
Pastor David Kheeler
Senior Pastor, Grace Church Naples

Role
Senior Pastor
Family
4 children, 14 grandchildren
Years in Ministry
35+ years
A Heart for Family and the Word
Pastor David Kheeler has spent more than three decades shepherding families through the joys and storms of life — always pointing them back to Scripture as the unshakable foundation for every home.
A father of four and grandfather of fourteen, Pastor David doesn't just teach about family from the pulpit — he lives it at the dinner table, on the sidelines, and in the quiet moments that shape generations. His conviction is simple: the family is God's first institution, and when it thrives, communities thrive.
After decades of ministry in the Midwest, Pastor David felt the Lord calling him to plant roots in Naples, Florida — a city rich in opportunity but hungry for churches that refuse to water down the Word. He saw families drifting from the traditions and truths that once anchored American homes, and he knew it was time to build something unapologetically biblical.
“We are living in a time when the very definition of family is under assault,” Pastor David often says. “The traditions our grandparents held sacred — marriage between a man and a woman, children raised in the fear of the Lord, a home built on the Rock — these are not outdated ideas. They are eternal truths. And we will not be silent about them.”
At Grace Church Naples, Pastor David leads with conviction and warmth. His teaching style is expository, verse-by-verse, and deeply practical — always connecting ancient Scripture to the pressures modern families face. Whether addressing the erosion of parental authority, the confusion of gender ideology, or the breakdown of covenant marriage, he speaks with the clarity of a man who has studied the Word for a lifetime and lived it out in his own home.
His vision for Grace Church Naples is clear: to be a place where families are strengthened, marriages are honored, children are discipled, and the gospel is proclaimed without apology — every single Sunday.
“Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.”
— Proverbs 22:6 (ESV)
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