David grew up as an evangelical protestant on the mission field in Southeast Asia. This stirred in David a hunger “to love God and make him loved” from his earliest years.

At Wheaton College, he majored in Music and Theatre and became an actor, singer, composer and playwright. David has performed nationally and internationally for hundreds of thousands with his portrayals of Jesus Christ, King David, and others, including off-Broadway and Broadway tours. 

In 2014, he became an evangelical pastor. Through his sermon preparations and personal exploration, he was drawn to the Catholic faith. He was received into the Catholic Church on the eve of the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. He has been featured on EWTN, as well as various Catholic podcasts and radio shows. Beginning in August, 2024, he will serve as the Director of Stewardship and Evangelization for Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church in Land O’Lakes, Florida. 

In 2018, David married Victoria, a cradle Catholic whose own journey led her through discerning a possible vocation to religious life, studying theology at the Dominican House of Studies, and becoming a lay Dominican. Since 2014, she has been serving the Catholic bishops at the national level in their mission to oversee and advance catechesis in the United States.

David and Victoria Sanborn have Master’s degrees in theology and have spoken and sung at parishes throughout the U.S. Their favorite ministry is to their three pre-school aged boys.