Keeping the Ten Commandments in the spirit of God's law as Christ taught will produce the fruit of the Holy Spirit in a person's life. Utilizing God's Spirit will strengthen a person to keep the Ten Commandments in the spirit and will enable him to produce the fruit of righteousness - love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, meekness, faithfulness and self-control.

Mark Welch

Pastor, United Church of God

Mark graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree, Theology major, from Ambassador College, Pasadena, CA in 1978.  He married Barbara Lemke in October of 1978 and they have two grown children, Jaime and Matthew.  Mark was ordained in 1985 and hired into the full-time ministry in 1989.  Mark is the coordinator for United’s Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Services and his wife, Barbara, is an interpreter for the Deaf.