Famous Pastor and Author Rick Warren's son commits Suicide

Matthew Warren, the youngest son of Saddleback Valley Community Church pastor Rick Warren has committed suicide after a long battle with mental illness.  has committed suicide.

The Southern California church headed by popular evangelical Pastor Rick Warren announced Saturday 6th April, that Warren’s 27-year-old son took his own life Friday night after battling with mental illness for years which resulted in deep depression and suicidal thoughts.

Warren, the author of the multimillion-selling book “The Purpose Driven Life,” said in an email to church staff that he and his wife had enjoyed a fun Friday evening with their son before Matthew Warren returned home to take his life in “a momentary wave of despair.”