St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, a Houma landmark, was on the National Registry of Historic Places. The cypress building was built in 1896. The Church was perhaps best-known for its Gothic revival architecture and magnificent stained-glass windows.

A devastating fire in the early-morning hours of November 11, 2010 destroyed our Church, leaving little more than the historic building’s front steps and part of the steeple. The school building that was adjacent to the church which housed administrative offices, Kindergarten and first grade classrooms and the science lab also burned.

In his first sermon after the fire Father Craig Dalferes said, "I am so grateful, grateful for all the years I got to spend worshipping in our Stradivarius. Grateful for all the lives I saw touched there, and for all the lives that touched mine. And more than anything, grateful for the grace of God in that place. Over 100 years ago our forebears created that amazing space. And they passed it down to us. What an amazing gift. And now it is our turn to do the same thing. We will build another Church and School. We will build it to the Glory of God. And we will pass it on as a treasure for those who come after us."

The school and church stand together in our commitment to rebuild. Eight short weeks after the fire, modular buildings were installed on campus, providing new learning space for the Kindergarten and first grade classrooms that perished. The mighty spirit of St. Matthew’s has not only sustained us through our trials, but grows even stronger!