Leadership:


 At Living Water, we recognize that a healthy leadership structure is designed to serve the church in fulfilling its God-given vision and values. The focus of the Staff and Leadership Team is pursuing what Jesus is calling us to become and carrying that out in faith. We are committed to building the Kingdom of God as the local church. Together, we will continue our relentless pursuit of New Life.

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

Taylor Brown

Student Ministry Pastor
taylor@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

Associate Campus Pastor
bill@lwchurch.com

Derek Stewart

Worship Leader
derek@lwchurch.com

Ben Eberly

Gary Lyon

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

Orrville (Agua Viva Iglesia)

Nicolas Velasco

Pastor
nicolas@lwchurch.com

Campus Support Team

Mark Schilling

Director of Operations
mark.s@lwchurch.com

Kelly Manley

Operations Assistant
kelly@lwchurch.com

Jen Doerfler

Communications
jen@lwchurch.com

Steve Miller

Facility Manager
steve@lwchurch.com

Leadership Team

Todd Brahler

Jana Glick

Jen Martin

Matt Near

Mike Petcavage

Jared Slabach

Cheryl Sumser

Logan Swartzentruber