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Discipleship happens intentionally. St. Matthews Baptist Church offers a myriad of opportunities for people of all ages to grow in their faith through learning and becoming more like Jesus. Following are lots of ways we can grow as individuals and as a community of faith.
Sunday Morning Bible Study Groups
Sunday Morning Bible Study groups begin at 9:15 a.m. We have several adult classes. Some are gender or age specific. All are designed to help one grow in Bible knowledge while also growing in friendship and faith with one another. Click here to find which group you would like to attend. **DOWNLOAD CLASS LIST**
Tuesdays
Coed Bible Study: Tuesday mornings at 10 you can find a group of men and women gathered in the Gathering Room (Entrance A) enjoying an in-depth Bible study as well as friendship and prayer. They would welcome you.
Wednesdays
MomLife: A community of local moms in all ages and stages of life that seeks to connect with one another for Gospel-centered teaching and encouragement. Meeting September – May from 6:30 – 7:30 PM in the Gathering Room.
Women Connect: A conversational gathering of women for encouragement and support. The are studying about “Praying the Names of God” from 6:30 – 7:30 PM in Room 221
Choir: Meets about 3 times a month to sing together in rehearsal and praise as they prepare for upcoming worship services. They meet from 6:30 – 7:30 PM in the Choir Room.
Pickleball: Gather with this fun group to exercise by playing pickleball most Wednesday evenings from 6:30 – 8:00 PM in the Gym.
Forming in the Character of Christ: Through the academic year of 2025-2026, SMBC is engaged in an in-depth study of Christian Character Formation. We will have many opportunities to engage in study of the Bible and various Christians through history who have spoken, written, and lived their faith after studying Scripture and mindfully engaging their faith in their everyday lives. You are invited to engage with this small group each Wednesday evening from September to May as together we study and learn. We gather each Wednesday in Room 217 (classroom is accessed through the Chapel).
Thursdays
Men’s Pizza & Prayer Lunch: Men are invited to gather each Thursday at 11:00 AM for pizza lunch. Meeting weekly in the Grandview Room. Men eat together and then share and pray together concluding at 12:15 PM.
Spiritual Disciplines Emphasis
St. Matthews Baptist Church engaged in a Spiritual Discipline emphasis from September 2023 – May 2024. Each month we focused on one or more of the Spiritual Disciplines. Opportunities were provided for everyone to learn about the disciplines and engage in ways to help us grow in each of the disciplines. The Spiritual Discipline emphasis permeated our Sundays during worship. Check out the “Service Online” component on this website to listen and learn about the various disciplines during that time. Helpful ways to incorporate each discipline in one’s life were emailed each week. We engaged in a Wednesday small group that focused, as well, on the disciplines. Many of those recordings are accessible at this link: https://smbclouisville.org/spiritual-disciplines-wednesday-nights/ Our prayer for you is that these recordings (of sermons and small groups) will help you to grow in your faith even now.
Missions Emphasis
SMBC engaged in a “Missions” emphasis from September 2024 – August 2025. Similar to the year prior, opportunities were provided for everyone to participate in Missions. We focused on the approach of “learn, give, pray, do” as we learned about missions and our mission partners, gave financially and of ourselves in mission endeavors, prayed for missions and missionaries, and did missions intentionally through “pop-up” mission opportunities as well as through planned and organized ones. Sermons preached through the year focused on missions – these recordings are accessible on this website on the Service Online page. May we continue to grow individually and as a church in our Mission endeavors.
Forming in the Character of Christ
During September 2025 – August 2026, we invite you to join us in the church-wide focus on “Forming in the Character of Christ.” Our church staff is working collaboratively to plan and provide numerous opportunities for every person to learn more about Jesus’ character and intentionally form and reform ourselves to be more like Jesus. Here is the cross logo that will capture our focus this year.