Rev. Mat Shea has been married to his wife Dawn since 1992.   They have four children: Jared, Allison, Tyler, and Elizabeth.  Mat has been in full time ministry since 1993.   His years of ministry have been as a Youth Pastor at three different churches (Caro Church of the Nazarene, East Flint Church of the Nazarene, Midland Community Church of the Nazarene.   God began calling Mat to a new ministry in the summer of 2001.   Following the Lord's leading, and looking for confirmation, he and his wife attended an Assessment Center in Albuquerque New Mexico, in November 2002; and shortly after received approval to proceed with planting a church in Freeland.