s5astor Mathew Bartlett

Our Senior Minister

“I became a Christian in Sharon Church in 1991 and have worshipped there ever since. I served as Sunday School Leader, Elder and Assistant Pastor for a number of years before becoming Senior Pastor in January 2007. My ministry is chiefly that of expository Bible preaching and teaching. The greatest joy in my ministry is to see people come to know Christ as their personal Saviour and watching them grow to love and serve him.”

Mathew has have lived all his life in Pontypool and was a pupil at Trevethin and Croesyceiliog Comprehensive Schools. After graduating from Cardiff University, he joined Torfaen County Borough Council before leaving to begin full-time ministry in 1999. He is a member of the British New Testament Society, with an MA in Biblical Studies from Chester University. He researches Graeco-Roman Rhetoric in Luke-Acts at Roehampton University, London (PhD part funded by the Saint Luke’s Foundation and Tyndale House). He is also pastor of Hope Baptist Church, Crosskeys and works to support several churches across Gwent.

Mathew is well known as a Christian author, having published more than 50 books and tracts on the Christian faith. These have sold many thousands across the globe. His author website has attracted more than a million visitors. Mathew is 48 years old and has been married to Danielle for 15 years. They have one daughter – Elen.