Matt Chandler

Quick Facts

Full Name	Matt Chandler
Occupation	Religious Leader
Date Of Birth	Jun 20, 1974(1974-06-20)
Age	50
Birthplace	Seattle
Country	United States
Birth City	Washington State
Horoscope	Gemini

Matt Chandler Biography

Matt Chandler is one of the most popular and richest Religious Leader who was born on June 20, 1974 in Seattle, Washington State, United States. Pastor of The Village Church, a megachurch with over 6,000 members in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.

Pastor of a megachurch in Texas like Joel Osteen.

Following high school, Chandler acquired his first job, as a janitor at Pine Drive Christian School in Dickinson, Texas. Chandler first spoke in front of a crowd when he was asked to share his testimony at a high school chapel. He was then offered a job as a youth minister at a small Baptist church in La Marque, Texas at the age of 18. Chandler moved to Abilene, Texas where he attended Hardin-Simmons University. While there, Chandler began leading the weekly Grace Bible Study at the Paramount Theater, which grew from a couple of hundred attendees to a couple of thousand. Chandler earned a Bible degree from Hardin-Simmons University. In 1996, Chandler was hired by Beltway Park Baptist Church under pastor David McQueen. In 1999, Chandler started a non-profit called Waiting Room Ministries with close friend Shane Barnard. Chandler twice started seminary classes but dropped out both times because he felt that he had acquired the tools he was learning from seminary back in bible school. He married his wife, Lauren, on July 31, 1999, and they have three children: Audrey, Reid and Norah.

A woman on the board of his non-profit organization asked Chandler to put in a résumé at Highland Village First Baptist Church. Chandler claims he did not expect to get the job due to conflicts in beliefs. Despite this, he was offered the job, and in 2002 he accepted the position. The church at that point had an attendance of 160 people. Now known as The Village Church, it has since grown to over 14,000 attendees. Chandler says his character was partially shaped by John Piper.

He has three children with his wife, Lauren.

Matt Chandler Net Worth

Matt Chandler is one of the richest Religious Leader from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Matt Chandler 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He moved a lot as a child because his father was in the military.

He became the president of Acts 29 network, a partnership of church plants that includes over 400 churches in the United States and abroad, in 2012.

Matt Chandler (born June 20, 1974) is the lead pastor of teaching at the Village Church, a Southern Baptist church in Flower Mound, Texas, and the President of the Acts 29 Network. Chandler’s first book, co-authored with Jared Wilson, The Explicit Gospel, was released in 2012. In it he explains what the gospel is and how it has been misunderstood.

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Who is Matt Chandler Dating?

According to our records, Matt Chandler married to Lauren Chandler. As of December 1, 2023, Matt Chandler’s is not dating anyone.

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Chandler is an elder and the lead pastor of teaching at The Village Church, which is located in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex and (as of October 2019) consists of three campuses: Flower Mound, Southlake, and Fort Worth. The Village Church considers itself to be “gospel-centered.” Their mission statement reads, “At The Village Church, the means by which we will pursue the glory of God in the making of disciples is four-fold: gospel-centered worship, gospel-centered community, gospel-centered service and gospel-centered multiplication. The church has an average growth rate of over one thousand people per year. Chandler believes the growth after his arrival helped him to make many changes, including switching to all male eldership.

Facts & Trivia

Matt Ranked on the list of most popular Religious Leader. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Matt Chandler celebrates birthday on June 20 of every year.

How old are Matt Chandler's kids?

One thing is for sure, he wants to make the moments count with his wife of 13 years, Lauren, and their three children: Audrey, 9; Reid, 6; and Norah, 3.

Who is pastor Matt Chandler?

Matt Chandler, prominent Texas pastor , addresses article on abuse, criticism at Southern Baptist Convention. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A prominent Southern Baptist pastor is defending his church against charges that it did not correctly handle a sexual abuse allegation against a staff member.

What happened to pastor Matt Chandler?

Now known as The Village Church, it has since grown to over 14,000 attendees. Chandler says his character was partially shaped by John Piper. On Thanksgiving morning in 2009, Chandler had a seizure at his home and was later diagnosed with anaplastic oligodendroglioma, a malignant brain tumor.