Pastor Mark was born and raised in Apex, NC. He grew up attending Salem Baptist
Church in Apex. He graduated from Apex High School in 1986.

Upon graduating he joined the Navy Reserve and attended Campbell University. He
transferred to Appalachian State and graduated in 1990. After college he was in law
school. While attending law school at Campbell, Pastor Mark was called to active duty in
the Navy and the direction of his life began to change. He enrolled in a Master’s Degree
program at Appalachian after getting out of the Navy. It was during his Master’s program
that Mark committed his life to Jesus Christ under the preaching ministry of Mt. Vernon
Baptist Church in Boone. Soon after being saved two big things happened in his life.
First, he met his wife, Michele, and second, he felt called to attend seminary. It was
during seminary that Mark received the call of God to pastor. Since then he has pastored
four churches.

Pastor Mark and Michele have six children... Charlie (wife Olivia) Emma (husband
Gideon) Noah, Denisa, Denisse, and Denica. They also have two grandchildren, Ella and
Laurence.

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Pastor Mark began his ministry at Red Bud on May 15, 2022. Other than his love for
teaching and preaching God’s Word, he enjoys living in the country, fishing, camping,
hiking, Hurricanes Hockey, mountains, beaches, spending time with his family and
convertibles.

 

He also enjoys meeting new people and would love for you to come meet him one Sunday at Red Bud! He can be reached thru email at pastormark224@gmail.com.