Rev. Dr. Eugene W. Matthews describes his childhood in Hanover, Maryland, where he was adopted by his aunt and uncle and baptized by his great-grandfather. He recalls attending the one high school for African Americans in Anne Arundel County before joining the Air Force and spending most of his military service in Germany. He describes meeting his wife while working at Crownsville State Hospital in Maryland before becoming an analyst for the National Security Agency. He describes the difficult decision to pursue seminary and full-time ministry, followed by his leadership of churches in Buffalo and Baltimore, and serving as a district superintendent before and after his longest pastorate at Asbury United Methodist Church in Washington, D.C. He recalls overseeing the start of new traditions at Asbury, including the Neighbor-to-Neighbor Breakfast and singles and couples ministries. He describes attending the Million Man March with other United Methodist men and how, though officially retired in 2008, he has gone on to serve at three more churches.