David Hollis

Orama Christian Trust - Trustee

I’m grateful to have lived and worked at Orama for seven years from 2016 until 2023, along with my wife, Kim, and our youngest son, Jordan.

I loved the opportunity to live a more intentional community life and form deeper relationships with other community members as well as the shared times of worship, prayer, and discussion.

Communities like Orama, have a special place providing opportunities for people to draw aside for restoration, creativity, and spiritual formation.

While at Orama, I worked mainly on infrastructure and for several years was a member of the Leadership / Management team. This experience helped my understanding of community life as well as the practical and business aspects of Orama.

Prior to moving to Orama, I worked for many years as a Corporate Services Manager for a large multi-city company employing some 400 staff and operating out of 8 locations. Besides my responsibility for managing the corporate departments, I was also the company's financial controller and managed the IT systems.

I have also worked in the forestry, transport and construction industries as well as several years pastoring and running work and mentoring programs for at-risk youth. I’m also a writer and have self-published two books with several more on the go.