Sr. High Pastor - Mark Warder

Mark is Wooddale’s senior high pastor. He ministers to students and families in 10th-12th grade. Mark has a desire to see this generation live passionately for Jesus Christ. He has been involved in high school ministry for almost 20 years.

Mark grew up in Minnesota and graduated from Burnsville High School and the University of St. Thomas. He was a multi-sport athlete in football, hockey and track and field. Mark taught at Eastview High School in Apple Valley for three years where he met his wife, Kelli who was the dance teacher. They were married in 2002 and moved to La Paz, Bolivia to teach at the American Embassy School. In 2004, God brought them to Panama City, Panama, where Mark served as the youth pastor at a bilingual church near the Panama Canal for five years.

Mark’s calling and passion is to teach and lead teenagers to share the message of Jesus to the ends of the earth and glorify God in all that they do.

Mark holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Health and Wellness and Physical Education from the University of St. Thomas. He is currently finishing his Masters of Divinity from Rockbridge Seminary in Springfield, MO. Mark and Kelli have two kids, Lia and Will. Mark enjoys hanging out with his family, track and field and the NFL.