Anderson, Mark Allen

Collection — Container: Pastor 2

Identifier: KUMA-02-790

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Folder 1. Pastor information card with two headshot photographs attached, one black and white, one color. "Ministerial Members" information form completed by Rev. Anderson (January 5, 1990). Clipping from Crossfire/UM Review, May 29, 1987, mentioning birth of Rev. Anderson's son. Additional clipping announcing Rev. Anderson's appointment to Mullinville, Kansas (undated). "Ministers' Spouses" information form filled in by Deborah K. Anderson (November 9, 1989).

Dates

Record Keeping: 1976-1987

Creator

Anderson, Mark Allen (Person)

Biographical or Historical Information

Mark Allen Anderson was born January 17, 1954, in Herington, Kansas; his parents were James L. and Marilyn (Kuhn) Anderson. He attended Hope High School (Hope, Kansas) and then received his BA in English from Washburn University in 1976. He earned his M.Div. from Nazarene Theological Seminary in 1984, graduating magna cum laude. He was ordained deacon (1985) and elder (1991) in the Kansas West conference and served the following appointments: Enterprise-Detroit-Bethany (1984), Canton-Galva (1987), LaCrosse (1991), Mullinville (1996), leave of absence (1999), Coats-Lake City-Glendale (2004), Hill City-Bogue-Morland (2011, Tribune-Towner (2013). He withdrew from the ordained ministerial office and terminated his conference membership on Feb. 1, 2014. He married Diana Stael (born March 5, 1954) in Topeka, Kansas, in 1978. Their marriage ended in 1979. He married Deborah Anderson (born July 3, 1957) in 1981; their children were Dylan Mark (born 1984) and Drew Roy (born 1987).

Note written by Sarah St. John

Extent

1.00 folders

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

This collection contains biographical information on Mark Allen Anderson, who served as a minister in the Kansas West and Great Plains conferences from 1984 to 2014.

Arrangement Note

The four documents are kept in their original arrangement as described.

Other Descriptive Information

Information from Kansas West card file (discarded): 1984 - Enterprise-Detroit-Bethany 1985 - probation; deacon; Enterprise-Detroit-Bethany 1987 - Canton-Galva 1991 - elder; LaCrosse 1996-97 - Mullinsville 1999 - Leave of absence