Background
Rinker, Craig Wayne was born on August 9, 1945 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Berl Leroy and Maxene Betsy (Abshier) Rinker.
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Craig Wayne Rinker
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Associate of Arts, St. Johns College, Winfield, Kansas, 1965; Bachelor in Philosophy, Concordia Senior College, 1967; M of Divinity, Concordia Seminary, 1971; MST, Lutheran School of Theology, 1975; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Oklahoma, Norman, 1979.
Career
Vicar, Messiah Lutheran Church, Oklahoma City, 1969-1970;
pastoral assistant, Lutheran Church of Our Savior, Bethany, 1972-1975;
associate pastor, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Hayward, California, 1975-1978;
pastor, Grace Lutheran Church, Houma, Louisiana, since 1978. Circuit counselor Greater New Orleans #2-LCMS, 1979-1988. Vicar supervisor Concordia Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1981-1982.
Adjunct assistant professor of University Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, 1984-1986. Chairman of the section Southern Speech Communication Convention, Baton Rouge, 1984, Birmingham, 1990.
Achievements
Membership
Member of the board commissioner Terrebonne General Hospital, Houma, Louisiana, since 1987, chairman credentials committee. Vice president Bayouland Young Men’s Christian Association, 1986-1990. Treasurer Dulac Community Center, 1988-1990.
Member Republican National Committee. Member Southern States Speech Communication Association (section chairman convention Baton Rouge, 1984, Birmingham 1990, panelist New Orleans 1988), Speech Communication Association, Terrebonne Association Mins. (officer since 1978), Rotary (board directors since 1980), Krewe of Christopher.
Interests
Connections
Married Kathlyn Louise Waugh, December 19, 1970 (divorced). Children: Sheri Lou, Amy Kathlyn, Craig Wayne II. Married Bonita Lee Dupre, February 16, 1991.
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Nationality
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Religion
Lutheran -
Political Party
Republican