Matt Walmsley has been named the winner of a search to find a theologian.

He is the son of the Reverend Derek Walmsley, Vicar of St Mark’s, Utley, Keighley, where Matt was a member of the youth group. He is now on the leadership team of Christian charity, Agape UK.

As a result of success in The Rising Theologian competition, by the London School of Theology (LST) in partnership with the Evangelical Alliance and Christianity magazine, Matt won the prize of a fully-funded MA in Theology from LST worth around £20,000.