New Pastor for Sullivan First Baptist Church
Photo by Ellen Ferrera
Pictured is Rev. Mark Bjornbak with wife Lucy.
•November 13, 2019•
By Ellen Ferrera
for the News Progress
Reverend Mark Bjornbak has been selected to serve the congregation of Sullivan’s First Baptist Church where he delivered his first sermon on October 3.
He grew up in Michigan and has been a church member his entire life. Of his early life he recalls, “My family had a business I could have entered but I knew from the age of 14 that the Lord had called me to the ministry.”
Bjornbak received his BA in Human Relations and Fine Arts from Judson University in Elgin, IL. It was there that he met his future wife, Lucy Lane, from Sullivan. He majored in human relations because he wanted to know about working with people before entering seminary.
After completing his Masters in Divinity at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY Pastor Bjornbak began his service at Calvary Baptist Church in Elgin as the Sunday School Director and Youth Leader.