David Henderson
Founder and Lead Pastor in Harrisburg, NC, US
The recipient of a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Carson Newman College as well as a master of divinity in biblical languages and master of arts of biblical studies from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Dallas Theological Seminary, respectively, David Henderson is the lead pastor at Venture Church in Harrisburg, North Carolina. David Henderson brings more than three decades of pastoral experience to his role at Venture Church and previously served at Calvary Bible Church, Lochwood Baptist Church, and Roseberry Baptist Church.
David Henderson founded Venture Church in 2000 and has grown it to a congregation of 500 people. His responsibilities leading the church include oversight of fundraising, staff recruitment and development, and local ministry efforts that focus on areas including homelessness and foster care. Leading by the example set in the Bible verse James 1:27, Mr. Henderson has adopted four of his eight children and counsels other families in their adoption journeys.
Also active in international ministry, he and other church members have built 30 homes for families in Mexico and five clean water wells in a remote Ethiopian village. Mr. Henderson’s extracurricular interests include beekeeping and traveling.