Matt King

Rev. Dr. Matt King has served as Senior Pastor of Augusta Road Baptist Church in Greenville, South Carolina, since 2014. With two decades of experience in congregational ministry, Matt is passionate about helping churches and their leaders cultivate healthy, vibrant communities of faith that participate meaningfully in God's work in the world. His ministry and leadership interests include congregational vitality, adaptive leadership, organizational health, strategic visioning, and developing leaders and teams. He is particularly interested in helping churches navigate the challenges and opportunities of a changing world while remaining rooted in their identity, mission, and calling. Matt holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Georgia and Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry degrees from Mercer University's McAfee School of Theology. Before coming to Greenville, he served congregations in Georgia and North Carolina. He and his wife, Lelia, have two children.