He attended and graduated from Calvary Chapel Bible College under the tutelage of Richard Goswiller, from whom he received a solid foundation in the doctrines of God's marvelous grace. While at school, David proposed to and married the love of his life, Denise. After  graduation David served as Associate Pastor, and then Pastor, of Sanctuary Church in Hollywood, CA. He has been a member of Branch of Hope since 1995, an elder since 1998, and serving Branch of Hope full time since June 2002. He and Denise live in Westminster , CA and have three boys: Micah, Seth and Samuel. David is currently under the care of the Presbytery of Southern California, OPC in training for the  ministry, and a full time distance student at Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary.