About Our Pastor

Learn about Pastor S. David Stanly and his vision for Grace Family Church

This is a photo of Pastor David, his wife Martha and his sons Calvin and Victor.  They also have a young boy Wesley who is not pictured in this photo.

Pastor David Stanly has written an open letter to the community.  If you live in York County Maine and especially in the greater Waterboro area, please read Pastor David's 'Letter to the Community'.

Pastor David Stanly was born and brought up in the Nilgiri Hills of Tamil Nadu, India.  He accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Lord and Savior at a young age and was trained in the Pentecostal faith ever since.  His parents welcomed early missionaries from the West and worked hand in hand with them in establishing churches and schools.

He graduated from Tamil Nadu Bible College in Coimbatore, India in 1985 and taught for two years there, before becoming a pastor of International Pentecostal Church in Udupi, Karnataka, India.  He worked with India Bible Literature (IBL) and served as an associate staff of Intercollegiate Prayer Fellowship (ICPF) in Manipal, India.  He is the founder of Comforter Action Mission Trust (CAMT), India, and is currently serving as the president of Comforter Missions, USA.  Pastor David graduated from Tung Ling Bible School in Singapore and traveled extensively throughout South East Asia and European countries as an evangelist with a powerful ministry including signs and wonders of God.

Pastor David moved to the United States in 1998.  He continued his education in the United States and graduated from Andover College in Portland, Maine with a Business degree and a Christian Ministry degree from Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee, and pursuing his graduate program with the University of New England in Portland, Maine.

Pastor David passionately pursues after God and has a great heart for God and people.  He is actively involved in local and foreign missions.  He has established several churches in India.  He is actively involved in social services, evangelism, church planting, church growth and revival.  He firmly believes in the power of prayer and stands ready to pray for those who are sick and going through difficult times in their lives.  He is blessed with his wife Martha and three sons Calvin, Victor, and Wesley and lives in South Portland, Maine.

His ministry in Grace Family Church is a blessing to many.  His mission is to present the gospel with the power of the Holy Spirit that people may put their trust in the Lord and accept Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior and witness in the church.  His vision is to prepare the next generation to stand their ground, well equipped for the gospel, and his commission is to fulfill the great commission of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Matthew 28:16-20 (New International Version)

The Great Commission

16 Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go.  17 When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted.  18 Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.  19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.  And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."

Thank you for visiting our page about our pastor.  If you would like to contact Pastor David, you may call the church office at (207) 247-5618 and leave a message.  If you would like to contact him at home, his phone number is (207) 767-3525.  If you would like to contact him directly through e-mail, you may do so at dmcvwstan@gmail.com

Our church worship services are held on Sunday mornings at 10:00 AM.  If you would like to know how to get to Grace Family Church in Waterboro, Maine, please see our 'Directions' page.