Pastor Dave was born and grew up in Jefferson Park area of Chicago. He grew up in the city and attended Farnsworth Elementary and Taft High School , graduating in 1995. After graduating High School he enlisted in the United States Army and served three years on active duty. His tour of duty ended with a honorable discharge in June of 1998. After returning home from the Army, he worked as a laborer in the construction industry before continuing undergraduate studies at Oakton Community College in Des Plaines, Illinois and St. Norbert College in De Pere, Wisconsin. While attending St. Norbert, he met Katy Grimes, a Texas native who was working on her undergraduate degree at Concordia University, Chicago. She was completing her education to become a Director of Christian Education and was fulfilling her internship year as DCE at St. Mark Lutheran Church, in Kentwood, Michigan. Pastor Dave transferred from St. Norbert to Concordia University, Ann Arbor, Michigan to be closer to Katy. Both he and Katy both graduated from their respective Concordia Universities in May of 2003, Katy with her Bachelors Degree as a Director of Christian Education with a focus on children and family ministry and Dave with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology.Katy and Dave were married in May of 2003 and in the fall, he began his studies at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri.He served his vicarage year at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Union, Illinois and accepted his first call from the Seminary as Associate Pastor to Katy’s home church, Holy Cross Lutheran, Nederland, Texas.In February of 2008, they were blessed with the arrival of their first child, Anna. Katy’s nieces, Chloe and Bethany also live with Katy and Dave after their mother passed away in June of 2008.After serving Holy Cross Lutheran as Associate Pastor for almost four years, Pastor Dave accepted the Divine Call to serve as Pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church. He was installed as Pastor on June 26, 2011.