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| Reverend Matthew Fordwick | |
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| Family | Rosemary Hunter Fordwick (wife), Mary Margaret Fordwick(daughter) |
| First Appeared | The Sinner |
| Played By | John Ritter |
| Status | Deceased |
Matthew Fordwick was reverend who came straight out of bible school, arrives to stay and preach, at the Waltons Mountain church.
Character Facts[]
The first Baptist minister that appears in the series s1/e7 Brought to WM by missionary Ethel Prissom s1/e7 Baldwin sisters are his cousins on Uncle Elwood's side s1/e7 Just graduated from divinity school s1/e7 Twenty-one years old next month s1/e7 His mother, Sarah, lives in Richmond, Virginia s1/e7 The Baldwin sisters last saw him in Richmond during a family reunion twenty-one years ago in 1914 s1/e7 Becomes accidentally drunk on the Baldwin sister's Recipe, but is eventually accepted by a thoughtful congregation s1/r7 His first words in his first sermon: I am a sinner. s1/e7 Brings polio-strickened Olivia with a signature quilt from the women of the Ladies Aid Society s1/e24 Attended Virginia Theological Academy s2/e10 Began to court Miss Hunter s2/e14 Married Rosemary Hunter s4/e1 His friend Will Ewing of Charleston officiated the wedding ceremony s4/e1 The Fordwick's take in Erin and Jim Bob while the Walton's house is being rebuilt after the fire s4/e18 Preaches along with Rev. Henshaw at the Baptist Church revival s5/e4 Officiates the wedding ceremony of Mary Ellen and Curt s5/e7 Father of Mary Margaret born s5/e8 Move away from Walton's Mountain s6/e1