Guest Bio
Matthew Clark
Rev. Matthew Clark grew up attending Our Savior Lutheran in Fenton, Missouri. He graduated from Lutheran High School South in 1998. He then entered the Pre-Seminary program at Concordia University in Nebraska. Following graduation from Concordia Seminary 2007, Pastor Clark was called to serve as associate pastor at Immanuel Lutheran in Waterloo, Illinois.
Pastor Clark has served as pastor at Ascension Lutheran Church since October of 2013. In addition to serving at Ascension Lutheran Church and Word of Life Lutheran School, Pastor is also involved with KFUO radio where he is co-host of "Wrestling with the Basics" which airs on Saturday mornings at 9:05 a.m., and is also a guest on "Thy Strong Word" at 11 a.m. the first Monday of each month. Pastor occasionally writes for Creative Worship for the Lutheran Parish, and is Co-Director of Worship for the 2016 LCMS National Youth Gathering. When not eating Ted Drewes frozen custard, Pastor enjoys cycling, gardening, and cheering on the St. Louis Cardinals.
Pastor's wife, Lisa, serves at Concordia Publishing House as Editor of Curriculum Resources and writer. Pastor and Lisa have been blessed with two children, Noah and Anna. They both love attending Word of Life Lutheran School.
