Pastor Tinker Accepts New Call

Below is the letter which was sent to both MLLC and Waldeck regarding the pastoral transition for our two churches.  Pastor David Tinker has accepted the pastoral call to serve a congregation in another ELCA synod.  He has given notice that his call at MLLC and contract at Waldeck will end on February 28, including some vacation time at the end of the month for time to move.

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Pastor David Tinker’s final Sunday among the people of the two churches will be February 9.

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Here is the letter as sent to the two congregations:

Martin Luther Lutheran Church     Waldeck Evangelical Lutheran Church

211 Luther Lane; P O Box 362         6915 Waldeck Church Ln

Carmine, TX 78932-0362                 Ledbetter, TX 78946

January 7, 2025

Dear Friends in Christ,

I write to inform you that I have accepted the call to serve as pastor of Christ Lutheran Church of Elm Creek, Seguin, Texas. My final Sunday at worship will be February 9, 2025. I look forward to seeing you during this final month before I complete my time among you.

During these many years together, you have welcomed me into your lives in numerous joyful, difficult, important, and/or sacred moments. These holy times, such as funerals, illnesses, emergencies, hospitalizations, baptisms, weddings, worship services, Bible studies, and more, have served to help all of us draw closer to Christ. Additionally, these have provided opportunities to build connections between you and me.  I am humbled and honored to have been welcomed into these various moments of your faith and life.

I am ever thankful for your prayers, words of encouragement, reverent feedback, and steadfast partnership in the Gospel over our years together.  It means the world to me, and to any pastor, when the people of the congregation show up for worship on the weekend, volunteer for ministries and outreach, welcome visitors, show heartfelt love for one another, serve neighbors in need, and more as they live out their faith.

I give thanks for our life together, and I pray for you, the people of Martin Luther and Waldeck, in your discernment of pastoral needs for the future.

Yours, in Christ’s Service,

Pastor David Tinker