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
Dan Metzger, Senior Pastor
Pastor Dan Metzger was born and raised on a farm just east of Findlay. He grew up going to West Independence UMC, where he accepted Christ at a young age. After graduating from Arcadia High school in 2001, he studied History at Bluffton
University,
where he met his wife, Holly.
Upon graduation from Bluffton,
Dan and Holly were married and went to Asbury Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky
where he received his Masters of Divinity.
Dan has served as the pastor of Van
Buren UMC, resident pastor at Anderson Hills UMC, lead pastor at Lewis Center
UMC, and lead pastor at Epiphany UMC. He is passionate about
preaching, developing
relationships, and helping people to discover their own story of life
change through a relationship with Jesus Christ.
Dan
and Holly are the parents to three daughters: Adelyn, Renee, and Emilia.
Dave Charles, Associate Pastor
Pastor Dave was born and raised in Akron, Ohio. He is a graduate of Religious Studies and Biblical Literature from the University of Findlay and is currently in Course of Study at The Methodist Theological Seminary of Ohio located in Deleware, Ohio.
He 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.
Curynn Dewitt, Children & Family Pastor
Curynn joined our ministry staff in 2020. She is passionate about children and families encountering Jesus. Training, equipping and resourcing families to live out their faith in their homes, the church and in the community is Curynn's calling!
Curynn has been a member of St. Marks since 2016. She and her husband Travis were married in St. Marks, and they have two children, Asher and Declan.
