A native of Milford, CT, Pastor Dave graduated from Christian Heritage School in Trumbull and attended New York Maritime College. He has served in numerous ministries, since 1984, including Christian Boys Brigade, Awana, Master Clubs, as well as ministering at the Bridgeport Youth Detention Center and North Avenue Correctional Facility. He is deeply passionate about street ministry, and it is his pleasure to pastor bi-vocationally, being a cabinetmaker by trade. He and his wife, Paula, have three grown children and two grandchildren.