David Bercot is an Anabaptist, originally raised as a Jehovah's Witness. He became a Liberal Protestant for a brief period.

His studies led him to write the book Will the Real Heretics Please Stand Up, and to form Scroll Publishing Company to publish it in 1989. Meanwhile, wrestling with his personal beliefs, he formed the short-lived Tyler Early Christian Fellowship (TECF) in 1992, and then joined the Anglican church. In 1994, he issued a revised edition of the book Will the Real Heretics Please Stand Up, which included a chapter on the Church of England and the role it has played in preserving and promoting the teachings of the early church. In 1999, he basically combined the second edition with the first edition for the third edition, which is still the edition in print.

After being ordained as an Anglican priest, David Bercot eventually fled the Traditional Anglican Communion and settled on a compromise with the Anabaptists as his religious affiliation since they follow some (but not all) of the Early Christian practices which he held particularly dear.