Matthew Sachitano has served in full-time ministry for more than 16 years. He began his ministry at Beallwood Baptist Church in Columbus, Georgia, where he served for 11 years as Student Minister and later as Associate Pastor. He then served for nearly five years as Senior Pastor of New Hope Baptist Church in Gulfport, Mississippi. His ministry experience also includes serving as a Senior Adult Leader and Interim Music Minister.

 

Matthew earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Auburn University in 2004 and a Master of Divinity from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in 2008. He was licensed for ministry in 2007 and ordained in 2008 at Lakeview Baptist Church in Auburn, Alabama, where he also served for nearly three years as a Pastoral and Seminary Intern.

 

Matthew is passionate about using his gifts of teaching and administration to strengthen the local church and equip believers for ministry, missions, and church planting. He is committed to preaching through Scripture by explaining, illustrating, and applying the biblical text. He believes faithful teaching should fuel the church’s ministry and mission.

 

Matthew values knowing and shepherding the congregation and helping people grow in their engagement with the Holy Spirit and Scripture. He desires to serve not only as a preacher, but also as a pastor who cares for and leads the church.

 

Matthew’s Family

Matthew (born in New Orleans, LA 2/11/1982) and his wife, Sarah (born in Mobile, AL 12/25/1984), met while attending Auburn University and married in 2010. Sarah earned a degree in sociology from Auburn and has been a stay-at-home mom since 2014, with the exception of substitute teaching.

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The Sachitanos have four children: Hudson Matthew, 12; Elliot Jane, 11; Henry Duncan, 8; and Addie Lee, 7.