MINISTRY FOCUS

David served as President of Cadence International for 30 years and is now President Emeritus. Joyce grew up in Cadence and has served in youth ministry, Bible teaching, and Communications. The Schroeders began a home assignment in July of 2025, and are entering a season of waiting on the Lord for their next Cadence assignment and raising prayer and financial support.

FAITH

Joyce put her faith in Jesus when she was almost four and her parents, Dick and Margaret Patty, were directing the Subic Servicemen’s Center in the Philippines. The Pattys are some of the founders of OCSC/Cadence International. David trusted Christ when he was eight and spent his early years with his family in Tahsis, a remote town in Canada, where his dad pastored a church and worked at the lumber mill. He then grew up in Washington state.

David and Joyce met at Multnomah University in Portland Oregon. They were part of the first Malachi Singers quartet in 1981, but didn’t start to fall in love with each other until their fourth summer ministering together in Germany. They were married in 1986.

Malachi Singers went on to become Malachi Ministries and is now Cadence Student Ministries. The Schroeders ministered to military teens in Germany until 1995 when David was called to Headquarters to serve as the fourth president of Cadence, and the family has lived in Colorado since then.

FAMILY

David and Joyce have four adult children, Kerith (Jacob), Justin, Kyrie (Jacob), and Jonathan, who are also some of their best friends. They are loving this season of being grandparents to six amazing grands.