Matthew Barnett

Matthew Barnett is co-founder of the Los Angeles Dream Center and senior pastor of Angelus Temple. The Los Angeles Dream Center is a faith-based non-profit dedicated to transforming the lives of individuals and families in Los Angeles through residential and outreach programs.

Homeless encampments line the streets in Oakland, California

Opinion

April 13, 2024

Homeless people need more than a house. They need something money can't buy

Homelessness means a lot more than a crisis of those who lack a house. Its foundation is rooted in many different problems, all of which need to be addressed so they can move forward.

Father hands money to daughter

Opinion

November 28, 2023

A remarkably powerful antidote to this season's consumerism

Giving Tuesday stands as a beacon of hope in a season when the material world seems to reign supreme.

Homeless on the streets of Los Angeles, California on February 16, 2022.

Opinion

July 23, 2023

Faith can move mountains and topple LA’s homelessness crisis

Faith can move mountains and it's exactly what we need to topple LA’s homelessness crisis. The problem isn't just a lack of housing. We need to repair wounded souls.

Vincent Digaetano, 52, paints pictures outside his tent, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) disease pandemic continues, on Venice Beach in Los Angeles, California, U.S., April 14, 2021. Picture taken April 14, 2021. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

Opinion

September 26, 2021

Matthew Barnett: What motivates us to stay and serve COVID-ravaged Los Angeles

The pandemic has hit the city of Los Angeles in unprecedented ways, the battle being waged on two fronts: the loss of lives through the virus and the loss of livelihoods.