He asked them what cities in the South were they targeting that had the most diversity. They said, “Matt, we’ve been praying for over a year now for a seasoned church planter to consider going to Jackson, MS and now you call. We believe this is nothing short of a Divine Appointment.” That phone call began the prayerful journey to Jackson. Stadia provides a dedicated Management Team to give oversight and support to One Church as well as training, coaching, bookkeeping and project management.
In faith and obedience, Matt and Sara relocated on Monday, June 17th, 2013 moving into Legacy Apartments in Ridgeland, MS. Ridgeland and Northeast Jackson are the most ethnically and social-economically diverse suburbs of the entire metro area. Their dream to launch One Church, a new, dynamic, multi-ethnic, difference making church became a reality on Sunday March 23, 2014. One Church exists to love ONE God relentlessly and ALL people equally so that our lives and city will be changed forever!
Besides being a church planter, Matt represents Mosaix Global Network as a city network leader under Pastor Mark DeYmaz of Mosaic Church of Central Arkansas . Pastor Mark professionally and spiritually coaches Matt weekly and is author of many books and articles on multi-ethnic church.