Mission:

The Orthodox Church of St. Matthew is to be a community of Orthodox Christians who strive to love the Lord our God with all our hearts, souls, and minds and therefore seek to love our neighbors as ourselves (Matthew 22:37-40).

The goals of our parish are to equip the members of the parish for the work of the ministry, for building up the body of Christ (Ephesians 4:12) and that together we should grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ (2 Peter 3:18).

Because of the desire of our parish community to appeal to the diverse and native population primarily concentrated in the Columbia-Laurel area, we are dedicated to the worship, witness, and teaching of the Holy Orthodox Christian Faith in the native vernacular, English.

The Community of St. Matthew is a parish of the Orthodox Church in America, the Diocese of Washington. We welcome visitors and new members!