Speaker, author and songwriter, Matt McChlery, was born in Zimbabwe.
In early 2016 Matt was diagnosed with cancer (non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma) so took some time out of performing and recording. However he continued to write his blog and chronicled his journey whilst battling the disease which has since become a source of insight and inspiration for thousands of people around the world. Later that year, shortly after finding out that he is now in full remission, his blog achieved ‘Finalist’ position in the Premier Digital Awards in the ‘Most Inspiring Leadership Blog’ category. He has written a memoir about this experience and ‘Standing in the Storm: Living life with faith and cancer’ published by Instant Apostle in May 2022.
Matt has also written other books including: ‘Songcraft: Exploring the Art of Christian Songwriting’, ‘All Things New: Stories of Transformed Lives’ and 'The Prison Letters: A 40-day devotional for Lent' and often is invited to speak about these at various events.
Matt lives with his wife Verity and their three children in the UK. He is an Overseer (Elder) at his local church, The King’s Church, Wisbech, where he preaches, leads worship and is working on the strategic development of the church.
