MEET THE STAFF OF ST. LUKE
Reverend Orinda W. Hawkins-BrinkleyInterim Pastor
Pastor Orinda was born and raised in the Jim Crow South. She attended and graduated from North Warren HS and received her Registered Nursing training from Long Island College Hospital School of Nursing. The Reverend Orinda W. Hawkins-Brinkley became the first African American pastor, in the nearly 120-year history of Saint Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church, in the Linden area of Columbus. She became a community activist creating safe space for children and partnering with others to birth ROCK on the Block, 501c3 CDC.
Pastor O, as the children called her, collaborated with Lutheran Outdoor Ministry, with support from other congregations, for St. Peter to be the first Inner City site for Amazing Grace Day Camp. She became an advocate with the Columbus Health Department to provide community-based health screenings to decrease racial disparities in healthcare. She led the Linden neighborhood churches to combat crime and neighborhood violence with the Linden Prayer Network and a community retreat called’ Healing the Enemy in Me”. She served on boards and community groups to improve health and safety in the Linden community and the city as a member of the Urban Crime Coalition.
Prior to receiving her Master of Divinity from Trinity Lutheran Seminary in Columbus, Pastor Orinda earned her Bachelor's in Pastoral Ministry from Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
A native of Warrenton, North Carolina, Pastor Orinda Hawkins-Brinkley is the mother of two and grandmother of four. In her spare time, she loves to read, cook, write, sing, dance and interact with people.
Marta Lopez-FlohrDirector of Youth & Family Ministries
Marta Lopez-Flohr began her faith journey as a Catholic and later a Quaker until she met her lifelong Lutheran husband, Tim Flohr. Marta earned her undergraduate degree in Urban Studies/Political Science from Columbia University, New York, NY. As an undergraduate, she spent time volunteering with youth in Washington Heights which led her to join Teach For America where she taught in the South Bronx. Marta taught at KIPP, New York and was a founding teacher of Bronx Preparatory Charter School. She later pursued studies at The Institute of Culinary Education. She had the privilege of working in catering sales in two of New York’s landmark venues, The United Nations and Ellis Island Immigration Museum. Later in her career, she served as an adjunct instructor in Drexel University’s Culinary Arts and Food Science program. She also served in various public, private, independent schools and non-profit organizations. She and her family relocated to Memphis where she worked at the University of Memphis for five years in student services before coming on board at St. Luke. Marta is also a proud Girl Scout Heart of the South volunteer. She is excited to support youth and families with living the St. Luke vision statement, “Seek God, Serve Others, Share Life” and the seven guiding principles. She also is a co-chair of the Diversity & Justice Task Force at St. Luke
Kinsey HealyDirector of Music Ministries
From Arkansas and Texas, Kinsey Healy settled in Tennessee after earning her Bachelor of Choral Music Education and Master of Music from the University of Memphis. Kinsey has taught at Houston High School in Germantown, TN since 2018 and directs a thriving choral program. In addition to her work in the classroom, she is involved in mentoring emerging choral music educators from the University of Memphis. Kinsey has led seminars on vocal health and technique, including a presentation at the Tennessee Music Education Association Conference. Her choirs at Houston High School are well-known for their performances across the community and recent international tour destinations have included Prague, Vienna, Ireland, and Spain. Outside of her public school responsibilities, Mrs. Healy has been the music director and pianist at Collierville Presbyterian and Epiphany Lutheran Church. Above all, she loves reading books and exploring outdoors with her toddler daughter Elise and husband Scott.
Danielle WilkinsonChurch Administrator
Danielle is originally from San Diego, CA but grew up in Bartlett. She moved to Jackson, TN to pursue undergraduate and graduate degrees at Union University from 2013-2020. Upon graduating with her MSW, she moved to Dyersburg, TN in 2021 and returned to Memphis in 2022 working as a social worker and mental health therapist. She has 4 years of prior experience working as a Church Administrator for a Baptist church while in graduate school, which she greatly enjoyed, and felt led to return to working in a church setting to use the knowledge and experience she has gained. She enjoys helping others, spending time with loved ones and her 2 cats, traveling, art, and playing video games in her free time.