Mark Finley

Mark Finley
Personal details
Born (1945-07-23) July 23, 1945 (age 81)
Norwich, Connecticut, U.S.
SpouseErnestine Finley
Children3
OccupationPastor
Evangelist
Author

Mark A. Finley (born July 23, 1945) is an American former host and director of It Is Written (from 1991–2004), for which he traveled around the world as a televangelist. He was the first Seventh-day Adventist pastor to do a satellite evangelistic series. Mark Finley currently serves as Assistant to the President of the General Conference, appointed at the 2010 General Conference Session in Atlanta. As assistant to the president he to work with evangelism and television as his primary portfolio. Prior to this he became and served as one vice-president out of nine for the Seventh-day Adventist Church. He served nearly two years as general field secretary at the world headquarters, directing the Center for Global Evangelism.

Life and career

Finley's mother was Catholic, and his father was Protestant, with Finley being raised Catholic. Finley was baptized in March 1963. He studied theology at Atlantic Union College (AUC) in South Lancaster, Massachusetts.

Pastor Finley and his wife "started and nurtured" the Living Hope Seventh-day Adventist Community Church, located in Haymarket, Virginia.

Books

Books co-authored with Steven R. Mosley:

Books co-authored with George Vandeman, the founder of It Is Written:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The History of It Is Written". itiswritten.com. Archived from the original on April 19, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  2. ↑ "The backstory of a leading evangelist". May 19, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Mark and Teenie Finley". Archived from the original on 2019-08-21.
  4. 1 2 3 "Beyond Retirement - Adventist Review - Adventist Review". 29 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "Home". Livinghopesda.org. Retrieved June 29, 2026.