Pastor Matt was appointed to Cabot Church on July 1, 2003, after serving 6 years as pastor of Kingsley
United Methodist Church in Erie, PA. He was raised in the North Hills area of Pittsburgh, graduating from
North Allegheny High School in 1990. He then attended
Grove City College,
where he received his BA degree
in Religion in 1994. It was at Grove City that he met Allison and they were married in 1995. Together,
they traveled to Wilmore, KY so Pastor Matt could attend
Asbury Theological Seminary
, where he graduated with a Master of Divinity degree in 1997. He was ordained in June 1997 as a United
Methodist minister. Pastor Matt and Allison are the proud parents of two girls, Anna and Caroline.