ABOUT HOPE
Dr. David P. Dwight
- Senior Pastor
- 804.708.5330 ext. 110
- Primary Responsibilities
- Teaching; Vision, Leading Staff
Fun Facts...
- Movies I Enjoy
A recent one that made me smile is “Dan in Real Life.”
- Favorite Books
Peter Mayle and Clive Cussler books; The Divine Conspiracy by Dallas Willard; Henri Nouwen
- Favorite Quote
“Esse Quam Videri” – State Seal of NC – latin meaing “To be rather than to seem.”
- Music
Third Day, Jason Mraz, Classic Rock
- For Fun I Enjoy
Family Time, good spiritual conversation, fishing, golf, tennis, prayer with a close friend.
- Historical Figure I Admire
Lincoln. Despised by many – did the right thing no matter what. Heart and mind deeper than an ocean.
- Favorite Verse
1 Peter 1:3-6 is my current favorite
- What I Like Best About What I Do
teaching and dreaming for the church
- Bio
When I was growing up, my family went to church from time to time, but at that stage of my life, I had a great many objections to the whole affair. By the time I was a teenager I had decided religion was a fantasy to address the fears of life. To me, the fact that there are so many different religions proved that nobody really had the answers.
During college I met some Christians to whom I was drawn. I tried to convince them they were mistaken, but our discussions prompted me to explore. After a period of about two years of asking, doubting, denying and arguing, I came to trust Jesus Christ as my Savior.
After college I worked in banking, got married in 1987, and in 1988 I began work on a Masters of Divinity at Gordon-Conwell Seminary. I finished my M. Div. at Union Seminary in Richmond, VA then joined the staff of Third Presbyterian in Richmond as Missions Pastor from 1991-1997. While there I had the privilege of traveling all over the world. In 1995 I completed a Doctor of Ministry degree at Gordon-Conwell, doing my research and writing on the changing nature of Presbyterianism and mainline Christianity in America. In 1997 I began to work with a number of people, in partnership with Pete Bowell, to start Hope Church. It’s been quite a ride at Hope!
More personally, I love sports, good conversations, a good glass of wine and spending time with people I love. If you want to check a blog where I post thoughts occasionally, click here, I call it “Word & Way.”