Matt Hook
Dr. Matt Hook loves the local church. He has served for 33 years, the last 20 as the Senior Pastor of Huron River Methodist Church, which just celebrated its 192nd birthday. The church has doubled over the years and has maximized its campus with 3 building campaigns. Matt’s passion in the church is for preaching, worship, the power of fellowship, men’s discipleship, and evangelism. Matt received his DMin from Asbury and his MDiv from Garrett-Evangelical.
Matt has served for 28 years as a leader with World Methodist Evangelism, under Dr Eddie Fox and Dr Kim Reisman, leading worship and workshops in multi-ethnic gatherings, including every FLAME gathering since 1996. Over the years, Matt and his wife Leigh have been the host family to 9 different children from 3rd world countries (Guyana, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Honduras, Mali, and Guatemala). These children and youth have lived with them for anywhere from 2 to 6 months at a time, through a program called Healing the Children.
Matt and Leigh have 4 adult children, 3 of them married, and 4 grandchildren with one on the way. Matt enjoys laughing a lot, nostalgia, gardening, exercise, and ministry together with his wife Leigh. According to the Clifton StrengthsFinder, Matt’s strengths are Positivity, Woo, Includer, Communication, and Maximizer.
Matt Hook
Dr. Matt Hook loves the local church. He has served for 33 years, the last 20 as the Senior Pastor of Huron River Methodist Church, which just celebrated its 192nd birthday. The church has doubled over the years and has maximized its campus with 3 building campaigns. Matt’s passion in the church is for preaching, worship, the power of fellowship, men’s discipleship, and evangelism. Matt received his DMin from Asbury and his MDiv from Garrett-Evangelical.
Matt has served for 28 years as a leader with World Methodist Evangelism, under Dr Eddie Fox and Dr Kim Reisman, leading worship and workshops in multi-ethnic gatherings, including every FLAME gathering since 1996. Over the years, Matt and his wife Leigh have been the host family to 9 different children from 3rd world countries (Guyana, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Honduras, Mali, and Guatemala). These children and youth have lived with them for anywhere from 2 to 6 months at a time, through a program called Healing the Children.
Matt and Leigh have 4 adult children, 3 of them married, and 4 grandchildren with one on the way. Matt enjoys laughing a lot, nostalgia, gardening, exercise, and ministry together with his wife Leigh. According to the Clifton StrengthsFinder, Matt’s strengths are Positivity, Woo, Includer, Communication, and Maximizer.