David Eckert

Director of Music

David serves as the Director of Music at El Camino, and leads the music for the 9:00 AM Traditional Service. He was called into music ministry while commissioned in the United States Navy in 1990. A graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, he holds a Master of Music degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. He has served churches in California, Texas, Illinois, and Arizona. He is the principal horn player for the Arizona Symphonic Winds and has performed with the Sierra Vista Symphony Orchestra, the Dulce Musica Woodwind Quintet, the Civic Orchestra of Tucson, the Desert Mountain Brass Quintet, and the University of Arizona Community Chorus. He and his wife Lori have four grown daughters all of whom participated in the Children’s, Youth, and College Ministries at El Camino. David has been called to lead the redeemed in Christ to obey the Great Commandment and the Great Commission through the mandate of the 150th Psalm, fulfilling their ultimate purpose of glorifying God and enjoying Him forever.