Matthew Phillips was saved at the age of 15 in a Jim VanGelderen "Teen War," in Morgantown, IN, 1992. He attended Christian school for two years in Martinsville, IN, before attending Heritage Baptist University, where he graduated in 2000. He has been the Youth Pastor at Faith Baptist Church since June 1996. He serves the Lord with his wife Jody and their two daughters, Emily who is three and Mallary who is one month old.