Matt was born and raised in Michigan in a Christian home. At about 12 years old he made a profession of faith. However, it wasn’t until about 16 that his faith became his own, as opposed to the faith he grew up with. It was after a Mission Trip to Mexico that he first had the idea of becoming a Youth Pastor. His desire was to see students impacted in the same way he was impacted on that trip.

After graduating from High School, Matt went to Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, GA. While at Covenant he began volunteering in the Youth Ministry at St. Elmo Presbyterian Church in Chattanooga, TN. After a year, he became the part-time Youth Director. While in college he met and married his wife, Michelle. He served at St. Elmo Pres. until graduation from college in 1998 with a major in Biblical Studies and a minor in Youth Ministry. Since graduating from College in 1998, Matt has served as a Youth Director overseeing Jr. and Sr. High ministry in 3 different Presbyterian churches in Georgia and Virginia. In January of 2012, God called him to become the Jhi Pastor at Perimeter Church, just outside of Atlanta, GA. He finished his MDIV through Metro Atlanta Seminary and became a Pastor in 2014. In January 2019 he become the Students & Family Ministries Pastor at New City Presbyterian Church.

Matt and Michelle have 4 children. Andrew and his wife Morgan live in Carrollton, GA, where Andrew serves as Youth Director at King’s Chapel Church. Ashley is an elementary teacher at Keys Grace Academy, in Madison Heights. Sarah, and her husband Nathaniel, are students at Michigan Tech University, and Emily is in High School at Bloomfield Christian School. If you can find anything outdoors and sports related, Matt is all in. His favorite hobbies are backpacking, mountain biking, and talking about or participating in just about any sport.