Mark Narankevicius, Jr. is the pastor of Darby Community Church, a Reformed Baptist church in Dade City, FL. He was ordained to the pastoral ministry in 2014, became the teaching pastor in 2018, and was asked by the church to serve as the lead pastor in 2025.
Mark has been involved in Christian ministry since he was seventeen years old and served for several years as a Volunteer Chaplain at the Pasco Juvenile Detention Center. He guest lectures in systematic theology, hermeneutics, philosophy of religion, and church history for the Christian Leadership Development program affiliated with Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He also serves as an Adjunct Instructor of Religion at Pasco-Hernando State College and teaches theology and the humanities at Darby Christian Academy, where he serves as Headmaster.
Education
M.Div. Great Commission Studies, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Certificate in Christian Apologetics, Biola University