David and his wife Kathy joined North Naples Church in 1988, just weeks after arriving in Naples from Virginia Beach. Both grew up near Philadelphia where they were married in 1981.
David came on staff in 1996 working in Youth and Recreation Ministries.
He answered God’s call to ordained ministry in 1998 beginning the process of candidacy and formation that hatched into part time pastoral appointment in 2011 as Associate Pastor.
David continues in Recreation Ministry as well as, recruiting, training and overseeing dozens of members. David’s ministry style is relational, welcoming a diverse cross-section of the community through Upward Sports for children, open gym and skatepark for young adults, adult teams in public leagues, and events and exercise classes for elders.

Rev. Dr. Silvana Ferreira is a native of Brazil where she earned her Bachelor in Theology and Master Degree in Missiology. She then went to earn her Doctorate Degree from Columbia Theological Seminary in Atlanta, Georgia. She has been in ministry for 33 years, serving as a professor of Missiology for 11 years at ISBL Theological Seminary in Brazil, as a missionary in England and as a new Church Development Pastor for the Presbyterian Church of US. She also worked as an Associate Chaplain at Moorings Park Retirement Community for 4 years and now she is serving as an Assistant Pastor of Congregational Care at North Naples Methodist Church.

Ted is a Native Floridian. He graduated from United Theological Seminary (Dayton, OH) and was ordained by the Florida Conference United Methodist Church in 1974. He has been appointed to churches in Daytona Beach, Lakeland, Jacksonville, Tampa, and Hollywood before his assignment in 1992 as lead pastor of North Naples United Methodist Church.