Ministry
Mark Hedrick, from Park Hills, Missouri, was addicted to alcohol and drugs for 20 years, taking him to the penitentiary four times. Upon release from prison in 1999 Mark moved to Branson, Missouri, where he was shown the way out of his addictive life style through the life and work of Jesus Christ. Now Mark has devoted his entire life to helping other people who are trapped in the cycle of addiction. God blessed Mark with compassion and a gift to reach these people. Recently commissioned as a Captain in the Church Army, Mark is now the Director of the Church Army base of evangelism in the Lead Belt. He directs the Fresh Start Program with the tools God has given him to show recovering addicts the “way out” of their addiction. They learn how to live a clean, productive and spiritual life in Jesus Christ. Fresh Start provides transitional housing for men and women in order to live in a drug fee environment.