After serving fourteen years as Senior Pastor for New Life Assembly of God Church, David Land faced an experience that few ministers have faced, that of seeing his church building burn to the ground.
In an open, honest way, he shares his heart and the struggles he battled, in keeping a hurting congregation together, while building a new building in less than a year.
A gifted musician, growing up in Pomona, CA, he ministered in music, until he felt the Call of God to preach the Gospel as a young man.
David, and his wife, Nancy, have served in pastorates in the Pentecostal Church of God, and the Assemblies of God. He is well-known in the Mesa area for his Southern Gospel Concerts.
"A "typical quiet summer morning" at the church office in Mesa, AZ swiftly changed into a buzz of activity with aerial ladders, hoses and fire crews responding to multiple alarms to stop the fire racing through the building. With the roof destroyed and water filling the entire building it appeared hopelessly devastating. But God, literally, through the ashes birthed fresh vision and gave provision for New Life Assembly of God to accomplish their divine call to serve the community. New Life has truly been given new life and extends that hope to people facing hopeless situations"
Rev. Rick Oller, Pastor, Mesa, AZ
