Dave Brock

David R. Brock was ordained as the Presiding Evangelist for Community of Christ in March 2007. He is called to expand the role of the evangelists around the world as ministers of blessing and spiritual companionship, as minister of revival, and as ministers of sanctuary where people can come and rest in the peace of Jesus Christ.

A full-time minister since 1978, he was ordained as a president of seventy at the 1988 World Conference and as an apostle at the 1992 World Conference.

His previous assignments include the Pacific Field, the Southwest Field, the North Central Field, administrator and stewardship commissioner of the Africa Region, assistant to the Council of Twelve, and Southwest Region staff member.

A native of Kansas City, Kansas, he graduated from Meridian High School in Idaho, attended Graceland College in Iowa, received a bachelor of science degree from the School of Community Service and Public Affairs at the University of Oregon, and a master of arts in religion from Park University. David has done further studies at the Instituto de Filología Hispánica, Saltillo, Mexico; the Alliance Francaise, Nairobi, Kenya; Berlitz Language School, St. Louis, Missouri; St. Paul School of Theology and the Nazarene Theological Seminary, both in Kansas City, Missouri; and the Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, North Carolina. He is married to Carolyn Petrie Brock.

They have one daughter, Emily Psalm. His hobbies include intercultural relations, international travel, foreign languages, baseball, poetry, reading, and sitting on the back porch with friends and family.

Community of Christ has 250,000 members in more than 50 nations. The church’s mission is to “proclaim Jesus Christ and promote communities of joy, hope, love, and peace.”

Community of Christ International Headquarters is located in Independence, Missouri.