Meet The Pastor
Pastor David Tinker
Pastor David Tinker has been serving as our pastor since April 2012. In 2019 he celebrated 25 years of ordained pastoral ministry. He and his wife and their two sons live in Carmine. He also serves as the pastor of Waldeck Evangelical Lutheran Church near Ledbetter, Texas.
Pastor David Tinker grew up in Houston. He has served congregations in Indiana, Florida, and Ohio prior to serving at Martin Luther Lutheran Church in Carmine.
His favorite Bible Verse is Romans 12:2, which reads, "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God—what is good and acceptable and perfect."