Pastor Mark was born in Milwaukee, WI and raised in Brown Deer, WI. It was an encounter with an intern at his home church that was the Holy Spirit’s spark for Mark to pursue the pastoral ministry. In 1993, he was awarded a B.A. in history and Biblical languages. In 1997, he graduated with an M. Div from Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary in Mequon, WI. By God’s grace, Pastor Mark has been privileged to serve congregations in St. Paul, MN, Girard, OH, Maribel, WI and Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

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          In 1994, Pastor Mark and his wife, Marleah, a graduate of UW-Madison's school of nursing, were married. God has blessed them with 4 amazing children: Jason, Madalyn, Julia and Olivia. Pastor Mark has a passion for preaching and teaching others about the freeing power of God’s grace in Christ.

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          When he’s not engaged in pastoral ministry, Pastor Mark loves working out and attempting to play a crazy game known as golf. His greatest joy, however, is simply hanging out with his family and doing life together.

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          Pastor Mark feels incredibly privileged to be part of the family of faith at Alleluia Lutheran Church, and he is regularly expecting God to use him to bring hope and healing to hurting and searching people in Greenleaf/Wrightstown, and the surrounding region, “one soul at a time”.

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          His favorite verses: Revelation 2:10 – his Confirmation verse “Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you the crown of life.” and Romans 8:38-39 – his wedding day text “For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor future, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Jesus Christ our Lord.”

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          One of Pastor Mark's goals is getting to know the families of Alleluia through home visits. “I want to get to know each family on [their] home turf… to understand the opportunities God has placed before us as a family of faith”.