WELCOME TO
THE GENESIS PROJECT

MARK ORPHAN

PLANTING & COACHING DIRECTOR

Mark has spent the last 28 years in ministry and leadership as a pastor and consultant.  He has built, funded and led coalition projects of as many as 30 faith and community-based organizations to collaborate regionally in California and Colorado serving at-risk or foster/adoptive families and youth.  Mark leads a national church planting movement that targets communities afflicted by poverty and great need.  He is certified by the Paterson Center as a LifePlan and StratOp facilitator providing coaching and strategic planning for leaders and organization and is certified by Family Wellness Associates as an instructor serving at-risk families.  Mark is also the founder of the Finally Home Foundation and Serve 6.8, and co-founder of the Mika Community Development Corporation.  He has an MA in Church Leadership from Vanguard University of Southern California and he and his wife Kristin, have been part of three church-planting teams.

MATT ROBERTS

SENIOR PASTOR OF

THE GENESIS PROJECT OGDEN, UTAH

Matt is the Founder and Lead Pastor of The Genesis Project, a church-based in Ogden, Utah that has grown to a multi-site movement in 6 communities across the nation, reaching thousands every week. For 18 years, Matt has served in various roles helping churches and denominations revitalize and reimagine their church planting strategies through an embedded, sustainable, community lens.  Matt and his family moved to Utah in 2005 to pursue a lifelong dream of planting a "church for people who don't do church".  The dream has materialized as The Genesis Project, a church called to reach the darkest areas of the city with the hope of Jesus.  The church operates a full-service event center, community coffee shop, multiple ministry and rehabilitation homes and non-profit community services.