About St. Mark’s
Building the glorious church
Our Vision
We are a glorious church, through the Grace of God which embodies a beloved community of hope made up of peoples from many nations, who are building up a healthy body of Christ, with heart warmed and open hands. United Methodist in Mission for the transformation of our community and the world.
Our Motto
I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth! ” Go to people of all nations and make them my disciples, Baptize them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and teach them to do everything I have told you. I will be with you always, even until the end of the world.” Matt.28:18-20 (CEV)
Mission Statement
We are a committed Christian Community United Methodist, spreading the Gospel and Jesus Christ by sharing Christ-like love with all people. We minister to the needs of our community for the transformation of the world.
Our pastor
– Reverend Morais Quissico
Rev. Quissico started his pastoral ministry in January of 1993 in Mozambique, where he served three local UMCs. He was ordained an elder in December of 1994 by the Mozambique South Annual Conference. He was the pastor of Epworth UMC in the Bronx from February 2013 through early 2019. He was then appointed to St. Mark’s UMC, Brooklyn – Effective Monday, July 1, 2019. Currently he is the chair of the New York Conference Connectional Ministries Vision Table (CMVT), president of the Clergy Coalition for the New York Police Department’s 44th Precinct and vice-president of the Bronx Cluster of the UMCs.
The most precious gift in Quissico’s life is his wife Fatima, son Helton and daughter Vania. One of his favorite Scripture verses is Philippians 4:13: “I can do all things through [Christ] who strengthens me.”.
Historic church in Flatbush
St. Mark United Methodist Church was organized in 1903 by a group of Methodists who had moved from downtown Brooklyn to new homes on Ocean, Church and Flatbush Avenues. The society was known as St. Mark’s Methodist Episcopal Church, and its first pastor, the Rev. John H. Willey, was appointed on April 8, 1903. The Jahn Mansion on Ocean Avenue between Beverly and Regent Place was rented as a place of worship for the young church on April 13 1903. Property on the northeast corner of Ocean Avenue and Beverly Road was purchased for $13,750. On October 20, 1903, the cornerstone was laid for a new edifice, and the completed church was dedicated on March 18, 1906.