Manager of Events at Desiring God

Campus: South

David was married to Evelyn in 1980. They have two grown children. The Cliffords began attending Bethlehem in the Spring 2002 and became members in February 2004.

Dave was drawn to Christ at age 12 after an evangelistic music concert. After hearing the gospel, Dave felt the weight of his sin, and his mother prayed with him to give his life to Christ.

When the Cliffords first visited Bethlehem, Pastor John was preaching on Romans 8. Dave realized that he didn’t have a theology for suffering, and he was drawn to the proclamation of a sovereign God in control over all of life—including difficult times. Since then, God has used two heart attacks, the loss of a job, and the slow process of watching his mother die from Alzheimer’s disease to shape his life and to teach him to trust and delight in Christ.

Dave & Evelyn serve together leading a nursery team and a shepherd group. Dave currently works at Desiring God and also oversees the Book Cart at the South Site. He has served as a Bethlehem elder in the past. Evelyn is active in women’s ministry and teaches preschool Sunday school.