Trinity Lutheran Church

About Pastor Damian

Rev. Dr. Damian Snyder serves Trinity as its Senior Pastor. Pastor Damian is a native of Shawnee, KS. He graduated in 1994 from Shawnee Mission Northwest High School. In 1998 he received a B.A. degree in Sociology from the University of Kansas. His next fours years were spent at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis.

After serving his vicarage in Kaukauna, Wisconsin, he graduated from Concordia Seminary with the Masters of Divinity degree and the theological diploma and received his first Call to serve as Trinity’s associate pastor. He was ordained at Trinity on June 23, 2002. On March 28, 2004, he accepted a Call to serve as Trinity’s Senior Pastor.  He defended his Applied Research Project entitled “Feed My Sheep: Using Brain-Based Techniques To Improve Learning In Small Group Bible Studies” on March 17, 2023 and was granted the title Dr. that same day.  Damian graduated from Rock Bridge Seminary in July 2023 receiving the Doctor of Ministry degree.

Pastor Damian is married with two children.  He enjoys good coffee, fishing, dystopian movies, and most things nerdy.