Pastor Matthew Nolte
PastorMatt@StPaulAgoura.com
Matthew Todd Nolte was born November 16, 1979, in Enid, Oklahoma, son of Gerald and Joyce Nolte. He graduated from Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois, in 2003, and in 2007 graduated from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri, earning a Master of Divinity Degree.
Pastor Matt vicared at Risen Savior Lutheran Church in Broomfield, Colorado, under the supervision of Rev. Phillip Cameron. He was ordained by his uncle, Rev. Larry Reinhardt at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Enid, Oklahoma, on June 17, 2007, and was installed as Pastor of St Paul Lutheran Church in Agoura Hills, California on July 8, 2007.
Matt and Nikki (nee Mecum) met while serving as summer camp staff at Lutherhoma in Talequah, Oklahoma the summer of 2001. On August 10, 2002, they were joined together in marriage at Walcamp Outdoor Ministries where Nikki was serving as Director of Outdoor Education and Family Camp. In 2003 Matt enrolled at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. They have three children: Jaylee (2004), Austin (2007) and Kaelyn (2009).