Who are we?

People like you. Christians. “God-fearers.” Men and women convinced by the evidence for the existence of Jesus the Nazarene, and persuaded of His extraordinary claims by the astonishing miracles He was able to perform and the amazing difference He still makes today.
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Specifically, we’re a “mission” of the Episcopal Diocese of Tennessee; an outpost of the Anglican movement in the heart of the Bible-belt: we represent a venerable, tried n’ tested blend of diverse elements developed in the High Middle Ages by the very first English-speaking “evangelicals” – translators and scholars of the Bible who felt drawn to separate themselves from a foreign-controlled church that had abandoned its calling: to be a “light” in the world; a place of transformation. Of “salvation.” This is what we aspire to be.

​What to Expect

As Anglicans, we approach corporate worship as something which is both a state of mind and something we do outwardly, with our bodies. This is why you may see some movement among those around you during a service, including standing, sitting, kneeling, making the sign of the cross, and bowing. There will also be times that the congregation will recite prayers and creeds together. If you are new to a tradition of formal worship such as this, we encourage you to participate without any concern for “doing things correctly.” Everything you need to know to fully participate will be provided to you by an usher in the form of a booklet called, an “order-of-service.” After all, we want you to feel relaxed and comfortable so that you might fully experience God’s presence among us, whether you are just visiting or looking for a new church to belong to on a more permanent basis.

​Our Vicar

 ​Prior to coming to St. Matthew's Father Charlie Hall served as a priest at St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church in Nashville, TN.  In addition to serving St. Bartholomew's, Charlie was a chaplain at Episcopal School of Nashville. In the mid 2000s, he became a missionary in Ljubljana, Slovenia where he led bible study groups with teenager and college students. After his time in Slovenia, Father Charlie received a Masters of Divinity from the Vanderbilt Divinity School, while also working with at-risk youth at Knowledge Quest Community School in South Memphis and Bethlehem Center of Nashville.  After completing his M. Div., Father Charlie coordinated patient care at the Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Clinic and was a manager of the Family Reconciliation House serving families whose loved ones are incarcerated. Father Charlie is presently pursuing the opportunity to serve as a chaplain in the US Navy.