by Ron Hamilton, CCCC Conference Minister

Get to Know Matt and Janet Reed

Matt Reed is a member minister in the CCCC who served as the Associate Pastor at the Immanuel Church of Chelmsford, Massachusetts (2006–2009) and as the Senior Pastor of the Wakeman Congregational Church in Wakeman, Ohio (2009–2013). Matt has relocated to Canton, Ohio with his wife, Janet, and their three daughters to plant a CCCC church in that city.

Matt is now working to build relationships in the area and formulating a core group through a Sunday night gathering. He is joined in this work by a good friend, Matt Robinson, who will partner with him in the starting of this new church. His goal is to have this core group established in 2014 and take them through the Quest training to help them focus on this disciple-making ministry of church planting.

The mission statement of this new work, the Mosaic Church of Canton, is as follows: “Restoring God’s wholeness to a broken world by making disciples of Jesus through teaching, equipping and creating community.” Matt wants the church to empower people to be missional in their cultural contexts (family, work, school, etc.) by being evangelists, chaplains, and restorers to the people and the world around them. The communities of believers built through the church will be open and transparent as they share life together and develop authentic and genuine fellowship. They also sense a particular call to reach postmodern students in the four colleges and universities in the Canton area.

We encourage you to join the leaders of the CCCC church multiplication movement in praying for the Reeds. Any support for Matt and Janet Reed can be directed through the CCCC office.