Matt is the lead pastor at Clatskanie Community Church and has been serving at CCC in various roles for 20 years. He is passionate about seeing people grow in the knowledge and depth of Jesus Christ.
Matt graduated from Multnomah University (formerly known as Multnomah Bible College) in 2002 with degrees in Bible Theology and Speech Communication and finished up his Masters of Divinity back at Multnomah Seminary in 2016.
Severing in ministry for over 25 years, Matt loves the church, even in its messiness. The local church represents the hope of Christ to a lost world and so it's our desire to see all generations, united under Jesus who is the head of the church, go and make disciples.
Matt met his beautiful bride, Anna, during their years at Multnomah and are celebrating 24 years of marriage May (2026).
They have 5 children;
Ben 20, Aaron 18, Grace 16, Leah 14, and Hannah 12.