Matthew Vander Els

Matthew VanderEls has been pastoring Founded in Truth fellowship since 2012 and currently resides in Rock Hill, SC with his wife, Jenny, and three children. Matthew and Jenny are active foster parents, are actively involved in ministry, and travel often for speaking events. Matthew’s passion is showing the beauty of the Biblical text through its cultural and historical background. His sermons and lectures have become known for being both applicable and presenting Jesus as the trajectory of the Biblical narrative. First visiting Israel in 2005, Matthew has been forever changed by the holy land and has a zeal of showing others just how amazing Israel can be. Aside from full-time ministry, Matthew operates a digital marketing agency and serves the county board of special needs as an information systems analyst.