Pastor Mark grew up in Southern California and during college, worked as

a bartender for a famous mouse in Anaheim. He holds degrees from

Concordia University Irvine, Trinity Law School, and Concordia Theological

Seminary.

Before coming to Epiphany in 2006, Pastor Mark was the Senior Pastor of

Zion Lutheran Church and Schools in Anaheim, just 3 miles away from that

famous mouse’s house. For 19 years, he served as a fire department

chaplain in Anaheim and Chandler.

Pastor Mark loves Arizona and has no plans to ever leave this beautiful

state. He is married to Alison, and they have two young adults, David and

Caroline. Pastor Mark is a firearms enthusiast and has two Beagles from

the Ozarks of Missouri.

Sharing Christ, Changing Lives

For God so loved the world he gave his only begotten son, so that everyone who believes in him may not die but have eternal life.