Mark Penfold was appointed by the Charis Fellowship Council to serve as the Chaplain Ministries’ Endorser in summer 2017.
He entered military service as a Chaplain Candidate in the Army Reserve in 1986 while he was still a student at Grace Theological Seminary. After graduating from seminary and receiving his ordination at the Winona Lake Grace Brethren Church (WLGBC), he served as a Chaplain in the Army Reserve in three different assignments (1988-1995) while serving on the pastoral staff at WLGBC and at Grace Seminary.