David Harrelson is an ordained minister and a dynamic youth pastor for a growing church in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He has been actively involved in inner-city ministries for over 25 years. Together with his wife and children, he owns and operates Dads-Place Youth Ministries, a 70-acre weekend youth camp that offers extreme activities for disadvantaged and fatherless youth in the Tulsa area. This Christian-based, no-cost camp reaches at-risk kids through volunteer mentors who spend time doing outdoor activities like ATV riding, playing airsoft, fishing, archery, cooking over campfires, patriotic activities, and much more.Dads-Place works directly with DHS and other child placement organizations to find forever families for Oklahoma's nearly 7,000 underprivileged and unplaced youth. You can learn more about Dads-Place at www.Dads-Place.org.Apart from his ministry work, David is also an IT business professional, entrepreneur, and involved citizen. After graduating from Oklahoma State University, he developed software-based systems for numerous national and international companies. His software development has recovered over 150 million dollars for the airline industry. In 2001, David co-founded DATA3 Corporation in Tulsa, Oklahoma, taking his entrepreneurial leanings to a new level.DATA3 has become a premier provider of data centers, professional IT services, and enterprise software development services. It is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. You can learn more about DATA3 at www.datathree.com.David is married and has nine children, three biological, four adopted, and currently two foster children.
