06/04/2026
*Found*
David just graduated from UM in Math and Computer Science. He was born and raised in New York City, and he sang in the Grammy-nominated Trinity Church-Wall Street youth choir from the age of 6 onwards.
David transferred to U of M his junior year from the University of Maryland, so finding a community at his new university was especially important, and a little tricky. “At Maryland, I’d found a good faith community,” he says, “but at Michigan I was bouncing around a lot of churches. I couldn’t find a community that I could invest in and that would invest in me. Sometimes the churches felt way too big, and some other campus ministries, our values didn’t align. I think that in LCM, I’ve found a place that has the theology, attitude, and values I resonate with.”
It was David’s girlfriend, Jaiden, who first found Lord of Light and LCM over the summer. “We’d been looking for something smaller than where we’d been before,” he says, “and I came, and I liked it too. I think it’s really nice to know that on a weekly basis, there’s a group of people that I can catch up with and spend time with, and that I know where their values lie.”
David grew up in the Reformed church but had never been baptized, so he approached Pastor Elizabeth about whether he might be baptized at Lord of Light. On April 12, the Sunday after Easter, David was formally welcomed into God’s family here. His brother, Peter, flew out from New York and was able to be with David as his sponsor. When asked what he’s most thankful for about Lord of Light and LCM, David says, “It’s the warmth of the people here. I’m just very grateful that after trying so many other ministries, I found this place.”
