ADVENT CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF THE HIGHLANDS  

Meet Our Pastor

The Rev. Dr. Mark D. Woolfington

After graduating  in 1993 with a Bachelor's Degree in Christian Studies and Sociology, Pastor Mark attended Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he received a Master of Divinity in 1996. Pastor Mark completed his Doctorate of Ministry in 2007 at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, CA.

Pastor Mark's first full-time pastorate was the First Advent Christian Church of Tustin, California.  Pastor Mark led this historic congregation for 7 years before returning to the Chicago area in the fall of 2003. 

The Lord has blessed Pastor Mark and Kathy with two sons, Joshua and Jacob,

 Pastor Mark began his ministry at the Church of the Highlands in October of 2003.  He has previously served congregations in Texas and California.  Pastor Mark was born in near-by Palatine, IL, where he graduated from Palatine High School in 1989.  He attended Aurora University, where he met his wife, Kathy, of Ballwin, MO.