About Us

David & Denise Love were married in August 1978. They have five grown children, Daniel, married to Amy, Deanna, married to Phil Patrick and David Michael who married Holly Smith December 27, 2008 and the youngest Love's are twins, Amanda & Alyssa who will turn 21 August 30, 2009.

Their first grandson, Joshua James Love was born March 26, 2007 to Dan and Amy.

The Loves have served as missionaries since 1981,11 of those years in Colombia and 13 at Rio Grande Bible Institute. Over the years they ministered in the following areas: Dorm parents for 17 boys (missionary children) with New Tribes Mission in Villavicencio, Colombia; Bible Institute teachers with NTM in Fusagasugá (& radio ministry) and Team Mission in Bogotá; Inductive Bible Study trainers with Precept Ministries; counselors; church planters; youth ministry and in leadership development.

Currently, they are missionaries with Fellowship International Mission in Allentown, PA on loan to Rio Grande Bible Institute a faith mission, serving on the Texas-Mexico border. David and Denise are full-time missionaries with RGBI where David teaches Theology, Church History and other Bible courses.

The Institute is an accredited four-year Bible College in Spanish and has students from 15 different Latin American countries.

Dave grew up in Rochester, Pennsylvania and Denise is from Lancaster County, PA.

They met while students at New Tribes Bible Institute in Jackson, Michigan. David has his BA from Columbia International University and a Masters of Theology degree from Dallas Theological Seminary and is working on his DMin at TEDS. Denise is a LPN nurse and has her BA in Intercultural Studies. She works as a lay-counselor and is a free-lance writer. Both enjoy, reading, walking and bird- watching in south Texas.