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Pastor Mark A. Pritchett was born and raised in
Greensboro, North Carolina. He is a 1983 graduate of James B. Dudley High
School. Mark served in the US Army from November 1983 through November 1987 as
an Air Traffic Controller. He distinguished himself graduating second in his
class in Air Traffic Control School at Fort Rucker, Alabama, and by obtaining
two ratings and rank of E-5 before completing his four years of military
service. Mark left the military in November 1987. He then moved to Greenville,
South Carolina where he enrolled in Bob Jones University for ministry
preparation.
After three semesters at Bob Jones University, God
moved Mark to Shelby, North Carolina in August 1990. Mark accepted a position on
the staff of Ambassador Baptist College as a men’s dorm supervisor.
He completed
his bachelor’s degree in Pastoral Studies in May 1993, and received a
promotion as the assistant Dean of Men and as the assistant to the Dean of
Students until May 1997. |
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Pastor Mark A. Pritchett |
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Mark served as pastor of Berean
Baptist Church from June 1993 to June 2006. He has been a very active member of
the community serving in the following capacities: CPR/FIRST AIR Instructor for
the American Red Cross, EMT with Shelby Rescue Squad for four years, Substitute
Teacher for several schools, Bus Driver for Shelby City Schools, High-Risk and
At-risk Intervention worker for a private company as well as Pathways in
Cleveland and Gaston County Schools, Student Services Management Team worker for
Shelby High School from 2001-2003, Head Coach for JV Boys’ Basketball Team and
for Girls’ Volleyball Team at Shelby High School for 2002-2003, Assistant Coach
for Shelby High Varsity Boys since 2001. He is currently the director of C-STOP
(Community Short Term Opportunity Program) which serves the population of
students who have been suspended from school from 3-10 days as well as
administrator for the Phoenix Program which is a program for students who have
been suspended for 365 days.
Pastor Pritchett has been married to Cynthia
Martin since 1991, and they have one son, Justin. |
