The Islander: Matthew and Krystal Wyatt
OneTwo Church Ministry Begins
After a much-needed holiday from the hardship of being a pastor during the pandemic, Matthew and his wife Krystal decided to plan a getaway trip to avoid becoming burnt out from running their church in Washington.
With their tickets already bought to relax in Hawaii, the global pandemic said no. After rescheduling and changing locations, the two scheduled a trip to Pensacola. Soon after, they learned hurricane Sally wiped out the hotel they booked.
Wyatt's wife Krystal insisted on a beach destination after the two failed attempts to see a beach. While wondering what was out of "the hurricane alley," Wyatt mentioned a small island that kept popping up. "Texas doesn't have an island," he thought. "I don't want to go to the Caribbean," said Wyatt thinking that that's where the island was.
They were sold and booked right away after speaking with the Front Desk Manager.
The Spiritual Journey
Staying on the island for ten days, Wyatt took three days to be still and reflect without bringing up any spiritual conversation. "I was so burned out that I made a deal with God for three days that I don't want to talk about what I do."
On the third day, while visiting the island, the couple heard about the need for a relationship-based church. "Our first reaction was 'we'll pray for you, but we're not moving here,'" said Wyatt. "Our church in Washington was thriving. Our family and friends are all in that area. That's where I grew up, and for two months, I just fought it," said Wyatt before following his calling back to South Padre Island.
"Finally, I asked her, thinking she would say no." His wife, Krystal Wyatt, agreed and admitted to thinking about it for a while too. Driving from Washington to South Padre Island, more doors started to open for the Wyatt family. "It all just fell into place. We did not think we would have a building, and while we drove through New Mexico, we got a call that a restaurant owner offered their space for our church."
Excited by the open doors from Rockin Cigar Bar and Grill owner Frank Ricci, Pastor Mathew Wyatt has now begun his services Sunday at 9 am.
(Rockin Cigar Bar and Grill restaurant building)
Three days
When asked why three days, he said, "Being in leadership during Covid, you have all these opinions on each side, like open the doors, no don't open the doors, emails, and driving by your home. I was burnt out during Covid, and it was just to rejuvenate. There were a few times I thought of resigning."
"I just wanted to be on the beach with my wife," he confessed. "From the moment we got to the island, we fell in love with it. First, we thought 'we need to make this an every year thing,' not thinking that it would be an everyday thing."
About OneTwo
"We are followers of Jesus, and we believe in the Bible. We're going to do whatever Jesus says to do," said Wyatt while explaining the details of their new church. "It's more of a relationship over religion. I'm not a fan of religion," admitting how weird that may sound being a pastor. "But I think we get stuck in our ways with manmade church traditions."
"That's where the name of our church came from," said Wyatt. "When Jesus gave us two new Commandments one to love God and two, to love your neighbors."
The OneTwo church's mission is to encourage looking at the scriptures and looking less to tradition. "This is what we want to bring. We want to do life with people. I told the church, you'll probably find us more in the restaurants and bars than in a church office," stated Wyatt.
They plan to build up leadership to love the people well before any possible Bible studies expansion.
He started his new series "Home: What Our Soul Longs For" to lay the foundation of OneTwo church and plans to do life outside church walls. "We're going to do life in the church far more outside of the walls that we meet on Sunday morning, and this is how we do it."
OneTwo's goal is to be cohesive with the other churches on the island and work together for the community.
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