The St. marks Team
The staff and leadership here at St. Marks UMC is comprised of men and women who love, care, and pray for every single person in the church. If you have any questions for any of our staff, feel free to reach out and email them or call our church office to speak with them. You can contact the church office here.
Staff & Leadership
Mark Hollinger, Senior Pastor
Rev. Mark Hollinger has been the senior pastor of St. Marks United Methodist Church since July 1, 2011. Mark and his wife Kathy were born in Lima and graduated from Lima Senior H.S. Rev. Mark also received a Pharmacy Degree from Ohio Northern University. In 1997 He felt a strong call to be in Ministry. Rev. Mark served at the Pandora and Riley Creek United Methodist Churches for nine years.
Rev. Mark is active in many areas of ministry. He has been on 10 mission trips. He has organized and counseled youth camps and has served on several Emmaus and Chrysalis teams.
Dave Charles, Associate Pastor
Dave joined the St. Marks staff in 1999. He started here as the Children's Education
Coordinator and later became the Youth Pastor and Outreach Pastor. He is currently appointed at St. Marks as our Associate Pastor where he has the opportunity to preach, provide pastoral care and still oversee the youth and outreach of our church.
Dave and his wife Heidi have three boys Loren, Avery and Henry.
Willie Fultz, Director of Worship & Music
Willie has recently come to us from Old Fort, OH. After serving there as the Family Life Director for 6 years, has had felt a calling to pursue a life in leading worship.
Together with his family (a lovely wife and four kids), they have a passion for reaching those who do not know Jesus. If you would like to know more, just ask!
Michelle Shiparski, Children & Family Pastor
Michelle joined the staff in 2006 after serving as a Children's Ministry volunteer for 10 years. She is passionate about training, equipping and resourcing families to live out their faith in their homes, the church and in the community!
Michelle has been a member of St. Marks since 1988. She and her husband Steve were married in St. Marks, and they have three adult children, Blake, Madison, and Zoe.
