Before this he was performing quite well in his duties as a teacher and Deputy Headmaster in Kenyatta Primary School but the interest in his profession died after receiving the call to ministry. He returned to Kenya and shared with his wife about the certainty of God’s call upon his life. In response, she said to him that if that was what God had designed for him and his family, then she could by no means stand in God's way.

Bishop Mark resigned from his teaching job to go full time. Upon his resignation, he had two options. First, he was being offered an opportunity to study at the East African School of Theology; a missionary friend had volunteered to meet his college fees. Secondly, he stood a chance of becoming an Assistant Pastor with the Assemblies of God Church at Nakuru, where he had been for four years having moved to Nakuru from Mombasa in 1979. However, he purposed to pray and seek God's guidance. It was then that God stirred in him the vision for Deliverance Church. He shared the conviction with the pastor and elders at the Assemblies of God Church.

Though they wanted to retain him, they discerned it to be God's will that he moves on. They prayed for him and after dedicating him for God's service, Rev. Lihanda informed the members of the church that Bishop Mark was leaving to start a branch of Deliverance Church in town. They took a love offering for him and released him into the new ministry. He was joined by a group of six young brothers from Mogoon in Nakuru who had attended many Deliverance Conventions countrywide. They rented the Nakuru Old Town Hall for Sunday services and the ministry began. That marked the birth of Deliverance Church Nakuru. The miracle hall located in Bishop Mark’s home served as the church office. Meetings such as choir practice were also held there.

The beginning of ministry was marked by devotion and zeal from the brethren. They would meet every Friday in his house for prayer and every Wednesday evening for Bible Study at Kenyatta Primary School. Bishop Mark took the bible study sessions very seriously. He gave notes to the brethren, used the chalkboard in class to illustrate the bible lessons and used diagrams where necessary. As a result the study lessons became increasingly popular and numbers continued to swell. Those who attended the bible study lessons were eventually drawn to the Sunday service at the Town Hall. He taught the word over the lunch hour under a tree. The demand of service in ministry was quite challenging those days. Bishop Mark would go to the Town Hall on Sunday morning to find the place messed up due to discos held there the previous night. He cleaned up the hall in readiness for the Sunday service. The membership varied from 25 to 50 at the time.

In 1988, he challenged members to break the 500 members mark. For the first time, they stepped out in enthusiastic soul winning and evangelism after a month of prayers. They were extensively involved in house-to-house, secondary school & college evangelism and Christian film shows in the estates. By the end of the year, membership had doubled and the second and third services were introduced.

The stay at the old town hall was not comfortable. Church activities were curtailed by evictions by council officials and key wrangles as they tried to deny members access to the hall. However, ministry continued and as membership rose, it became evident that more space was needed to accommodate the congregation then standing at 1,500. In 1990, efforts to get land started. The government gave a 31/2-acre plot in Free - Hold area along Kariba Road where Life Celebration Centre now sits. A 1,500- seater tent was bought and erected on the plot for the purpose of church meetings. The congregation moved from the Old Town Hall to the plot in August 1991.

As the numbers continued to rise, there was need for a permanent spacious building. The plan to put up the now Multi - purpose Hall was conceived then and after fifteen months, the Hall was completed having costed 2.6. million shillings. In 1992 the congregation moved into the hall whose sitting capacity is about 2000. The growth in terms of membership called for the expansion of the church sitting area. The church therefore embarked on putting up a 10,000-seater sanctuary where our services are currently held.

Deliverance Church Nakuru is a ministry that believes in ministry to the whole man, not just the spiritual man. The church has therefore sought to start projects that influence the community around directly or indirectly. In 1994, the King’s Medical Centre and King’s Academy were established with an aim of reaching out to the community. Over the years, more projects have been established which include Homologeo Detergent Industries, Homologeo Poultry, Tailoring School and King’s Boys’ Rehabilitation Centre. The church is also running a Child of Destiny program in partnership with Compassion International. This is a program that assists needy children in the society.
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