Born in Kansas, David grew up in Montreal, Quebec, and Canada.  He started college on a football scholarship to Southern Illinois University in 1967. Graduating in 1970, he began a Master’s program in European History and finally left Illinois in 1972 to go on a two-year mission to France.  For 24 years he taught history and Bible, at Emmanuel Christian School in Montreal (1977-2001).

David gave his first sermon at age 18 and preached and led hundreds of Bible studies while he taught high school.  His motto for Christian service is “He must increase, and I must decrease.”   The thing that made the biggest difference to David’s training for public ministry was the regular reading of the Word of God.  In 1972, he took a vow to read his Bible at least 5 minutes every day.  He soon expanded that to reading the entire Bible through each year, three chapters a day.  He has read the Bible through about 50 times.  It is that familiarity with the whole Council of God that has marked David’s ministry.

In 2017, he moved to Bakersfield and he and Leanda began attending Rock Harbor Church regularly.

In 2019, David took over the Koinonia Bible Class and it turned out to be a wonderful fit.  In 2020, Pastor Brandon asked David to join his new pastoral team to help him with the rapidly growing church and, to preach occasionally.  We are delighted to serve in such an exciting church, led by such a visionary pastor.