2025 Elder Candidates
Mark Tucker | Scott Davenport | Tony Franklin
The elders are excited to present Mark, Scott, and Tony as new elder candidates to our Colonial Family. Serving as an elder at Colonial is to serve the church in leadership of the overall vision and future direction of the church, ensuring our teachings and practices reflect accurate biblical theology, provide accountability to staff leadership, and so much more. To be considered for eldership, one must be a member of Colonial for at least two years and meet the character qualities from 1 Timothy 3:1-13.
According to the Colonial Church bylaws the current elders nominate new elder candidates after a prayerful and robust interview process before presenting them to the church. After presenting them to the church body, the members of the church have 30 days to provide feedback to the elders about the elder candidates’ nominations. A member vote to add these candidates to the elder team will be held on August 31st during the Sunday morning worship gathering.
Thank you for being a part of this process and a part of this family!
Mark Tucker
Mark and Debby have been married for 39 years, have four grown children and five grandchildren, and have spent their lives rooted in Wichita County, where Mark was born and raised. They began attending Colonial during the Rick Thompson era and have been regular members since 2015. Over the past seven years, Mark has faithfully served as a deacon and contributed in many areas, including Kids Ministry, the Facility Team, the Welcome Team, and as a leader in the Every Man a Warrior study. He’s also an active part of the Johnson small group and the Saturday Men’s Bible Study.
Scott Davenport
Scott has been married to his wife, Diann, for 31 years. They have two daughters and one grandson. They have been members of Colonial for 34 years. During that time, Scott served on staff for two years as Media Relations and Building Supervisor. He is actively involved in the Johnson small group, Saturday Men’s Bible study, Welcome Team, and serves as a deacon. Outside the church, Scott is a local FCA huddle leader and participates in the State Student Leadership Camp. He also teaches and coaches at WFISD.
Tony Franklin
Tony and Kelly have been married for 39 years. They have two children and two grandchildren.. Tony has been a member of Colonial since 1992, and has served on the Deacon Team and attends the Saturday Men’s Bible Study. He also serves on the Kids Team with the Pre-K and Kindergarten kids. Tony graduated from Wichita Falls High School and Southwestern Oklahoma State University Of Pharmacy. He is currently employed at Walmart Pharmacy.