Senior Wardens in the Episcopal Church are lay persons nominated by the rector and confirmed by the parish by vote at the annual meeting. The Senior Warden works with the priest and other clergy in administering the operations of the parish. David began his second term as senior warden in January 2022 and became St. Paul’s first verger in 2016. He recently served as the president of the Northwest Convocation and is a delegate to diocesan convention. He enjoys his roles as lector, chalice bearer, thurifer, and verger. While studying to become a verger he learned a tremendous amount about the history of St. Paul’s. He revised and published his father’s 1989 book about the church windows (photos by Charles Pearce), which is available on this website, and wrote a description of the historical photos in the hallway leading to the chapel. That notebook is on the table in the Common Room.
David retired as university distinguished professor from K-State in 2018 where he was the cello professor and orchestra director. His is finishing his third year as interim conductor and music director of the Salina Symphony.