About Matthew Ball

Matthew Ball is a fourth-generation Apostolic minister who has been preaching since he was a teenager. He was born into a missions family. His grandparents, James and Grace Ball, were missionaries to Colombia, Cuba, and Puerto Rico, and founding bishop of the Assemblies of the Lord Jesus Christ. Matthew’s father, David E. Ball, was born on the mission field in Colombia.

Matthew’s early years of ministry were spent in a home missions church founded by his parents, David and Kathy Ball, in 1979 in Carmel, Indiana. As a teenager, he traveled across the United States as an evangelist while attending Indiana University. He met Jamie Fielden at a camp meeting in 1988. She was from Bishop Billy McCool’s church in Knoxville, Tennessee. Matthew and Jamie were married in 1989 and traveled the country for several years as evangelists for the Assemblies of the Lord Jesus Christ Evangelist Department.

Upon his father’s death in 1997, Matthew and Jamie returned to Carmel to assume the pastorate of Faith Apostolic Church in Carmel, Indiana. He is currently the senior pastor and resides with Jamie and their children.

He has served in many capacities in the Assemblies of the Lord Jesus Christ, including Indiana District Presbyter, Indiana District Secretary, National Home Bible Study Director, National Home Missions Director, Asia-Pacific Regional Field Supervisor, and currently, World Missions Director.
Matthew’s passion for God’s Word is contagious.

He is the author of Disciples Indeed small group Bible study, the God’s Plan for Man home Bible study, and other study books and resources. He and Jamie are frequent speakers at camp meetings, conferences, training seminars, and retreats in the United States and overseas.