Matt Chandler’s salary as the lead pastor of The Village Church could be around $66,377 per year, he has recently taken a leave of absence from his position recently.
Matt Chandler is a southern baptist and pastor, he is the lead pastor at The Village Church in Flower Mound, Texas. Chandler is also the president of Acts 29 Network, a network of church planting churches helping establish new congregations around the United States and the world.
Chandler got his first job as a janitor at Pine Drive Christian School in Dickinson, Texas but when he was asked to speak in front of the crowd at high school, he was offered a position of junior minister thus starting his career in religion.
During his college days he led the Bible study group which grew from a few hundred attendants to a few thousand, he was hired at Beltway Park Baptist Church after completing his studies.
Matt was then offered a position at The Village Church then known as Highland Village First Baptist Church in the year 2002. At the time of starting his job, the church had only around 160 attendees which have grown to over 14,000 in two decades now.
Let us learn more about Matt Chandler’s salary and take a closer look at his TikTok Controversy.
What Is Matt Chandler Salary At The Village Church?
Matt Chandler’s salary at The Village Church could be around $66,377 per year.
However, the amount is just the average salary of lead pastors in the Texas area as estimated by PayScale.
Chandler has never revealed his actual salary on the web yet, The Village Church has also not revealed the salaries of its employees on its website.
Although Matt has not revealed anything about his net worth, we can estimate his net worth to be around $1 million as of 2022. He appears to have a very good lifestyle as his Instagram account is filled with images from fancy restaurants and places.
Chandler has been working for the past three decades, he has held some high positions in his career and those positions definitely come with big paychecks.
Matt Chandler TikTok Controversy Explained
Matt Chandler has recently been engulfed in a controversy.
Chandler sparked controversy after he revealed that he had been messaging a female online.
According to Christianity Today, Matt confessed to having an ‘inappropriate relationship’ with a woman online and has now stepped aside from his position. He has taken an indefinite leave of absence from teaching and preaching.
The pastor clarified the conversation was not romantic and was known by his wife and the woman’s husband but he felt a person in his position should not be having such conversations and came forward with his confession.
Although the exact conversation exchanged between the two has not come to the surface, people on social media have expressed plenty of opinions on the matter.
The pastor and the woman are said to have met at the lobby of the Village Church. Further information about the woman has not been revealed to the general public due to the sensitive matter of the case.
Since stepping aside from his position, Chandler has been called out by several Twitter users. One Twitter user wrote, “Matt Chandler is in some kind of scandal once every two yrs. At one point is “grace” just enabling arrogance and spiritual immaturity.”
Matt Chandler Leave of Absence: Is He Resigning?
Matt Chandler has taken an indefinite leave of absence amid his recent controversy.
However, the information about if the pastor will resign from the position of the lead pastor at The Village Church or not is not available on the web yet.
According to Sports Keeda, Chandler opened his confession by saying “I plan on being the pastor here for another 20 years, but I do need to loop you in on some things, OK?” hinting the pastor might not have plans of quitting anytime soon.
With the raging public opinions in regards to his controversy and stepping aside from his position for a while, Chandler has not spoken anything publicly yet. The Village Church has also not released any statements regarding the matter.