Our Church was blessed to call Rev. Katherine Dean (Pastor Kayti) to serve as our Pastor and Teacher in September 2024!
Pastor Kayti grew up in the Western NY area before attending Roberts Wesleyan College for her Bachelor’s degree; after serving as a missionary and teacher in Japan she returned to the United States, started a family and attended Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School in Rochester for her M.Div. Pastor Kayti served and worshipped with several congregations in the United Methodist Church and U.C.C. as a layperson before being ordained in 2020. She returned to the WNY area in 2021, where she joined Catholic Charities prior to being called back to full-time ministry. Pastor Kayti has extensive experience working with Disability- and Mental Health-related services.
Outside of the Church office Pastor Kayti enjoys spending time with her kids, watching Roller Derby, reading cookbooks and adventuring to places she’s never been.
Pastor Kayti regularly has office hours at the Church as well as in the community; please contact the Church Office for more information about her availability (716-649-1532) or email her directly at Pastor@StMattsUCC.org.
You can see videos of recent services on St. Matthew’s YouTube channel. The link for the videos can also be found on Facebook