Dave Carpenter believes the church should be a place where believers are connected in community, fed and equipped for ministry, and then sent out — daring to give expression to their faith in ways that touch the lives of others. Pastor Dave affirms that worship is the “focal point of our life together with God†and brings people of varying backgrounds and temperaments into a whole mosaic of “value and beauty.â€
After marrying, Dave and Yvette took a 16-month honeymoon to 45 countries, where he could utilize some of the foreign languages in which he dabbles (French, Swahili, Xhosa). He stood in the Cape Town City Square as Nelson Mandela delivered his release speech and was privileged to work with Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the South African Council of Churches, and a host of reconciliation ministries.
Through Dave’s work in such places as Africa, Northern Ireland, Croatia, Mexico, and American inner cities, he has learned the value of “hands on†ministry and has seen faith ignited as people venture out to touch a world in need.
He attended Tufts University in Boston, graduated from Eastern College in Philadelphia, and obtained his M.Div. at Princeton Theological Seminary.
