Trinity Church // Lubbock, TX

T.L. Garrett
Joined Trinity Staff:  May 15, 1985

Areas of Ministry:  Started as Single’s Pastor. Became an Exec Pastor. Then Sr. Exec Pastor in 1988 until May 2007. Now Pastor of Membership.

Family: Wife, Yvonne. Two sons, Ed and Tim. Four grandchildren. Two great grand children.

Saved(when and where):  June 5, 1954. Abernathy, TX.

Education:  Life Bible College. Los Angeles, CA

Previous Line(s) of Work: U.S. Government (27 years)

One of the Things I Find Most Fascinating: Trinity has changed so much in the last 24 years.

FAVORITE
Book: Abundant Living, by E. Stanley Jones.
Food: Fish
Snack Food:  Sun Chips
Movies: Action
Musical Artists: Nat King Cole
Time of Day: Morning
Season: Spring
Place in the World: Singapore
Place to Pray: Forest, mountain streams, mountain top.
Recreational Activities/Hobbies: Backpacking, woodworking.
Scripture: Col. 3:23 “Whatsoever you do, do it heartily as unto the Lord and not unto men.”
Sports Team: Red Raiders
Sport: Football

LEAST FAVORITE
Food: Chinese
Snack Food: Fritos
Time of Day: Night
Season: Winter
Place in the World: Cairo, Egypt
Sports Team: Cowboys

Life Motto: “A lack of planning makes me a prisoner of tomorrow rather than a pioneer of tomorrow.”

Three People I’d Like to Meet: E. Stanley Jones, Tom Landry, George Bush.

My Hero:  General Dwight D. Eisenhower

One of My Greatest Experiences with God: Knowing His presence in a stinking, filthy slum in Nairobi Africa.

Most People Don’t Know This About Me: What T L stands for.