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