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About the Church:

As a traditional Anglican church, St. Matthew’s seeks to preserve the beauty and truth of the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church. St. Matthew’s is a parish of the Anglican Province of America, which is a part of the wider Continuing Anglican movement that has sought to uphold, protect, and celebrate the ancient Catholic faith expressed in the Anglican way.

Nestled right off the blue ridge Parkway, St. Matthew’s Anglican Church is just outside of Asheville, in the beautiful small town of Weaverville, NC.

At St. Matthew’s, we regard the Holy Bible as the inspired Word of God and the measure of the Christian faith. This faith is proclaimed and summarized in the Apostolic and Nicene Creeds.

We reverently approach God the Holy Trinity in worship using the Book of Common Prayer of 1928, which contains the daily liturgies of Morning and Evening Prayer, as well as our weekly Sunday liturgy of Holy Communion.

We take Jesus on His word when He says, “This is my body, this is my blood” and believe that He is truly present in the bread and wine of the altar.

Our belief in the communion of the saints spurs us to fellowship and hospitality. Every Sunday after we eat from God’s altar, we sit down to share a meal in the Fellowship hall, making time to have good conversation and welcome visitors. This living fellowship shows that we truly are all one family in Christ, living together through the church’s year and moving together in sanctification. Join us!

 
 
 
 

Our Historic Arts and Crafts Building:

The sanctuary of St. Matthew’s Anglican Church was built in 1902 as “Reems Creek Presbyterian Church” by Architect Richard Sharp Smith. Smith, though originally from England, is responsible for much of the “look” of historic Western North Carolina. in 1896, he set up shop in downtown Asheville and began his life’s work of designing Arts and Crafts structures inspired by this area. His most well known buildings count among them: The Biltmore Estate, All Souls Episcopal Cathedral, St. Lawrence’s Basilica, The Black Mountain Firehouse, and Montreat’s Anderson Auditorium.

We are honored to hold a building with such a beautiful and historic legacy.

 
 
 

Memorial Garden:

As part of our commitment to the sanctity of life “from womb to tomb,” St. Matthew’s memorial garden is a resting place for those “faithful departed,” who wait in christ for the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen.

 
 
 
 

CLERGY

 
 
 

Rector:

 

the rev’d. Joshua Kimbril

Always a southern gentlemen, Fr. Josh was raised in South Carolina as the oldest of 3 brothers. His father was pastor of a small independent baptist church, so he was raised in that tradition. After graduating high school he worked as a stonemason before he joined the United States Navy in the “Seabees” construction wing. During this time he met his wife Katrina. After finishing his service, Fr. Josh returned to Greenville, SC where he began working on his Bachelor’s degree in History.

Katrina, a teacher, was given the opportunity to teach in China so the Kimbrils moved to Ningbo, China in 2014. During this time, Fr. Josh had grown cold in his own faith but was still encouraged by his wife to attend church. Together, after struggling to find any Christian Churches, they discovered the traditional Roman Catholic Church in Ningbo. Fr. Josh was drawn to this rich history and beauty of the liturgy, which combined with his studies in medieval history, led him to a renaissance of faith and sense of calling to the Priesthood.

Once back in the US, he encountered the Anglican Tradition at St. George the Martyr Anglican Church in Simpsonville, South Carolina. Both he and his wife immediately fell in love with the community life, worship, and leadership at the church and the unique beauty of the Anglican church. Fr. Paul Rivard (rector at St. George), encouraged Fr. Josh to accept the call to ministry and the priesthood.

Fr. Josh attended Gordon Connell Theological Seminary and was ordained Deacon by Bishop Chandler Jones in September 2021. He was ordained to the Sacred order of priests in May 2022 at St. George’s Simpsonville.

On October 30th, 2022, Fr. Josh was Installed as rector at St. Matthew’s Anglican Church Weaverville.

Fr. Josh loves to worship the Lord with the work of his hands. He is also passionate about literature, art, music, and good food (blessedly easy to find locally!). His wife Katrina is the love of his life. Their young daughter Arianna Marie is their delight. They welcome you to St. Matthew’s and its kind fellowship.

 
 
 
 
 

presiding bishop:

the most rev’d. Chandler Holder Jones, SSC

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The Most Reverend Chandler Holder Jones SSC is Bishop Ordinary of the Diocese of the Eastern United States and Presiding Bishop of the Anglican Province of America.

