Trinity Lutheran is blessed with a gifted, interim energetic pastor. Pastor Adam Stockton is originally from Findlay, Ohio, and grew up in Richardson, TX. His undergrad degrees are in Psychology and Business Management. He graduated from TCU with a Master’s of Divinity with specializations in pastoral care, military chaplaincy, and ethics. He has also served as a trauma chaplain at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas for his Clinical Pastoral Education while being involved in cultural immersion studies. He also holds a certification in Youth and Family Ministry from Wartburg Seminary, Connected Leadership and Christianity & Ecology from Yale. He is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Education focusing on Belonging and Motivation in non-profit organizations. His career prior to ministry involved leading technical teams at AT&T, Microsoft, and Apple as well as being a Firefighter. He enjoys blacksmithing, fishing, camping, photography, tennis, hockey, biking, shooting, archery, and playing video games. He and his wife Marlette were married in 2017, and they have a baby daughter named Alaina. Marlette works as the director of training for a medical software company based in California. She has degrees in Fine Arts and Communications. She enjoys scary movies, exploring new foods, and finding engaging ways to teach people not-so-engaging information. Alaina is working on how to be a baby. She enjoys making as many different noises as possible as she learns to talk, squishmallow stuffed animals, and loves the taste of mango. Pastor Adam looks forward to meeting you and journeying with you in the Christian faith.
God’s Work. Our Hands.
God doesn’t need our good works, but our neighbor does. As Lutherans, we are called to use our lives to do God’s work in the world by sharing the wonders of God’s grace with others. Lutherans are known for their outreach programs. 1 in 50 Americans plus many others around the world receive help from the Lutheran church. It could be as simple as tutoring a child in an after-school program, or as complex as working with governments to eradicate hunger throughout the world. In many and various ways, every day members of Trinity are making the world a better place.
Dr. Barbara Case
Pianist/Organist
Dr. Barbara Bacik Case, is a concert pianist, coach, accompanist, teacher, adjudicator, church pianist, organist, and chamber music performer. Her background includes a Bachelors of Music in Piano from the Eastman School of Music, a Masters of Music in Piano at the University of Kansas, and a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in Piano Performance from the University of Texas in Austin. Her doctoral dissertation on Dvorak’s Piano Trios has been included in a book entitled, “CHAMBER MUSIC: A RESEARCH AND INFORMATION GUIDE” by John H. Baron. Dr. Case spent several years studying and performing in Vienna, Austria with concert artist, Hans Kann. She also performed for Maestro Carlo Zecchi of Rome, Russian Conductor Boris Goldovsky at the Cleveland Opera’s performance of the opera Carmen, and Kurt Neumuller of Salzburg at the Mozarteum. She has coached several students who competed and were accepted into the Van Cliburn Summer Institute in Ft. Worth, TX. She was a coach/accompanist at Austin College. She currently has a private piano class, and serves as our church pianist/organist.
Kathy Manning
Office Manager
Kathy Manning is a native Oklahoman, but she moved to Sherman in 1996. Kathy and her husband, Chuck, are the proud parents of three children (and spouses) and five grandchildren. Their son, Charlie & his wife, Madison, live in North Carolina. Daughters, Whitney & husband, David, and Tori & husband, Noah, are residents of Sherman, which pleases Kathy immensely! Kathy is our office manager; her strengths are in her computer abilities, her friendliness, and her love of God. When you come by the church office you’ll rarely smell coffee, but you’ll always be greeted with a hug.