David Roseberry

David Roseberry (born May 27, 1955) is an American Anglican priest and author. As rector of Christ Church in Plano, Texas—one of the largest churches in the Episcopal Church before it disaffiliated in 2006—he was a key figure in the Anglican realignment in the United States and in the founding and growth of the Anglican Church in North America.

Early life, education and ordained ministry Roseberry was born in 1955 and raised in southern Arizona in the Episcopal Church. He studied marine biology and oceanography at the University of Arizona and received his M.Div. at the Church Divinity School of the Pacific and was ordained to the priesthood in 1983.

After ordination, he worked as a priest in Tucson, Arizona. During this time, he was summoned to the bedside of his father-in-law, who was near death and who asked Roseberry for assurance of salvation. Despite his seminary education, Roseberry felt unable to answer the question, "doing this sort of reflective thing—--you know, 'Tell me more about what you're feeling.' Finally, he just waved his hand at me and said, 'Oh, never mind. Just sit there.' And I sat there and held his hands, and I knew that I had nothing that I could give him. It was about the lowest spot I had ever been." Roseberry refashioned his ministry with evangelical theology.

After the formation of the Anglican Church in North America in 2009, Christ Church hosted the investiture of its first archbishop, Robert Duncan. During his sermon, Duncan issued a call for the ACNA to plant 1,000 new churches during his primacy. In 2022, Roseberry formed the LeaderWorks Trust with a $1 million donation. The trust makes grants to ACNA churches to fund feasibility studies for capital campaigns. Through its first 14 grants amounting to $130,000, recipient churches were able to raise $10 million for their capital projects.

Personal life Roseberry has been married twice; his first marriage ended in divorce.