About Us
The congregation of St. Mark Lutheran Church is served by
Pastor John L. Telloni (left) and Vicar Brian Rosenkoetter(right).
Pastor Telloni serves as Pastor for St. John Lutheran Church in Massillon, Ohio and
Vacancy Pastor for St. Mark Lutheran Church in Steubenville, Ohio.
Pastor Telloni has been serving the church for 33 years, 23 of which have been at St. John Lutheran Church, Massillon, Ohio.
Vicar Brian, a native of Anderson, Indiana comes to St. Mark Lutheran Church from the
Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri.
Prior to seminary, Brian completed his degree in computer and electrical engineering at Purdue University. He worked as a design engineer for TRW in Redondo Beach, California and as a systems engineer for Northrop Grumman - TASC in Northern Virginia.
He is married to Heather Rosenkoetter/nee Clark and they are the proud parents of David John (7) and Emily (4).
Vicar Brian serves both congregations, but primarily serves St. Mark under the care of Pastor Telloni.
We believe that the Bible is the inspired word of God, and it is the source and guide for our values and for our understanding of who we are, where we fit and what our purpose is in life.
It is God's Word the Bible, that helps us understand our need for forgiveness and salvation from the bonds of our sinfulness.
It is in the Bible that we learn of God's only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ, who says that "God wants all to be saved." Yet, we also believe, teach and confess that the only path to eternal life is through faith in Jesus as our Savior, who lived, died and rose from the dead to earn forgiveness and life for all of us.
It is the Holy Spirit who gives us faith and enables us to believe and to be heirs of eternal life.
It is that same Holy Spirit who challenges us and enables us to live as saved children of God.
Our Christian actions, which flow out of recognition of God's love for us in Jesus, in no way help us merit
God's love or blessing, but are faith-response to God's love for us.