Pastor Marcus with wife Pat

A former consultant with the Department of Employment, Marcus was called to be a pastor of the Apostolic Church in 1995. His first position was in the Apostolic Church in Tain (north Scotland) before he crossed the Irish Sea to Northern Ireland. Today he pastors two churches – the Bridge Community Church in Lurgan and Portadown Apostolic Church.

It’s often said, “Behind every good man is a good woman”. Well Marcus’ “good woman” is his English wife Pat who works as a part-time family worker for a Christian charity as well as supporting Marcus in the church. She is also the National Woman’s Leader in the Apostolic Church UK.

Marcus and Pat have three daughters, Elspeth, Joanna and Angharad.
Elspeth lives in Kent and is married to Josh, an American youth pastor at the Ark church in Dover. Joanna is at Warwick University studying Early Child Development and Angharad is finishing her A Levels at Lisburn Institute and is hoping to spend her gap year working as a nanny in Italy.

Marcus has a heart for people and for overseas missions. This is reflected in his preaching and serving within the community at large. If you would like him to visit you, please give him a call, drop him an e-mail or come to the church.

Outside the church, Marcus is heavily involved in the planning of the forthcoming visit of international evangelist Franklin Graham who comes to Northern Ireland in March 2008. Marcus is leading the prayer programme in readiness for the event.

And what does he do in his spare time? You’ll frequently find Marcus at Belfast’s Odyssey Arena in Belfast cheering on the Belfast Giants. Find out more.