Deacon David Schmidt

David grew up in Butler, PA, and is the middle of five children. He enjoys playing and watching sports, especially baseball and basketball, both of which he played in high school. When he was younger, his dream job was to be the general manager of a Major League Baseball team. In 2012, he graduated from California University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science in Sports Management. David also red-shirted for the baseball team during his freshman year at CALU. In 2014, he received a Master’s degree in Sports Management from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA. In Fall 2015, he was accepted into the priestly formation program, and he is now in his third year of theological studies at Theological College in Washington, D.C.