Dr. John Petty,  Pastor
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John came to Trinity as pastor in May of 2002.  Prior to Trinity, he served eight years as a pastor in Uvalde, Texas.  He is a graduate of Baylor University, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary , and Baylor’s George W. Truett Theological Seminary.  He is married to Kelly and they have one son, Davis and a daughter, Mara.  In addition to pastoring, his activities and hobbies include coaching T-Ball, reading, running, hunting, fly fishing, and hiking.  If he is not in Texas, you can bet he is somewhere in Colorado with his feet in a trout stream.

Larry Danks, Minister of Worship
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Larry joined the TBC staff in September of 2006 after having served churches in Arkansas and Missouri.  Mary Pat sings in the choir, plays handbells, performs dramas and loves to shoot and produce videos for worship.  Larry and Mary Pat have three grown children and five “super” grandchildren.  Larry has a heart to help the church worship well.  His strengths are evident on the platform on Sunday morning, in the choir loft as each group rehearses and in his desire to meet and encourage each person to use the gifts God has given them to serve the Lord. Larry has earned degrees from Southwest Baptist College, Bolivar, MO. and Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, MO.

Dan Petty, Business Administrator
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Dan joined the Trinity Staff as Business Administrator in March, 2005.  He had previously served for seven years at Mobberly Baptist Church, Longview, Texas in the same capacity.  He is a graduate of Texas A&M University with a degree in Electrical Engineering.  He received the Masters of Church Music degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and served churches in Texas as Minister of Music for over twenty-five years.  He was certified in church business administration in 1996.  Dan is married to Gayle, and they have two daughters, Rebecca and Elizabeth; two sons-in-law, Keith and Branson; and three grandchildren, Jacob, Jonathan and Morgan.

Greg Peschel, Minister of Discipleship and Media
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Greg first joined Trinity’s staff in January 2003, after serving seven months as the interim Minister of Youth.  In August 2009, Greg became the Minister of Discipleship & Media which is a new position at Trinity.  He is a Kerrville native and graduated from Tivy High School.  After completing high school, Greg attended Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas where he graduated with a degree in Public Relations and Marketing.  In 2007, Greg graduated from Dallas Baptist University with a Masters of Arts in Christian Education.  It was at DBU that Greg developed his passion for discipleship which would launch him into his current position at Trinity.  He and his wife, Merydwen, have two boys Ethan and Evan, and when not at the church you can find them at the baseball field, football field, basketball court or whatever else their kids are involved in.

Erik Lankford, Minister to Children and their Families
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Erik joined Trinity in October, 2005 as the Minister to Children and their Families. He had previously served for almost three years at Comfort Baptist Church, Comfort, Texas as the Youth and Children's Minister. He is a graduate of Howard Payne University with a degree in Bible. He received his Masters of Divinity degree from Logsdon School of Theology. Erik is married to Jennifer whom he met at Hardin Simmons University and they have been married since 2003.  In 2007 Erik and Jennifer became foster parents and a little over a year later they had the joy of adopting their two children Isaac and Hadleigh.  When not at church you can find Erik giving pitching lessons or traveling with the family.

Travis Garcia, Minister to Youth
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Travis Garcia is our new youth minister as of August 2009.  He was born and raised in South Texas by two great parents. It was because of them that he came to faith in Jesus and accepted the free gift of Salvation around age 11. In high school Travis did his best to live out his faith, and at the end of his senior year realized that God was calling him to vocational ministry. Travis then pursued an education at Howard Payne University where he discovered God’s guidance toward youth ministry. It was also at HPU where Travis met Erin. He graduated from HPU in May of 2009 and married Erin in July of 2009. Ever since then life has been a grand adventure and he enjoys everyday and everything that God does.

Chris Christopherson, Pastoral Assistant
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A.A. “Chris” Christopherson was born November 16, 1938 on a farm near Coolidge, Texas. He moved to Dallas at the age of twelve and graduated from N.R. Crozier Tech High School. After graduation, Chris entered the U.S. Marines and served ten years. Chris is married to Arlyne and they have five children who are Debora, Sherry, Dianna, Barbara and they have one son, Allen. Chris and Arlyne have six grandsons. Chris briefly attended the University of Maryland and studied two years with Baptist Theological Extension in Sulphur Springs, Texas. He spent twenty-five years in the insurance business before surrendering to preach. Chris served as pastor for Glade Springs Baptist Church in Mount Vernon, Texas and White Oak Baptist Church in Yantis, Texas before moving to Florida. In Florida, he served as pastor at Blanton Baptist Church for three years and then served as Chaplain for Hospice of Pasco County for three years. Chris served as Senior Pastor at First Baptist Church of Port Tampa for four years before moving back to Texas. Chris and Arlyne visited several churches prior to visiting Trinity, but the day they came, they knew this was where the Lord wanted them to be. Chris thoroughly enjoys his duties here and looks forward to serving the Lord in this capacity.

Pam Blair, Children's Day Out Director
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Pam has been on staff at Trinity since April of 2002. Pam has a degree in education from Baylor University and a master’s degree from Trinity University in School Psychology.  She is a licensed school psychologist and a licensed professional counselor.  Pam has previously worked as a school psychologist for the Fredericksburg School District and as a counselor at Star Ranch.  She has also worked in private practice in Kerrville.  Pam is married to Rick and they have two boys, Bryan and Nathan.