Rev. David A. Vargas to preach January 8
The Rev. David A. Vargas is the President of the Division of Overseas Ministries (DOM) of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada, based in Indianapolis, Indiana. He provides leadership for the Disciples' overseas ministries, and is accountable for DOM's program development, planning and evaluation, as well as for its organizational, financial and personnel management. As President of DOM, he is also the Co-Executive Officer of Global Ministries, a common witness with the Wider Church Ministries of the United of Christ (UCC).

For twenty years, Rev. Vargas served as Executive for Latin America and the Caribbean; initially for DOM and since July 1989 for both the Disciples of Christ and the United Church of Christ (UCC). In addition to those responsibilities he also served as Vice President of DOM since April 1999.

He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Evangelical Seminary of Puerto Rico, a member of the Board of Directors of the Disciples Divinity House of the University of Chicago, and a member of the Church World Service and Witness' Executive Committee.

Rev. David Asdrúbal Vargas, son of a Disciples minister and a home economics teacher, was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1944. In 1962 he graduated (Valedictorian) from the Gabriela Mistral High School in Caparra Terrace, Puerto Rico, and in 1966 received a B.A. degree (Cum Laude) in History from the University of Puerto Rico. He also received the M.Div. degree (First Honor) from the Evangelical Seminary of Puerto Rico in 1969, and, from 1971_73, pursued postgraduate studies in the field of Church History at the Divinity School of the University of Chicago.

On May 21, 1966 he married Aida Margarita Burgos (Margie). They have two grown children and one grandson. They are currently members of Iglesia Hermandad Cristiana (Disciples of Christ) in Indianapolis.