Mark A. Engel | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of the Great Lakes | |
 Bishop Engel in 2022 | |
| Church | Anglican Church in North America |
| Diocese | Great Lakes |
| In office | 2021–present |
| Predecessor | Ronald Jackson |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 8, 2014 (diaconate) November 6, 2014 (priesthood) by Roger Ames |
| Consecration | February 13, 2021 by Foley Beach |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1955 (age 67–68) |
Mark A. Engel (born 1955) is an American Anglican bishop. Since 2021, he has been the third diocesan bishop of the Anglican Diocese of the Great Lakes (ADGL) in the Anglican Church in North America.
Education and family
Engel graduated from Malone University in 1978. He received his M.Div. from Ashland Theological Seminary in 1982. He married Terri Shackelford, and they have three adult children.[1] Terri Engel and one of their children, Elisabeth Engel, are ordained deacons serving at Holy Spirit Anglican Church in Akron, Ohio.[2]
Ministry career
The Engels began ministry with the Evangelical Friends Church Eastern Region, an evangelical branch of the Quaker movement. They served in Cleveland for five years, then as church planters and missionaries in Taiwan for 10 years. Upon returning to the United States, from 1995 to 2008 Engel was senior pastor of First Friends Church of Canton, Ohio.[1]
In 2009, Engel planted a nondenominational church in Canton. In 2015, Gateway Anglican Church was received into the ADGL. He later served as assisting priest and pastor for discipleship at Holy Spirit Anglican Church in Akron. He also served as Akron area dean for the ADGL and chaired the diocese's standing committee.[3]
On November 14, 2020, Engel was elected bishop after a lengthy vacancy following the resignation and laicization of Ronald Jackson on charges of conduct unbecoming of clergy.[4][5] Engel was consecrated on February 13, 2021, by ACNA Archbishop Foley Beach, at the Old Stone Chapel in Canton.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Standing Committee Nominee Biographies". Anglican Diocese of the Great Lakes. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ↑ "Our Staff". Holy Spirit Anglican Church. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- 1 2 "Our Bishop". Anglican Diocese of the Great Lakes. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ↑ "Mark Engel elected bishop of the Anglican Diocese of the Great Lakes". Anglican Ink. November 14, 2020. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ↑ Conger, George (January 18, 2020). "Bishop Ronald Jackson of the Great Lakes steps down". Anglican Ink. Retrieved November 11, 2022.