• Introducing Our Ministers •
The Rev. Mark D. Pendleton
A Purveyor of Hope
T
he Rev. Mark D. Pendleton finds his greatest satisfaction as a minister
of the New Church in seeing people touched by the truths of the New
Church, in witnessing them making changes in their lives for the better, and
in helping to inspire a sense of hope in the Lord. An emphasis on the “fully
hopeful” message of the New Church is something he feels is a main part of
his job.
Mark was raised in Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania, as the son of the Rev.
Dandridge (Dan) and Anna Pendleton. He was educated in the Church’s school
system from pre-kindergarten through two years at Bryn Athyn College of the
New Church. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Physical Therapy
from Temple University, and practiced for three years as a licensed physical
therapist before entering Theological School.
During his junior and senior years at the Academy of the New Chu