Matthew Fite

I wish people called me "The Right Reverend PEZ." But really I'm just Matthew. I'm a pastor whose got a thing for PEZ -the dispensers, not the candy. The candy is nasty stuff!

Way back when I was a kid, growing up in San Diego, California, I decided to be a Jesus follower. Now I find myself living in north Denver, Colorado, leading a church with 2 campuses -one in Broomfield and the other in Commerce City. I'm not quite sure how I got here... all I know is that I want to make an impact in this world by simply doing three things: 1)Love God, 2)Love Others, and 3)Serve the World!

As a kid, I had a plan to be an architect. I'm a certified draftsman and have an Associates of Science in Construction Technologies. But while I was in college and drawing buildings I was also volunteering in the Student Ministries at the local church, teaching Sunday school, leading the midweek program, and discipling a group of guys. I was spending all my time (and money) hooking teenagers up with Jesus and teaching them how to follow Jesus. Eventually I realized I'd never be content just building buildings -I needed to focus on building God's Kingdom. Over the next couple of years I transitioned from volunteering, to being bi-vocational, and eventually to serving in ministry full time.

In 2007 Good News Church was looking for a lead pastor and I was serving at a church in Reno. Because of a mutual friend I started talking with Good News about their search for a pastor, but to be very honest, I had not expected the conversation to go anywhere -I was wrong. In December of that same year, my wife, kids, and I moved to north Denver and absolutely love it here! That move has proven to be an excellent decision for me, my family, and the church.

Back in 1994 I married my high school sweet-heart, Heather. We have 3 kids: Elijah, Savannah, and Isaiah. My kids and I have an ever growing collection of PEZ dispensers -I think we've passed the 300 mark and are always willing to adopt any unwanted PEZ dispensers you might have living in your junk drawer. Our family has a little pop-up-tent-trailer that we enjoy taking up to the mountains to go camping. I am constantly taking on projects where I get to work with tools (remodeling on the house, landscaping, building furniture, and I have an old jeep sitting out in my garage that I'm planning on rebuilding). And, I must admit, I am a chocoholic -I love chocolate!