Meet the Pastor

Rev. David Fraser has been the Pastor of Airdrie Baptist Church since June 2022.

David has served in church leadership positions, both in the UK and his native United States, for over 20 years. From 2000-2007 he was Associate Pastor at Metro Calvary Chapel in Santa Monica, California. More recently, he served as Pastor of Alva Baptist Church near Stirling.

David was raised in a Christian home and was converted by participating in a weekly Bible study group and, ultimately, through a personal invitation to participate in a series of gatherings revolving around meals and discussion of Christian ideas called the Alpha Course.

Over the years, while working in Land Development & Construction, he has been involved as a church member in teaching Sunday School, leading home fellowships and participating in outreach on the streets of Santa Monica, California. Latterly, as a minister of the gospel, David has led teams to serve Jesus through Youth Development; nurturing Missional Communities; and Short Term Missions in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and South America.

In Scotland, over the last 15 years, he has helped to replant an ailing church along the Hillfoots Villages; While teaching the bible weekly and pastoring the church, David worked in the wider faith community to establish a local high school chaplaincy and several Scripture Union groups in both High School and Primary schools; helped to found and direct a local YMCA Charity.

As an active member of the local community, he served as a founding director for a community enterprise group that employed five people as they provided leisure services for the local community.

David has served on the Council of the Baptist Union of Scotland, led the Scottish Parliament in their “Time for Reflection”, hosted and moderated hustings for local and national elections, and remains active in local ministry among churches.

Before being called to ministry, David completed a BA in International Business Management and Economics at the State University of New York. He has also studied at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa’s School of Ministry, the Baptist College in Paisley, and St Mary’s School of Divinity at the University of St. Andrews.

David is married to Zoe, and they are the parents of Rebekah, Naomi, Hannah, Daniel, Josiah and Aaron.

Come and visit the church in Airdrie to see what we are up to now.

David Fraser