A family of 6 walking on water.

Together, they lead a planting team that is multi-ethnic and multi-generational.

Jesus had placed a dream in David’s heart when he was 21 years old— for a Spirit-filled and Spirit-led church in NJ, his home state. David and Faith were college sweethearts who met at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He wanted to be a physical therapist. She wanted to be a missionary. They got married, and God led them down an adventure that couldn’t have been planned!

For over a decade, they both attained an M.Div, became ordained as pastors, raised four children, built a home, started a non-profit organization to activate Christian women, became itinerant speakers, and so on. However, starting in 2019, Jesus began to instill in them a particular vision for a church— one that was fearless and free.

The question from the beginning of this journey has been — “What would it look like if Jesus Himself walked through NJ and NY?” We believe He would disciple the community with special needs, support the single mother, help the immigrant family, comfort the weary, and embrace the broken. From there, God has revealed His heart to Dave and Faith to build a church that could reach, champion, and disciple the marginalized. We believe that the power of the gospel is in its ability to make strangers into friends of God. It is for this reason, in January 2020, we left the comforts and predictability of our previous ministry positions to be a family on mission.