Mark Atkinson

Interim Small Group Coordinator

Serving as Interim Small Group Coordinator, Mark oversees our creation, support, and encouragement of Small Groups and their hosts/leaders while also facilitating communications and pastoral support for these gatherings. He supports our staff in the strategic development of discipleship among Blacknall’s members, attenders, and friends.

Mark first attended Blacknall while at Duke University in the mid-1980s. After graduating, his career took him away from Durham but returned to our church and became a member when he and his family moved back in 2020. Along with hosting his own Small Group, Mark has been involved in our Durham Ministry & Engagement Team, helps in our children’s nursery, volunteers on the Blacknall Audio Team for Sunday services, and has served as an Elder since 2023.