PASTOR

OUR PASTOR

REV. DR. MARK K. KEARSE, PASTOR

CORNERSTONE BAPTIST CHURCH, YORK, PA

 

A native of York, Pennsylvania, Rev. Dr. Mark K. Kearse accepted the call to preach at the age of 24. He was licensed at the Shiloh Baptist Church, York, PA, in 1995, and ordained by Dr. William H. Curtis, Pastor of Mt. Ararat Baptist Church of Pittsburgh, PA, in June of 2001.

Dr. Kearse received a Bachelor of Science degree from York College of Pennsylvania in May of 2005 with honors. He received a Master of Divinity degree from Lancaster Theological Seminary in 2008 and was awarded the seminary’s prestigious Presidential Scholar award in his freshman year. As a seminary intern, Dr. Kearse served as the Director of Ministries at the United Baptist Church of Baltimore, Maryland, under the leadership of Dr. Carl J. Solomon from 2006 to 2009. Dr. Kearse received a Doctor of Ministry degree in Transformational Leadership from Ashland Theological Seminary, Ashland, Ohio in 2021.

In August of 2009, Dr. Kearse answered the call of God to birth the Cornerstone Baptist Church. Initial services, “Sunday Night Fire” began on Sunday evening, September 13, 2009, at the Yorktowne Hotel Ballroom with Bible Study held every Wednesday. Within seven weeks, God blessed Pastor Kearse and the Cornerstone congregation with a nesting opportunity with a local church. The Cornerstone Baptist Church currently worships every Sunday at 11:30 a.m. at 629 S. Pershing Ave., York, PA, and has grown in membership from 10 to currently over 400. Dr. Kearse is also the co-founder of the Cornerstone Youth Home of York, Pennsylvania.

Pastor Kearse is a leader and pillar in the York community. As a Pastor, Scholar, and Civic Leader, Pastor Kearse seeks to invest in and serve the York Community as a humble vessel for the Kingdom of God. He is the recipient of the Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., “Civic-Pillar of Faith” award and the Social Friendship Lodge No. 42 Free and Accepted Prince Hall Masons of York, “Community Service” award. Dr. Kearse is a proud member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.

Pastor Kearse is married to the former Vlonda Deneen Farr, and they are the proud parents of one son, Garrison Quinn.