Leadership:
Pastors & Staff

Mark Hirst,
Lead Pastor

Mark began working at Living Water Church in 1999 as the Youth Pastor.
Since then, he has served in various leadership roles including Worship Leader and Organizational Development. In 2011, he became the Lead Pastor.
Under his leadership, the church became a multisite church with campuses in
Dalton (since 1986),  Massillon (2014), and Orrville (2023).
Along with leading Living Water, Mark is also serving as Director of Church Multiplication for the Free Methodist Church in Ohio. He is leading the way in planting churches across the state of Ohio..

Mark has an amazing wife, Deb, and two beautiful children, Allison and Grady.
He loves anything that gets him outside and in the woods.

mark@lwchurch.com

Dalton Campus

Jason Boyer

Dalton Campus Pastor
jason@lwchurch.com

Isaiah Stepney

Worship Arts Pastor
isaiah@lwchurch.com

Rick Laine

Discipleship Pastor
rick@lwchurch.com

Cole Rice

LW Kids Ministry Director
cole@lwchurch.com

Jeff Rettig

Interim Student Ministry Director
jeff@lwchurch.com

Dan Hostetler

Pastor of Care & Outreach
dan@lwchurch.com

Donna Woods

Pastor of Care
donna@lwchurch.com

Massillon Campus

Trent Thompson

Massillon Campus Pastor
trent@lwchurch.com

Bill Loomis

Student Ministry Director
bill@lwchurch.com

Derek Stewart

Worship Leader
derek@lwchurch.com

Joyce Angelo

Gary Lyon

LW Kids Coordinator
Adult Ministry Coordinator
joyce@lwchurch.com
gary@lwchurch.com

Chuck Kirkpatrick

Pastor of Care
chuck@lwchurch.com

Campus Support Team

Mark Schilling

Director of Operations
mark.s@lwchurch.com

Kelly Manley

Operations Assistant
kelly@lwchurch.com

Jen Doerfler

Communications Director
jen@lwchurch.com

Steve Miller

Facility Manager
steve@lwchurch.com