Life Church

Matthew Rice is the lead pastor of Life Church in Columbus, Ohio. Matt surrendered his life to Christ in 1988, at the age of 18, while pursuing a career as a rock and roll musician. After experiencing a dramatic baptism in the Holy Spirit, he was awakened in the middle of the night by the voice of God calling him to preach the Gospel to his generation.

Over the last 23 years, Matt has been privileged to serve in pastoral ministry. He has also ministered as an evangelist, travelling across America and internationally seeing thousands of people born again, baptized in the Holy Spirit and healed by the power of God. He has ministered in a variety of settings, including city wide evangelistic crusades, church revivals, Bible Colleges, conferences and leading short-term missions teams. Matt has also conducted Personal Branding seminars for the National Football League.

Matt's ministry is characterized by inspirational preaching, a compassionate message of hope and gifts of the Holy Spirit. He has a deep love for people and a great desire to see lives changed, knowing that lasting transformation only comes in the presence of God.

Matt is a graduate of World Harvest Bible College and Mount Vernon Nazarene University. He holds a Master of Theological Studies (M.T.S.) from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary and a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Capital University Law School.

Matt's greatest blessing is his family. He has been married to Bryn for 17 years. They live in Pataskala, Ohio with their three children, Jordan Matthew, Sara Kate and Josiah David.