Matt graduated from Belmont University in Nashville with a Bachelor of Arts in Commercial Vocal Performance and a minor in Entrepreneurship. He started working as a Music and Arts Director at a church in 2004 and has served in ministry ever since. He is currently the Worship and Arts Director at GracePointe Church in Nashville and will join our team in August.
Matt is also a professional studio vocalist and has worked on a wide variety of projects in different music genres. He is passionate about his work outside the church. He is the Arts Director for a ministry that creates worship services inside of maximum-security prisons and the Music Director for the Wild Goose Festival, one of the largest outdoor gatherings of contemporary Christian leaders and artists in the country.
He writes and releases contemporary Christian Music, which he plans to continue here at MCC. You can listen
here
to his most recent music release with his band The Outer Banks.
Matt has a great vision for the future of worship at Middletown, outstanding leadership skills, and musical talent. We believe he will be a great fit for our church. It’s not often that a church is tasked with filling the shoes of a beloved minister that has served faithfully for 25 years, and we look forward to building on that legacy.
A special thank you to our Worship Search Team for their faithful service throughout this search process. Chuck Cummings (Team Leader), Jack Lowe, Roger Miller, Sean O’Mahoney, Miranda Sommer, and Liz Welsh have worked diligently and prayerfully over the last six months.
Matt’s first Sunday at Middletown will be Sunday, August 18th. It’s going to be a special Sunday, and we hope you’ll plan to join us and give Matt a warm welcome to MCC.
Sincerely,
David Emery
