Dr. Mark D. Berry was born on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. His pastoral ministry spans  25 years as senior pastor of four churches in New York, Pennsylvania and Alabama.

Dr. Berry has taught for Northwest Nazarene University (NNU) of Nampa, ID in their online module program and is an online adjunct professor for Nazarene Bible College in Colorado Springs, CO, Trevecca Nazarene University, Nashville, TN, and Mid America Christian University, Oklahoma City, OK. He has also taught for the Williamson Bible Institute on the Mid-Atlantic District Church of the Nazarene as well as the Alabama School of Ministry on the Alabama South/North Nazarene Districts. When Dr. Berry was assigned as the Nazarene Disaster Response (NDR) training coordinator he wrote training materials for Emergency Disaster Response and brought together a team of individuals to write two additional manuals for NDR training. Hence, his dissertation thesis  was, "A Development Plan for Domestic Disaster Response Training in the Church of the Nazarene." Dr. Berry has been an executive board member of A.L.C.A.P. and represents them on occasions as speaker for their yearly Alabama Legislative Breakfast attended by lobbyists, legislatures, congress persons, and senators.

Dr. Berry has had articles published in the "Holiness Today",  "The Preacher's Magazine", "Nazarene Compassionate Ministries Magazine", "Grace and Peace Magazine", and "Wheels of Grace". He has written a book entitled, "A Journey to Peace: 30 Days of Devotionals to Emotional and Spiritual Renewal". Additionally,he co-authored a book with his spouse called, "Christmas Reflections: Daily Devotions for the Season of Advent".

He was a seminar speaker for PALCON (ministers conference) and the NMI (Nazarene Missions International) General Convention. He has served at Trevecca Nazarene University as a Trustee and on the Executive Board. He served as coordinator for Nazarenes in military service at Fort Rucker Military Base in Alabama, and a chaplain for Workplace Ministries. He presently serves as Relationship Manager for the Wesleyan Investment Foundation on a part time basis traveling to various events to promote loans and investments. Additionally, Dr. Berry is interim pastor of the Nashville First Wesleyan Church in Nashville, TN.

Dr. Berry enjoys teaching online, doing yard work, traveling and spending time with his grandchildren for relaxation. He is proficient on the drums, enjoys trying to play the bass, attempts the guitar, and plays harmonica for his own enjoyment. Dr. Berry is a descendent of the first families of the Jamestowne Colony established in 1607 which was the first established English settlement in America and is a member of the Jamestowne Society. His parents were the first of his generation to leave the Eastern Shore Virginia in over 400 years.

Dr. Berry took office in 2007 as district superintendent of the Central Gulf Coast District Church of the Nazarene overseeing 60 churches located on the southern half of Alabama and the Gulf Coast of Florida and retired from that office in 2023. Dr. Berry and his wife reside in Mt. Juliet, TN.