Pastor of Congregational Life
(Senior Pastor)
Pastor Mark joined with us in ministry in 2004. Previously, he had served for over thirty years in various parishes in Wisconsin and Michigan. His three decades of ministry has involved work with persons in recovery from chemical addiction, adult singles, married couples, refugee resettlement, and victims of domestic violence.
Pastor Mark is a graduate of Concordia College (Moorhead, MN) and Luther Theological Seminary (St. Paul). He is a retired martial artist, having achieved fourth degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do. He enjoys reading, writing, canoeing, exercising and traveling with Shirley, his wife.
He is the author of Victory of Faith and a writer for CSS Publishing's pastoral journal Emphasis. He also is doing collaborative work with novelist Joan Bauer. Throughout the years he has contributed articles to a variety of national magazines and journals.
Shirley, a retired nurse, has a small craft business, From the Heart, creating delightful greeting cards and popular pins to wear. Their married children are Jeff (and Kristin) in West Allis, WI and Jennifer (and Sean Fredrick) in Bolingbrook, IL. He is the proud grandfather of Maddie, Andy and Collin.