09/16/2026
: Dr. Mark McDowell is ordained as a minister in the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church and has served at First Presbyterian Church in Columbia, South Carolina, since 2012. Mark earned his MDiv from RTS Charlotte, Th.M. from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and Ph.D. from Kings College at Aberdeen University in Systematic Theology under the supervision of the late John B. Webster. Dr. McDowell’s research interests include Christology, political theology, and ethics.
Dr. McDowell serves as the Executive Director of RTS Dallas and RTS Houston, and is also Associate Professor of Systematic Theology.
He is married to Monica and they have four boys: Nicholas, Cameron, Patrick, and Oliver. He is a native of Northern Ireland and avidly follows Manchester United and Ulster Rugby.