Occoquan Bible Church

Dave was born in St. Louis and lived in the Midwest during his youth. He trusted Christ as Savior when he was 14 and within a month of his conversion he sensed God's call into full-time vocational ministry. 

Pastor Dave graduated from Moody Bible Institute in 1975 with a Bachelor's degree in Pastoral Training and a New Testament Greek minor. Following graduation, he served on staff for several years with the Southwest Radio Church (SWRC) as a writer, editor, and broadcaster. Pastor Dave has written several booklets and dozens of doctrinal articles for SWRC in over 20 years of collaborative ministry. Additionally, Pastor Dave has written for Leadership Journal and has a sermon published in The Library of Distinctive Sermons.

After marrying Paula in 1978, Pastor Dave served four years as the Oklahoma City Director for Child Evangelism Fellowship. Then, sensing God's call to pastoral ministry, Pastor Dave received a Master of Divinity degree from Capital Bible Seminary in 1986. Pastor Dave has served as the senior  pastor of churches in Maryland and Texas and as an associate pastor of churches in Oklahoma, Virginia, and Indiana. In 1995, Pastor Dave received a Doctor of Ministry degree in Pastoral Counseling from Westminster Theological Seminary.  He is currently completing a Th.M. in Systematic Theology at CBS.  In his spare time, Dave enjoys racquetball and softball. 

Pastor Dave is ably assisted in ministry by his wife Paula, who graduated from Washington Bible College with a degree in Christian Education. Paula has been a Christian schoolteacher, Child Evangelism Fellowship missionary, home school mom, and has served in a multiplicity of church ministries.