The Reverend Dr. Matthew Owen Williams, (Matt) was medically retired from the Army in 2013.

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Matt has chronic pain and lives with the effects of PTSD and Moral Injury. As a Singer Songwriter, Matt is working through his own pain while encouraging and inspiring others to actually ‘BE’ all that they want to be. 

 

“In a world of Virtual Reality, Virtual Friends and Virtual Connection, I had a simple Idea. I would travel around America singing songs and talking to the folks I went to Afghanistan and Iraq with. So many people liked it that I just kept singing, talking and playing that guitar. I want to provide face-to-face encouragement. I want to be real in a world of fake and edited. As a Veteran so much about life is surreal.  The songs I sing and writer are about me and my experience: happy, sad, angry –all of It. I realized that I cannot travel all of the time, so Vet Church was born. Partnering with many people around America we are doing all that we are able to --empowering others to do something  positive about PTSD and Moral Injury.” –Matt Williams

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Vet Church was born out of the necessity for something real. Vet Church has gone on to help other Churches establish Veterans Fellowships. 

 

            

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