After-School Program
St. Matthew's offers an After-School Program licensed by the state of Mississippi.
Mission Statement
The After-School Program, as a ministry of St. Matthew’s United Methodist Church, believes that each child is a child of God and should have every opportunity to develop physically, emotionally, socially and spiritually to his or her fullest potential.
Philosophy
The St. Matthew’s After-School Program:
• Provides a safe and nurturing environment for school-age children in our congregation as well as our community.

• Creates an enriching environment that serves as a support for not only those children involved, but also to their families.
• Provides a program which is based on our Christian beliefs and social responsibility.
• Seeks to encourage the development of children and give them watchful loving care in a warm, Christian environment.
• Demonstrates God’s message of love expressed through Christ.
Vision
Our vision is to enhance the student’s learning with the opportunity to experience enrichment activities, social and emotional activities (through social modeling, activities with staff taking an interest in each and every child), and spiritual formation/development (prayer during snack time, weekly chapel) – while also allowing for play, unstructured activities and down time.
Hours of Operation
2-6 p.m. Monday-Friday; 7 a.m.-6 p.m. when school is out; closed Thanksgiving Day, the Friday after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day (subject to change based on the year).
Pickup
We pick up from Madison Avenue, Madison Station, Madison Crossing, Madison Middle and Mannsdale.
After-School Program Fees
Summer After-School Program:
Registration Fee – $50
Activity Fee* – $150
Weekly – $105/week
Fall/Spring After-School Program:
Registration Fee – $75
Weekly – $70/week
Supply Fee – $50 – charged at the time of initial registration rather than charging annually
*Activity Fee will cover all needed resources and activities that we will provide (daily lessons, worship material, snacks and excursions).
If at any time a family withdraws, they have to repay their entry fees to be readmitted to the program.
Contact
To enroll in our After-School Program, or to find out more information, please contact:
Sherrie Kolak
Weekday Ministries Director
sherrie@stm-umc.org
Tina Johnson
Weekday Ministries Assistant Director
tina@stm-umc.org
601-566-2005