From Showing Up to Belonging: A Journey of Faith and Growth

May 3, 2026

A graduating senior looks back on four years at St. Mark's, from going to youth group to see friends to finding a place of real belonging. A Happening weekend, a sponsor's phone call and late-night retreat conversations taught him that faith grows through honesty about doubts and through showing up because he wants to. Drawing on 1 Peter 2, he thanks the adults who treated young people as part of the church now.