Bishop Royal Grote is a parish of the Reformed Episcopal Church. Our charter members came from The Episcopal Church. In 1995, we joined a traditional, conservative, biblical and evangelical
denomination. This branch of Christ's Church is the Reformed Episcopal Church. Bishop Grote, the Bishop of the Diocese of Mid-America, moved his offices to St. Matthias in September 2004 and has, subsequently, named St. Matthias the Cathedral Parish of the Diocese.
St. Matthias and her members take the following seriously:
The Holy Scriptures as the inerrant Word of God
The Traditional Worship of God with the Book of Common Prayer
The 39 Articles of Religion of the English Reformation
The Building Up of the Faithful through Fellowship
St. Matthias held her first services on the Feast of Pentecost 1982 in Baytown, TX. Some of the founding members moved across the city of Houston and continued this ministry in Katy.
The Original Building
They held services in homes and rented storefront properties. After enduring many of the hardships that accompany a mission parish, the Lord provided a permanent location. In 1993, St. Matthias purchased a daycare facility just off Clay Rd. between Barker-Cypress and Fry Rds. With the help and service of the parishioners a daycare ministry was established. One of the rooms was also converted into the Chapel. In 1998 the Lord blessed us again and we were able to purchase the property directly adjacent to our building. We seized the opportunity with the hopes that we would someday erect a new sanctuary. That dream is now realized as we dedicated our new sanctuary in June 2006.
