Ordination Day, May 3, 2004. Matthew was ordained into the Church of the Nazarene at the Central Florida District Convention in Lakeland, FL. In preparation for this day, he had to complete 3 full years of full time service in ministry, in addition to appearing before a credential board and his religion coursework at Trevecca. It was a very special day for us, as we got to share it with Matt's whole family, Melanie's dad -Pastor Howard Hays, and a large group of our church family from Vero Beach. We are all very proud of Matt's passion for God and his dedication to the ministry. We feel it is such a priviledge to be serving as youth pastors at the Vero Beach Church and continue to look forward to where and how God leads us in the future.
