Mark Kuiper

Mark was born in Australia, but moved to the US as a child and grew up in the south where his father pastored churches in Mississippi, Georgia, Tennessee, and Colorado. Mark married Tammy in 1985 and their adventures have moved them across state lines many more times. 

Before being called into full-time ministry, Mark worked in sales, marketing, and management. He graduated from Covenant Seminary in 1993 and was ordained at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Charlottesville, VA, in November of 1996. Leaving youth ministry, he went on to plant a church in Pasadena, CA, and then served as a senior pastor in Tupelo, MS, and St. Louis, MO, before church planting in Grove, OK. 

When not working, you will find Mark cycling, hiking with his wife, fishing on a river, hunting, or playing cards with family and friends. Tammy has served alongside Mark, loving and serving both her family and church families, as well as enjoying reading and anything active. Mark and Tammy have three children and one top-tier grandson.