St. Matthew is a pan-orthodox congregation. What does that mean? We have many members who are of Middle Eastern descent. But we also have members who are of Russian, Romanian, Egyptian, Greek and Ethiopian background. In addition, we have many who are converts to Orthodoxy.
In order to serve such a diverse community, all our services are in English.

If you have any questions about our church, or about Eastern Orthodoxy, feel free to call or e-mail Fr. George (Aquaro)

Regular services are held Sunday (Orthos and Divine Liturgy) and Saturday (Vespers)
The times of these services and other special services can be found here.

We are located in the South Bay area of Los Angeles county. We are close to both the 110 Harbor Freeway and the 405 San Diego Freeway. Get directions.

St. Matthew wrote the first book of the New Testament, the Gospel According to Saint Matthew. Here he wrote of the coming of Our Lord, the birth of Jesus Christ, the years of His preaching, the story of the Sermon on the Mount and the Passion and Resurrection. It is known that St. Matthew wrote the Gospel in the last quarter of the first century.

St. Irenaeus and St. Clement of Alexandria tell us that after Our Lords Ascension, St. Matthew preached the Gospel in Judea for fifteen years. Tradition says he also preached in Persia and Ethiopia and stories of his martyrdom exist.