The Reverend Mark Burgess

Mark Burgess became pastor at The Church of the Good Shepherd as of July 1, 2008.

Before his appointment to Good Shepherd, Mark spent seven years in Smithfield at Benn’s United Methodist Church. He also has served at churches in Hampton, Altavista, Fredericksburg, Waynesboro and Winchester.

Mark was born in Berkeley, Calif., the son of a career chaplain in the U.S. Air Force. Growing up, Mark lived in the Philippines, Florida, Louisiana, Texas and England. He attended junior and senior high school in Maryland and graduated with a degree in religious studies from Lebanon Valley College in Pennsylvania.

Mark and his wife Ruth are both graduates of Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C. Ruth has been appointed pastor at Bruen Chapel United Methodist Church in Fairfax. The Burgesses were actually married in Vienna at Epiphany United Methodist Church, where Ruth’s parents were members at the time.

Mark and Ruth are the parents of two children, Nathan, a student at The College of William and Mary, and Noelle, a student at James Madison University.

In his spare time, Mark is an avid runner. He enjoys the outdoors and has written freelance book reviews.