Mark serves as the Lead Pastor at First Church DeLand, where he has served in various roles since 2009. He first worked as the Youth Director in DeLand, then he moved into the Assistant Pastor role, and then he became the Lead Pastor. Mark and his wife, Mae, have been married since 2005, and they have two wonderful teenage daughters. Mark received his Master of Divinity from Regent University. He is passionate about sharing the hope and victory that we find in the name of Jesus. Mark enjoys traveling with his family, seeing and experiencing new cultures, and all sorts of sports. He plays golf, football, soccer, basketball, racquetball, pickle ball, and anything else with a ball or a puck. He is also a huge fan of his Minnesota sports teams (having grown up there), Florida sports teams, and a fan of the Gators and Knights.