Matt Toupin

Pastor

Growing up in southern Oregon, Matt came to faith in Christ in the fifth grade, when a friend invited him to church. He will never forget how the Pastor shared a clear, Gospel message and it made a difference in his life forever. His favorite scripture passage is Colossians 1:13-14, which pretty much sums up what happened for him on that day: “…He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.” Years later, Matt went to a youth event that just so happened to be taking place at First Baptist Church of Portland, where he met a beautiful girl named Lisa. Over the years, their friendship developed until they got married in 2003. They are now the proud parents of 4 awesome kids who range in age from 1 to 14 years old. Matt graduated with an M.Div. from Portland’s Western Seminary and with an MBA from Oregon State University (Go Beavs!). Matt served as Associate Pastor at First Baptist Church of Oregon City, and then as Pastor at First Baptist Church of Omaha, Nebraska, and later at Woodland Park Baptist Church in Portland. In ministry, he thrives on preaching the Word in English and Spanish and helping people of all ages and cultures to grow in their faith. He loves camping with his family around the amazing state of Oregon and finding the best food carts in the Portland-Metro area. With so many food-carts in Downtown, serving at FBC Portland is his dream job!
Email: mtoupin@fbc-portland.org