1949 — Parish established due to overcrowding at Blessed Sacrament, St. Dominic, and St. Bernard; 4,000 parishioners registered in first year
1949-66 — Msgr. Charles Yingling (Pastor)
1951 — School and convent buildings completed
1951 — School opened
1956 — Nearly 12,500 parishioners/4,500 families
1958 — Rectory building and school addition completed
1962 — Church building completed
1966 — Social Action committee formed
1966 — Greater Northwood Community Council formed with leadership from St. Matthew
1966-1980 — Msgr. Clare O’Dwyer (Pastor)
1967 — First Folk Mass offered
1972 — Women invited to serve as Lectors
Late 1970’s — Christ Renews His Parish implemented
1977 — St. Matthew is a founding parish of BUILD
1980-1984 — Fr. Jack Collopy (Pastor)
1984-1990 — Fr. Wayne Funk (Pastor)
1989 — St. Matthew and St. Thomas More School merge to form Cardinal Shehan School
1990-Present — Fr. Joseph Muth (Pastor)
1991 — Gospel Choir is formed
2000 — Immigration Outreach Service Center (IOSC) opens its doors
2001 — Comboni Missionary Sisters come to Baltimore, residing at St. Matthew
2003 — Labyrinth was built as an Eagle Scout project of Ben DeLisle
2005 — Addition completed to church building including improvements to hall
2010-Present — Fr. Joseph Muth assigned as Pastor at Blessed Sacrament
2010 — LEAD Ministries formed
2011 — Northeast Nine convenes with nine parishes in the City’s northeast corridor.
2013 — Seven parishes — Blessed Sacrament, Most Precious Blood, St. Anthony of Padua, St. Dominic, St. Francis of Assisi, Little Flower, and St. Matthew — form the Northeast Catholic Community (NECC) to collaborate on addressing the faith needs of those living in Northeast Baltimore.
2014 — Faith Formation Center opens and Faith Formation Director hired through the collaboration of the NECC
2014 — Partnership in faith against hate formed with the Ahmadiyya Mosque congregation
2017 — Present Faith communities of St. Matthew and Blessed Sacrament collaborate to offer Holy Day services
2019 — Fr. Joseph Muth celebrates 45 years in the priesthood
2019 — Parish celebrates 70 year