David is a native of Eastern North Carolina, having served churches in the Heritage District since beginning his ministry in 2013. David graduated from both North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill before completing his Master in Divinity (2017) and Doctorate in Ministry (2023) degrees from Duke University.
While at Duke University, David was a Duke Endowment “Thriving Rural Fellow” and completed an internship at Duke University Hospital, earning a unit in Clinical Pastoral Education. David’s passion for the rural church runs deep as it is in the rural church where David first heard his calling into ministry.
David and his wife, Anna, have two girls, Mary Alice and Elizabeth Mae. David continues to serve as the Sr. Pastor at First UMC-Rocky Mount.