Rev. Matthew Ryan Black, age 38 of Pineville, Kentucky, passed away suddenly from this life into his heavenly home on Friday, March 18, 2022 at Pineville Community Health Center.

He was born on September 16, 1983 in Somerset, Kentucky, the son of Donald and Patty Love Black.

He was the Dean of Institutional Advancement at Clear Creek Baptist Bible College. He attended First Baptist Church in Barbourville and was a former Pastor of Immanuel Baptist church in Wilmington, Ohio from 2012-2018. He was a graduate of Southwestern Class of 2001 and a graduate of Clear Creek Baptist Bible College class of 2012. He had achieved his Master’s Degree in Christian Studies from the University of the Cumberlands in 2018.

This fundraiser has been established to help Matt’s wife, Ruth, and their young son, James, knowing financial needs will arise. Please keep Matt’s family in your prayers.