A native of Surry County, North Carolina, and a graduate of Emory and Henry College (BA) and Duke University Divinity School (MDiv), with graduate studies at Dominican House of Studies, Washington, DC, he has been priested for twenty-five years and has served congregations in Virginia, Maryland, Florida, and Georgia. He has also studied English literature at Exeter College, University of Oxford, England and Anglican history at the King’s School, Canterbury Cathedral. A convert to the Continuing Anglican Church movement, he has been a Continuing Anglo-Catholic for over thirty years. He was consecrated to the Episcopate as Bishop Suffragan of the Diocese in 2010 and was elected Bishop Coadjutor in 2019. He Became Bishop Ordinary of the Diocese in July 2021.

He has been married for twenty-one years to Megan Baskwill Jones - together they have four children.

 
 
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What is Anglicanism?

 
 

Anglicanism is the expression of the historic Christian faith that developed in England and that has been practiced by English-speaking people the world over for centuries. Today, the Anglican tradition is shared by people of many languages and cultures.

Anglicans regard the Holy Bible as the written Word of God and as the record of His revelation to humanity. This revelation is perfected and fulfilled in Jesus Christ, the eternal Word of God Himself, who became a human like us in real time and space to bring us back to God.

This work of redemption happens through His Church, which is the organic, visible society that our Lord founded through his Holy Apostles while still on earth and which was animated by the Holy Spirit on Pentecost. Anglicans believe that salvation is not mainly a decision made on one’s own, but a life lived in fellowship in the “blessed company of all faithful people.”

In and by His Church the Lord pours out His grace most clearly through the Holy Sacraments, those “outward and visible signs of inward and spiritual grace.” The Sacrament of Holy Communion is for Anglicans the weekly Sunday celebration and is, in fact, the center of the whole Christian life. We take Jesus’ words “This is my Body, this is my Blood” seriously and believe that He is especially present among His people in the Bread and Wine of the Lord’s Supper.

This weekly (or sometimes even daily) celebration is our chief liturgy. Anglicans are liturgical; our order of worshiping God is uniform and made of forms that have been used since the very earliest days of the Church. This connects us both to our brethren who worship God on earth and those who worship Him in the heavens.

Anglicans seek not to conform Christ to their own image, but to be conformed to the image of Christ through His Word and Sacrament in His Holy Church. 


 
 
 

Anglican Resources

 
 

Earth & Altar

A Catholic Ressourcement for Anglicans.

earthaltar.org

The Sacramentalists Podcast

The Sacramentalists is a podcast where the ancient Christian faith is brought to bear on issues prevalent in modern culture. Join us for in-depth discussions on how theology intersects with our daily life.

https://www.earthaltar.org/sacramentalists-podcast

philorthodox blog

By the Right Rev. Chandler Jones, Bishop Coadjutor of the DEUS APA: This site is dedicated to the traditional Anglican expression of the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ. We profess the orthodox Christian Faith enshrined in the three great Creeds and the Seven Ecumenical Councils of the ancient undivided Church. We celebrate the Seven Sacraments of the historic Church. We cherish and continue the Catholic Revival inaugurated by the Tractarian or Oxford Movement. Universality, Antiquity and Consent.

philorthodox.blogspot.com

Project Canterbury

Online home of Anglican texts, with emphasis on classical Anglican documents expressing the Catholic identity of Anglicanism.

anglicanhistory.org

Website of the Anglican Province of America

Official website of the APA. Find other continuing Anglican churches, see diocesan news, and read the newest bishop’s epistle.

anglicanprovince.org

 
 

Location: 

 
 

St. Matthew’s Anglican Church

 

812 Reems Creek Rd

Weaverville, NC

28787

(just off the Blue Ridge Parkway)

 
 
 
 

From Asheville on I-26: take Exit 21 (New Stock Road). At the end of the exit ramp, turn right and immediately turn left onto Weaverville Rd./ Merrimon Ave. Follow Merrimon to the next signal, which is Reems Creek Rd.: turn right, and follow Reems Creek Road about 4 miles to the church (the church is the next left off of Reems Creek Road after Ox Creek Road veers off to the right to the Blue Ridge Parkway).

From Mars Hill on I-26: take Exit 21 (New Stock Road). At the end of the exit ramp, turn left onto New Stock Road. Continue on New Stock until it ends. Turn left onto Weaverville Rd./ Merrimon Ave., and follow the directions as above.

 
 

And He saith unto Him:

Follow Me.

Matthew 9:9