In 1978, Kenton Beshore came to Mariners as a college pastor. He loved Mariners' dream to reach out to those who weren't currently attending church - for whatever reason - and share the truth that God loved them more than they could ever know and, in 1984, he became Mariners' Senior Pastor. And though it began in a single living room 40 years ago, Mariners has flourished to become a church where today more than 9,000 adults, students and children come together each weekend.