The Lord graciously saved Matt in 2012 in his senior year at Florida State University. Shortly thereafter he sensed a call to serve as a missionary in China, which he did for 4 years. There he met his beloved Amber and they got married in 2017. During his time in China, he and Amber became reformed and the Lord gave him a love for gospel-centered liturgy, biblical studies, and teaching in the local church. They moved to St. Louis to study at Covenant Theological Seminary, where Matt got his Master of Divinity (MDiv). Currently, he is pursuing a Master of Theology (ThM) at Covenant. He is HGC's Director of Music. In addition to reading and music, he enjoys cooking, the outdoors, and walking around Waterloo with Amber. They have a baby girl Ruby Anne.