Pastor David Harper holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in both music and pastoral ministry. He served as a music faculty member at Bob Jones University for six years before entering the pastoral ministry. His first church was a church
plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky in 1983. He then accepted the call as pastor of Bible Baptist Church in Wakarusa in July, 1992. In March 2025, he stepped down as senior pastor after 32 years of service.