Rick Warren is a pioneer of the megachurch movement and a best-selling author

Rick Warren is a pioneer of the megachurch movement and a best-selling author

(CNN) -- The youngest son of Pastor Rick Warren has committed suicide, according to a family statement released Saturday. Matthew Warren, 27, took his life following a lifelong battle with mental illness, Warren and his wife, Kay, said in the statement.

(CNN) -- The youngest son of Pastor Rick Warren has committed suicide, according to a family statement released Saturday. Matthew Warren, 27, took his life following a lifelong battle with mental illness, Warren and his wife, Kay, said in the statement.

LAKE FOREST, Calif. (KTLA) -- The youngest son of a Southern California super church's pastor committed suicide, according to a statement released by the pastor and his church. KTLA 5's Doug Kolk reports.

Pastor Rick Warrren's son used a gun to take his own life this according to the Orange County Coroner's office. According to officials 27-year-old…

Matthew Warren, the son of the megachurch pioneer and best-selling writer, Rick Warren, committed suicide on Apr. 6.