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About

Here is a little more about me and my family.

Bio

Conversion: I was converted to Christ at age 13 and answered the call to the gospel ministry in 2004 (age 20).

Ministry: Since 2004 I have ministered alongside pastors, missionaries, and church planters abroad and among the Native tribes of North America.

I am serving as an elder at Heritage Baptist Church, Mansfield, TX and am currently working to plant a confessional (1689) Reformed Baptist church in the Oklahoma City area.

Bane Family

Family: My wife Lydia and I have been married since 2010, and we have five children: Rob, Chloe, Ben, Anna, and Marshall.

Training: B.A. in Pastoral Studies (Georgia Baptist College) and MDiv, IRBS (International Reformed Baptist Seminary).

Timeline

Here is a brief overview of the ministry until now:

1997-2010 (Beginnings)

  • 1997: God graciously delivered from a dead profession to living faith in Christ (age 13).
  • 2004: Called to the gospel ministry (age 20), as recognized and affirmed by the church where I was a member.
  • 2007: Graduated from Georgia Baptist College (Bachelor of Arts in Pastoral Studies).
  • 2004-2012: I ministered:
    • among several Native American and Alaskan Native tribes.
    • in open air evangelistic ministry across the U.S.
    • alongside missionaries in about 12 different countries (especially India, Philippines, & France).
  • 2010: Lydia and I were married.

2012-2020 (Native American Missions)

  • 2012: We helped for 7 months with a church plant in a Yupik Eskimo village in Alaska.
  • 2013-2014: We relocated from our home in North Carolina to base in Oklahoma among the 39 tribes.
    • David was ordained and sent by Big Cove Baptist Church, Cherokee, North Carolina.
    • Worked in evangelistic meetings among the tribes in all main sectors of Oklahoma, working toward an open door for a church plant.
    • Developed and began teaching a one year series of monthly modules designed to assist men in the ministry (Native American Baptist Institute).
  • 2015-2020:
    • After an evangelistic meeting at the Comanche Nation tribal complex near Lawton, Oklahoma, we relocated to base among the Comanche Nation nearby the Kiowa and Apache tribes (Western Oklahoma).
    • In September 2015, with the help of Mike Styres, I planted what came to be Covenant Baptist Church (Lawton, OK).

2021-2023

In late 2020 we moved to Texas, where I completed my MDiv at IRBS while serving as a pastoral intern at Heritage Baptist Church (Mansfield, TX).

2024 onward

I am currently serving as an elder at Heritage Baptist Church (Mansfield, TX) and doing groundwork to plant a confessional (1689) Reformed Baptist church in the Oklahoma City area.

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