Ministries - Outreach

Raytown Emergency Assistance Program (REAP)

St. Matthew's has provided assistance to REAP for a number of years by providing contributions of food and money as well as volunteers. Raytown Emergency Assistance Program (REAP) helps the people in our community who are temporarily unable to help themselves. Their goal is to provide a hand up to their clients, not a hand out.

Meeting Facility for AA

Alcoholics Anonymous makes exclusive use of the old St. Matthew's Chapel Building to the west of our main building to hold their meetings. There are a large number of people from Raytown and the surrounding area who attend AA meetings in this facility. This facility is in use almost daily.

Provide Space for Community Activities

We provide space in our building for the use of various community groups such as Girl Scouts, Community Band, Raytown Widows group, and other groups on an as available basis. Also, we have provided space in our building for a number of years as a polling place for the Jackson County Election Commission.