Matt Hedrick is the Senior Pastor of Bethany Church in Bloomington, Minnesota and the Founder and Facilitator of the U40 Network. Originally from Canada, Matt moved to the Twin Cities area in 1992 to study at Bethany College of Missions. Following a year of ministry in Eastern Europe, he studied at Bethel Seminary in St. Paul where he earned his M.A. in Christian Thought. In 2000, he began serving as Associate Pastor at Bethany Church and became Senior Pastor three years later. Matt is married to Noemi and they have two children, a daughter named Adriah and a son named Leyton.