Learning models greatly determine the success of learning, including students' interest in learning. This research aims to determine the effect of implementing the Make A Match learning model on interest in studying Christian Religious Education and Characteristics of class XI students at SMA Negeri 1 Pagaran, North Tapanuli Regency for the 2023/2024 academic year. The method used in this research is a quantitative method, a type of pre-experimental approach with a "One Group Pretest-Posttest Design" design. The population was all 200 students of class XI SMA Negeri 1 Pagaran who were Christians and a sample of 35 people was determined, namely class Data analysis uses the paired sample t-test formula. After conducting a pretest and posttest on the sample, the results of data analysis showed that the tcount > ttable value was 21.333 > 1.691. So H1 is accepted and H0 is rejected. Based on the results of this research, it is known that by using the Make A Match learning model students' interest in learning can increase, this can be seen from the average score of 87.74 to 103 with a difference of 15.26. Thus, the researchers concluded that there was a positive and significant influence of implementing the Make A Match learning model on interest in studying Christian Religious Education and Character in Class
