Mark was born in Appalachia, Virginia
in 1955. In 1959, Mark moved to Orlando with his parents
Hubert and Louise Clark. His family made First Christian
Church, Orlando their church home from that time
forward. It was there that Mark was introduced to Lake
Aurora, and beginning in 1967 he became a regular face
at summer camp. As a long term "Transplant" Mark saw
many changes in FL before he graduated from Boone High
School and headed to Johnson Bible College. In 1976, as
a student at JBC, Mark was on summer staff as the craft
director at LACC. Upon graduating from JBC, he has
ministered in KY, IL, FL, GA, CO, and IN. He has served
as Youth Minister, Associate Minister, Preaching
Minister, Children’s Minister, and Minister of
Discipleship. Mark has been active in every camp area in
which he has ministered. While serving as Youth Minister
at Westside Christian Church in Bradenton, Mark
participated at Lake Aurora as faculty, dean, member of
the camp committee, and helped develop the Big MAC
program.
Mark has been married to Deborah
since 1979. They are best friends, husband & wife,
parents, partners in ministry, and traveling companions.
They have three children. Stephanie, and her husband
Kyle Nelson, are JBC grads and minister in Terre Haute,
IN. Jonathan is a senior finance major at Indiana State
University. Joy is a second year radiography student at
St. Vincent’s Hospital, Indianapolis. All three children
are actively involved in their own areas of
ministry—music, worship, technology, and teaching.
In coming to Lake Aurora, Mark is
concluding a ministry of ten and a half years with Park
Chapel Christian Church in Greenfield, IN. Mark has
served as Children’s Minister and Minister of
Discipleship & Adult Education and handled many of the
administrative duties as the church has grown from a
Sunday morning attendance average of 300 to more than
1,200 per week. He has been active in many community
organizations including Rotary and the Chamber of
Commerce.
Mark and Deborah are excited about
the opportunity to minister to the children and churches
of Central Florida through Lake Aurora ministry . They
look forward to getting to know you and partnering with
you in the awesome joy of communicating Jesus Christ to
this region. Mark is anxious to visit with you and your
congregation soon.
