David and Donna (Churchill) Smith were married on August 28th, 1971, and launched into pastoral ministry under tutorship of the late, Elder H. M. Howe in December 1973. Soon, thereafter, they moved to central Maine to fill the pastoral role at First Apostolic Church of Brewer.
Both of them felt a keen passion for missions, early in life, prior to meeting each other and entering into marriage and ministry. During more than thirty-eight years of ministry in Brewer, FACB took on the Global Vision of pastoral leadership and, literally, became a “Blessing to the World!” While the Smiths made repeated missions trips around the globe during their long-term tenure in Brewer, they focused their efforts primarily upon the countries of Ethiopia, Kenya, Brazil, and India. Because of this, the Brewer assembly went “above and beyond” to assist national leaders in advancing the Kingdom of God in those lands, as well as strengthening the hands of missionaries and nationals in so many other areas of the “Regions Beyond!”
After more than three decades of balancing pastoral ministry with extensive “hands-on” missions involvement, the Smiths felt led by God to transition out of a beloved pastoral role in Brewer and focus remaining years of stamina and ministry on the vast global field. Thus, since July of 2012, they’re happily engaged as full-time Missionary Evangelists. During 2014, they traveled more than 175,000 miles, by land and air, on five different continents to complete thirteen extensive missions in ten countries of the world. A highlight of the Smiths’ mission endeavors is teaching/training for ministers and leaders in areas of Apostolic doctrine and vital Biblical principles. Accordingly, Brother Smith provided teaching to some 2,000 ministers and leaders in many Ministerial Training Seminars, throughout the world, last year.
In 2013, the Smiths founded LIGHTHOUSE MINISTRIES and base their efforts out of Dayton, Ohio, where their eldest son, Bradley, pastors Apostolic Lighthouse Church at 2221 Harshman Road in Dayton. They have four children: Bradley and wife, Tiffany; Marcus and wife, Chanda; Amanda and husband, Timothy Birmingham; and Maria and husband, Christopher Channell. They’re also proud grandparents of ten grandchildren…with all of their children and grandchildren currently residing in the state of Ohio.