About Matt
Rev. Matt Abel has been a Licensed Local Pastor in the Kentucky Annual Conference of the UMC since 2015 and is currently serving as Associate Pastor and Youth Minister at Florence UMC in Florence, Ky. Matt is a proud graduate of Lindsey Wilson College (Go Blue Raiders!) and is currently working on his MDiv. at Asbury Theological Seminary. He has been a member of the chapter council of the Kentucky WCA since its founding and was recently appointed to the Global Council of the Wesleyan Covenant Association. Matt is passionate about Methodist renewal, intentional discipleship, serving the broken, and seeing people come to the Lord. Matt lives in Burlington, Ky with his wife and college sweetheart Carolyn who is a licensed counselor with a Christ-centered addiction care organization.
About 412 Methodist
Why 412? 412 refers to 1 Timothy 4:12 as you may have guessed. I am absolutely committed to the belief that the church needs the voices of young clergy and laity alike. My prayer for this site is that it will be a platform for that.