David left his native Belfast in 1985, during the civil conflict in Northern Ireland, never intending to return. He studied biological sciences in Scotland and worked as an actor and director but felt called back home to become a Methodist pastor, with an explicit vocation to peacebuilding and community ministry. He is now Superintendent of Belfast Central Mission, one of the oldest Christian charities in Ireland, delivering care to young and old, but in the course of his ministry he has chaired a number of local and regional community initiatives, facilitates political dialogue and is a director of the 4 Corners Festival, an innovative ecumenical programme of events which encourage the citizens of a still divided Belfast to explore different spaces in the city, physically, ideologically and spiritually. He is a frequent broadcaster on BBC radio and regularly writes liturgical and dramatic resources. He is married to Sally, who works for a housing charity, and they have two children, Owain, a student at Glasgow University and Ciaran, who hopes to start university after the summer. An avid reader, football and rugby fan, he tweets ill-informed opinions on just about anything and sporadically blogs as "Virtual Methodist".To learn more about Holden Village, visit: www.holdenvillage.org or to listen to more audio recordings visit: http://audio.holdenvillage.org
