Bicentennial 1824-1826

With joy we are celebrating the three years at the start of the parish.

• In 1824 the parish was organized by a group of lay people.

• In 1825 the parish was formally recognized and welcomed into the newly forming Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina.

• In 1826 the parish church was consecrated.

For the next three years, 2024-2026 we are going to commemorate the bicentennial our beginnings. This part of our website is a landing place for Bicentennial announcements, recordings, and publications.