Ordained Minister - Wedding Chapel at the Preserve

The Rev. David Faulkner, pastor at The Wedding Chapel at The Preserve, is a native of East Tennessee, reared in a family that pioneered this area in the 1790's. Having completed his formal education at East Texas Baptist University (TX), Georgetown College (KY), and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (KY), he served as pastor of churches in Kentucky for fifteen years. After returning to East Tennessee he has served as the pastor of wedding chapels in and around the Great Smoky Mountains since 1987. Rev. Faulkner and the chapel staff have been providing custom designed wedding packages that are intimate, affordable, thoughtful, and professionally done for thousands of bridal couples over these years. This "ministry of marriage" has been featured on ABC, CBS, Turner South, and numerous television and radio stations across the Southeastern United States. Rev. Faulkner and the chapel staff have a goal of "providing the best wedding at the best price, with the best services, in the best location for one of the best days of your life." That is their committment to you.

Rev. Faulkner was ordained by the First Baptist Church, Jellico, Tennessee in January, 1968 and has been pastor of the New Columbus Baptist Church, New Columbus, Kentucky, and the Bedford Baptist Church, Bedford, Kentucky. Rev. Faulkner maintains membership in numerous civic and professional organizations, most recently, Member of the Board of Directors of the Gatlinburg Chamber of Commerce 1997-2006, President of the Wedding Chapel Association of Gatlinburg 1999-2005, Vice-Chair of the Gatlinburg Economic Development Committee. Rev. Faulkner has been an active member of the First Baptist Church of Sevierville for twenty-one years.