In September 2011, Matt Mardis-LeCroy became Plymouth’s Executive Associate Minister. For six years prior to that, he served as Plymouth’s Minister of Spiritual Growth. Before making the move to Des Moines, he was the solo pastor of The Community Church of Little Neck on the north shore of Long Island.An ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, Matt holds a Bachelor’s degree (in religion) from Messiah College, and a Master of Divinity degree from Princeton Theological Seminary. During his time at Princeton, he received two awards for outstanding preaching and another for New Testament exegesis. He is currently pursing his Doctor of Ministry degree (in preaching) through Chicago Theological Seminary. (To learn more about Matt’s Doctor of Ministry work, and to see sermon videos, check out his blog).
As Executive Associate Minister, Matt does minister stuff (preaching, teaching, worship leadership, pastoral care), carries administrative oversight for several of Plymouth’s ministries, and collaborates with the Senior Minister and Director of Administration to guide the overall life of the church.
Outside of Plymouth, Matt chairs the Committee on Ministry for the Central Association of the Iowa Conference of the UCC, and teaches preaching through the Iowa Conference CENTER/LEARN program. He is a past chair of the Board of Directors of Interfaith Alliance of Iowa, past president of the Great Neck Clergy Association and a former member of the National Steering Committee for the UCC’s 20/30 Clergy Network.
Matt is married to Mary Beth Mardis-LeCroy, an ordained Presbyterian minister who (among other things) leads the Saturday Night Band at Plymouth. They have one daughter (Ellie) and one cat (Hildegard). In his spare time, Matt enjoys reading, walking and experimenting in the kitchen.
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