SHINE Fundraiser

Soups and Sweets for Christmas Decor  Saturday & Sunday | Nov 18 & 19 | After All Service Where:  Commons Area Purpose of Event:  Purchase new Christmas decorations for church sanctuary, chapel and gathering space Donations:  All members of our congregation and school and First Step Families may donate homemade soups, breads, sweets (cookies, pies, etc.), snack items more…

Allison Chan

Allison Chan, Learning and Behavioral Strategist I am thankful for the opportunity to be the Learning and Behavioral Strategist at St. Matthew’s. It is truly a blessing to be able to offer specialized services to our students and additional support for our teachers. The opportunity of a Christian education is something that I hold near and more…

St. Matthew’s APP

Welcome to St. Matthew’s New APP! Click the buttons below or go to the App store on your phone and search for “St. Matthew’s Oconomowoc”. You may need to swipe a fingerprint or enter your app store password to authorize the app installation. Log in St. Matthew’s members can access all the features, including Giving, Check-In, more…

Kindergarten

Caroline Madson, Kindergarten Teacher I’m very excited to continue my ministry at St. Matthew’s teaching kindergarten! I’m looking forward to helping the students grow in their faith and academics. I graduated from Martin Luther College in 2018 with an Elementary Education degree. After graduation, I applied to teach at an international school through MLC in the Dominican more…

FIRST Grade

Claire Hirsch, First Grade  I feel blessed to begin my teaching ministry at St. Matthew’s! I graduated from St. Matt’s in 2014, so it’s exciting to be back! I look forward to sharing God’s word with His little lambs daily. I graduated from Martin Luther College in 2022 with a degree in elementary education and have more…

Kindergarten

Becky Aldinger, Kindergarten I received my Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Education from Martin Luther College in 1996.  Following graduation, I taught Kindergarten at Beautiful Savior in Milwaukee, WI.  Two years later, I received a call to teach at Star of Bethlehem in New Berlin, WI, where I taught until 2023.  During my years at more…

Elizabeth Schmidt

Elizabeth Schmidt, 4K Teacher I have a B.S. degree in Elementary Education from Martin Luther College. I taught K-3rd grade before starting my family. I took time off from the classroom (I don’t say teaching because being a parent is full time teaching) when my kids were younger. Since then, I have taught 3K, done home childcare, more…

Music Teams

Church Choir Church choir provides opportunities for members to raise their voices in song to the Lord, while also offering fun and fellowship to its members.  Choir sings for worship and holiday services on a regular basis throughout the school year.  Those who cannot commit to the entire year are invited to make short term more…

Youth Programs

First Steps Volunteers First Steps Child Care Center exists to provide attentive, high-quality care for every child. We work to develop loving, respectful, and positive relationships with children from infancy through school age by partnering with families to support a child’s Christian growth and development. Cradle Roll Cradle Roll is a ministry that St. Matthew’s more…

SHINE

SHINE (Serving Him IN Everything) is the organizational structure of St. Matthew’s Women’s Ministry and is made up of various ministry teams to lead and encourage women in their lives of faith and service to God and others.  All communicant women of St. Matthew’s are considered members of SHINE. SHINE leadership consists of an elected more…

Personal Member Ministry

Personal Member Ministry (PMM) helps every member of St. Matthew’s discover, develop, and deploy our God-given gifts and talents, empowering us for faithful and joyful service in every area of our lives and building up the body of Christ as we serve God and others. PMM is broken down into eight different implementation teams with more…