Pastor Bio:

Pastor Mark Harder was born in Manitoba, Canada. While there he graduated from Briecrest Bible College and spend the next six years working with Youth for Christ in his home town.

He came to the U. S. in 1990 to study at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School where he earned his master of Youth Ministry degree.

He then spend the next 30 years pastoring in the Evangelical Covenant Church, a majority of those years in the Midwest.

He has four boys, two of which are married and a new granddaughter born in July of 2023 who he loves spending his Mondays with those Mondays are called Mondays with Junia! Pastor Mark enjoys spending time with the rest of his family who live nearby, reading and listening to Christian music. He loves a good round of golf and is beginning to enjoy the game of pickle ball.

Pastor Mark was installed in the Congregational Church on Sunday, October 22, 2023. Pastor Mark is looking forward to his ministry in the Illinois Valley area.

God Bless

Pastor Mark