John David Kenney, Pastor Dave or PD as most people know him is the Lead Pastor at IES Jakarta, a healthy growing International Church in Jakarta Indonesia. Born in the US he was raised in a missionary home, raise in Bacolod Philippines and graduated from High School at ISKL in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. After graduating from Northwest University in Kirkland Washington, PD has served in The Marshall Islands and Fiji before returning to the US to pastor Napavine Assembly of God. During his tenure, Napavine was the smallest church in what is now the Northwest Ministry Network. It was not an easy experience but it was a good one.

PD left Napavine to return to missions as a fully appointed AG Missionary and served in Manila, fulfilling many roles but of significance he works with Pastor Virgie Cruz at Monterey Christian Center in Metro Manila. There he helped develop excellent ministry and also met, courted and married his wife Gigi. From then on it has always been Pastor Dave & Gigi.

Following their wedding and itineration in the US, Dave & Gigi were asked to minister temporarily in an international church in Jakarta, Indonesia, while preparing the groundwork for other ministry elsewhere. When that first ministry concluded, it turned out that the ministry God was preparing them for was the wasn't in another country. It was in fact, International English Service Jakarta. Founded in 1999, Pastor Dave & Gigi were invited by the founders to return to Indonesia where Pastor Dave was to be IES' first pastor, assuming that position in 2000 and continuing in that role to this day.

IES has seen much change, growth, challenge and victory over the years that Pastor Dave has lead the church. New branches have opened around the city. IES has partnered with many individuals, organizations and churches in missions through out Indonesia and around the world. God has blessed the church and blessed Pastor Dave in ministry at IES Jakarta and will for many years to come.