St.Matthew Church has opened its heart to the people of Haiti. We ask that you do the same. Help is needed. Here's how...walk and raise money to send relief to the people of Haiti.

The Walk for Haiti will take place on October 28th, 2006 at 9:00AM beginning on the athletic field at St. Matthew Church located at 535 Sneed Road West, Franklin, TN.  Registration for walkers will be between 8:00 and 9:00AM. This will be a fun filled atmosphere for all as we come together to assist a community in need of our financial and spiritual support.

Walk for Haiti

Interested in participating?  You can register online by

As a Family registrant, your entire family will be able to participate for only $30.  One adult size t-shirt will be included with Family registration but you can always purchase additional t-shirts including youth sizes the day of the event for only $10 donation.

The Individual registration fee of $15 includes one adult size t-shirt per participant.   

In addition to your registration fee we ask you to collect pledges from family, friends, business associates, businesses, etc. (Prizes will be awarded for the top three walkers with the most pledges).

Haiti is a poor and struggling nation in need of help. Many suffer from starvation as their crops have been devastated and their water supply contaminated. All of which leads to communities filled with a host of medical problems.

St. Matthew Church has adopted a four parish community in Gobert, Haiti. Father Rexilien Pierre serves this community of more than 25,000 people including his rectory in the mountains of northern Haiti. Since 1995, the church of St. Matthew has been sending monthly collections to support this community. In February of 2004 St. Matthew organized its first medical mission to Gobert to treat the most acute problems. More than 2,000 people were seen by the medical team treating a myriad of health issues including a variety of infections, burns, parasites, malnutrition, wounds and daily aches and pains.

St. Matthew has recently completed a medical mission in March, 2006 and is planning another in February 2007.  The goal of these trips is to provide medicines, food, vitamins and a system for water purification and simply to show these poor people some compassion.

With the needs being so great one must wonder how they can help:

Please make this simple gesture a part of your commitment to those in need.

*To find out more about the Church of St. Matthew and their Haiti mission, please Click Here.