Matthew Tape Called to Serve at Chester Baptist Church in Vermont

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I am a native of South Florida and the middle child of three boys. Upon completion of a B.A. in Business Administration at Florida Atlantic University, I worked as a sales representative at various locations across the southeast. In 2004, the Lord powerfully moved in my life by bringing me to faith in Jesus Christ. As the Lord matured me in the faith, He instilled in me a passion for teaching the Scriptures, making disciples, and reaching the lost with the gospel. To better equip myself for the ministry God was calling me to, I attended Liberty University Baptist Theological Seminary and earned a Master of Divinity in 2016. 

In 2014, the Lord showed me great favor by bringing me my beautiful wife, Lauren. Lauren is a North Carolina native, attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and enjoys running, reading, serving in ministries to vulnerable women, and caring for her family. In August 2018, we were blessed to become the parents of a blonde hair, blue-eyed little boy named Micah. Micah enjoys taking rides in his stroller, rummaging through cabinets, knocking down his blocks, and pulling his red wagon. When we are not engaged in ministry we enjoy hiking, riding bikes, visiting new places, cooking, and spending time together as a family. 
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While completing seminary, I served as Outreach Pastor at a ministry that served the poor and homeless. Upon graduation, the Lord called me to western North Carolina where I served as Associate Pastor of Administration and Missions from September 2016 to July 2019. Lauren and I have felt the Lord calling us to New England to serve with the church in reaching those in the region who desperately need the gospel. My passion continues to be helping others to know and treasure Jesus Christ, teaching God's powerful Word in order that the Spirit may transform hearts and minds, and equipping the church to carry out the Great Commission.