Pastor Price is the Senior Pastor or Head of Staff at St. Paul’s. As a pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, his primary ministry activities are centered in Word and Sacrament. In pragmatic terms his priorities include preaching and presiding at the various worship services of the congregation, ensuring that the sick and homebound are receiving appropriate care and regular visits from members of the staff and Stephens Ministers, teaching and leading the Jr. and Sr. High Youth groups, leading a variety of Adult Education programs, and overseeing the staff of the congregation.

Pastor came to St. Paul’s on November 11, 2005. Prior to serving St. Paul’s he served as Senior Pastor of First Lutheran, Kearney, Nebraska (2002-2005), Senior Pastor of St. Timothy, Lakewood, California (1996-2002), and Pastor of St. Mark, Columbus, Ohio (1990-1996). He graduated from Trinity Lutheran Seminary, Columbus, Ohio and was ordained a pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America on April 7, 1990. Pastor received his bachelor’s degree in history, from California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, California, and he is a graduate of Lutheran High School, La Verne, California.

Pastor is a fifth generation Californian. He was widowed in 2015 and was blessed to be the father of four children, Luke, Katie, Drew and Nick. In March of 2020 Pastor was fortunate to have Jeannie Vance take him as her husband and her daughter Rose agreed to blend with the rest of the kids too! Pastor enjoys hanging out at local wineries, playing with his kids, dinners with friends, movies, plays and live sporting events and all things outdoors at Tahoe it at the beach. He also enjoys attending and participating in the various events of which the children are a part. At various times outside of church, one might observe him volunteering around town as a park and rec soccer coach, classroom volunteer or athletic booster. To contact Pastor Mark email him prmarkstpaul@yahoo.com