Matt is from Seney, Iowa and moved to Sheldon after marrying his wife Rachel in 1999. They have three children: Sydney, Maddie and Sawyer, and have been worshipping at Crossroads Community Church since 2003. He is the Plant Operations Manager at Sanford Sheldon, and in his free time, he enjoys cheering on his kids in sports as well as being outdoors fishing or hunting. Matt became an elder in 2020.