Dr. Mark Lehman
District Superintendent
Mark grew up in Anaheim, CA and attended Anaheim First Church of the Nazarene with his family. Following graduation from high school in 1980 he attended Point Loma Nazarene University and graduated in 1984 with a B.A. in Biblical Literature. He completed a M.A in Theology from PLNU and served as youth pastor at his home church in Anaheim before attending Nazarene Theological Seminary in Kansas City, MO. While a student at NTS, Mark met his wife Debi in Sunday school at Kansas City First Church of the Nazarene and were married on June 25, 1988 in Debi’s hometown of Mount Vernon, OH. Mark graduated from NTS in 1989 with a Master of Divinity.
Mark’s first assignment after seminary was in Grandview, WA where he served as Youth Pastor from January 1989 through June 1995. He was called to be the senior pastor at the Sutter Creek Church of the Nazarene in June 1995. As pastor in Sutter Creek, Mark served in various ministry and leadership roles in the church and community as well as completing a Doctor of Ministry degree from Azusa Pacific University. After 25 years at Sutter Creek, Mark was appointed to be the District Superintendent for the Southwest Oklahoma District in June 2020 and served there until his election to his current assignment in 2023.
Mark and Debi are blessed to have three daughters and one son-in-law: Erin, Emily and her husband Evan Walsh, and Abby. They are especially excited about their granddaughter Eliana Carolyn Walsh who has brought a new level of joy to their lives. Mark loves spending time in the outdoors hiking and backpacking but loves being with his family most of all.
Mark’s first assignment after seminary was in Grandview, WA where he served as Youth Pastor from January 1989 through June 1995. He was called to be the senior pastor at the Sutter Creek Church of the Nazarene in June 1995. As pastor in Sutter Creek, Mark served in various ministry and leadership roles in the church and community as well as completing a Doctor of Ministry degree from Azusa Pacific University. After 25 years at Sutter Creek, Mark was appointed to be the District Superintendent for the Southwest Oklahoma District in June 2020 and served there until his election to his current assignment in 2023.
Mark and Debi are blessed to have three daughters and one son-in-law: Erin, Emily and her husband Evan Walsh, and Abby. They are especially excited about their granddaughter Eliana Carolyn Walsh who has brought a new level of joy to their lives. Mark loves spending time in the outdoors hiking and backpacking but loves being with his family most of all.
