Bro. Matt Thornton has served as pastor of NBBC since April of 2013. Previously, he served as Associate Pastor for over four years, helping the church in multiple capacities. Bro. Matt is a hometown product having graduated from Bryant High School in 2000. He earned his Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Central Arkansas in 2004. When Bro. Matt surrendered to preach in 2007, he began attending the Missionary Baptist Seminary in Little Rock. He completed his Master’s degree in Bible Languages in 2011 and earned his Doctorate in Bible Languages in 2020. Along with pastoring NBBC, Bro. Matt is also a professor at the Missionary Baptist Seminary where his classes include Greek and Apologetics. Bro. Matt was saved and scripturally immersed when he was seven years old. He and his wife, Allison, were married in 2003. They are thankful and blessed to have two wonderful children, Landon and Avery.
