 photo: Beth Franke, 8/6/07 |
ABOUT ME
I
am a retired Lutheran (LCMS) pastor living in
Bellville,
Texas,
married to Beth Walters Franke, a retired public school
librarian. My
hobbies include sailing, amateur radio (WB5RFQ), traveling,
reading,
and writing, especially poetry.
I
am a member of Poetry Review and Discuss. I have had
several of my
poems published in the PRD anthologies: The Poetic Bond
II, III, IV and
V.
I was a member of The Society of American Poets before it
disbanded in 2013. I have had many poems
published in their quarterly journal, The Poet's Pen. I
have also
"indie published" three books of my poetry: The
Stream of Life
(2011), See the Train Come through Our Town (2012), and
Christmas Cheer
(2012). I have published three other books: From the
Bottom of the
Barrel, C. B. Franke, 2005; In Her Steps, Ellen Beatrice
Franke
Richter, 2015; and The Things I Tell You are Honestly
True, 2nd
Edition, C. B. Franke, 2016.
I
grew up in Uvalde, TX. and graduated from Uvalde
High School ('64),
Texas Lutheran University, Seguin TX ('68), and
Concordia Seminary, St.
Louis MO ('72). I served as pastor of Immanuel
Lutheran Church,
Harrold TX.;
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Brenham (William Penn) TX.; and
St. Paul Lutheran Church and School, Bishop, TX., where I
retired in
September 2009. I completed 2 1/2 years as part time
interim
pastor with Trinity Lutheran Church, Sealy, TX. in July
2015, and continue to do interim and pulpit fill ministry.
|