About Time of Grace

Time of Grace is an international outreach media ministry that was founded in 2001.  The mission of this nonprofit ministry organization is to share the good news of Jesus Christ with as many people as possible through the most advanced technology available.

To most effectively accomplish that goal, Time of Grace's centerpiece ministry is a weekly, 30-minute television program.  Pastor Mark Jeske, senior pastor of St. Marcus Lutheran Church in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, delivers a Bible-based message that provides the real hope and truth of God's Word in down-to-earth "straight talk." 

Time of Grace is seen weekly in 30 local television markets across the United States including Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Honolulu, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Orlando, Phoenix, St. Louis, and Washington, D.C.  The program airs in Grenada, Antigua, on rotation on the American Forces Network, as well as nationally and internationally on satellite television providers DIRECTV and Dish Network.  Time of Grace can be seen on six continents via the Daystar Network, National Religious Broadcasters Network (NRB), Inspiration Network (INSP), Christian Television Network (CTN), and Angel One Network. The program is also featured on the Time of Grace website via streaming video and audio podcasts.

In addition to the broadcasts, Time of Grace produces DVDs and CDs of the weekly messages, study guides, daily devotions, devotional booklets, and other resources. 

About Pastor Jeske

Pastor Mark Jeske has been bringing the Word of God to viewers of Time of Grace since the program began airing in late 2001.

A native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Pastor Jeske has served as the senior pastor at St. Marcus Lutheran Church on Milwaukee’s near north side since 1980.

Before he began serving as the pastor at St. Marcus, Pastor Jeske spent a year in Colombia, South America, starting a mission church as part of his internship assignment while attending Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary in Mequon, Wisconsin, for his theological postgraduate education.

An accomplished instrumentalist (piano, but also guitar and mandolin, among others), Pastor Jeske enjoys touring with his church’s regionally known choir, United Voices of Praise.  He especially appreciates jazz, blues, and gospel music. He is also a serious historian, having studied European, American, and church history for many years.

In addition, Pastor Jeske has written a Bible commentary (General Epistles, People’s Bible Series, Northwestern Publishing House, 2002), a devotional book (Time of Grace: A Devotional Companion, Concordia Publishing House, 2010), and more than a dozen daily devotional booklets.

Pastor Jeske and his wife, Carol, are blessed with four children: John, Sam, Liz, and Michael.  They live on the east side of Milwaukee.