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Officers
First Presbyterian officers serve as elders and deacons, organized into the Session and the Diaconate. The Session governs the local church; the Diaconate cares for the congregation. Officers serve on a three-year rotation, renewable for one term.
The Session (Elders)
Martha Bean
Dawn Bingham
Anna Blanton
De Calvert
Muffet Chapman
Sloan Evans
Donna Kennedy
Frank Lee
Emily Neely
Bill Oldham
Michael Pack
Jennifer Parker
Norman Pulliam, Sr
Septima Smith
Mary Helen Wade
Harold Ballenger
Louie Blanton
Blair Clementson
John Faris
Patti Foy
Callie Hammett
John Harrill
Josh Jones
Cesily King
Andy Lancaster
Cathy Martinez
Paul McKee
Brand Stille
Wesley Stoddard
Charlotte Verreault
Vic Bailey, IV
Palmer Ball
Gail Ballard
David Beacham
Kathryn Bridges
Charlie Burns
Randall Chambers
Molly Colbath
Bill Cummings
Lynn Edwards
Debbie Kocisko
Kay Maddox
Stephen Parrott
Mary Lorick Thompson
Elizabeth Young
The Diaconate (Board of Deacons)
Orin Beach
Leah Blanton
Marsha Calvert
Mallory Edwards
Susan Gaubert
Ben Harrison
Cheryl Lang
Sherron Langley
Scottie Lummus
Jack Mason
Alex Powell
Ryan Reynolds
Melissa Sullivan
Sally White
Hannah Zimmerman
Cathy Bagwell
Katherine Barre
David Berry
Baker Boles
Jeff Cleland
Mary Grace Close
Allison Ellis
Holly Hoenig
Will Hoy
Lee Jenkins
Laura Keller
Betty Tate
Josh Thompson
Amy Usry
Frazier Wilson
Aundie Bishop
Harry Burgess
Edd Ervin
Chris Groke
Roxanne King
Ryan Langley
Deborah Lemke
Julia Manello
Linda Mullen
Tanner Oldham
Jean Palmer
Steve Parker
Joe Pinilla
Anne Poliakoff
Lee Shirley
2023 Committees of the Session
Senior Pastor // Rev. Alan F. Dyer
Clerk of Session // Palmer Ball
Associate Clerk of Session // De Calvert
Treasurer // Wally Barre
Vic Bailey, Palmer Ball, De Calvert, Cheryl Lang, Wally Barre (ex-officio), Kristin Hamilton, Michael Pack, Sloan Evans, Bill Oldham, Jennifer Parker, Kay Maddox, Donna Kennedy, Cesily King, Emily Neely, Kathryn Bridges, Patti Foy, Molly Colbath
Elders: Steve Parrott, Randall Chambers, Anna Blanton
Deacons: Marsha Calvert, Sally White, Ryan Langley
Communications: Frank Lee, John Faris, Harold Ballenger
Endowment Advancement Committee: Norman Pulliam, Josh Jones, Louie Blanton, Bill Cummings, John Harrill
Facilities: Bill Oldham, Frank Lee, Harold Ballenger, Charlie Burns, Lynn Edwards (Columbarium), John Harrill, Paul McKee
Finance: Michael Pack, Louie Blanton, Bill Cummings, Andy Lancaster, Bill Oldham, Charlotte Verreault
Officer Placement: Martha Bean, Stephen Parrott, Randall Chambers, John Jones
Personnel: Sloan Evans, David Beacham, Norman Pulliam, Mary Lorick Thompson, Mary Helen Wade
Stewardship: Brand Stille, David Beacham, Vic Bailey, Kay Maddox, Michael Pack, Charlotte Verreault
Worship Committee: Jennifer Parker, Charlotte Verreault, Elizabeth Young, Kay Maddox, Charlie Burns, Cesily King, Cathy Martinez, Wesley Stoddard
Music Committee: Kay Maddox, Cathy Martinez, Patti Foy, Debbie Kocisko, Mary Lorick Thompson
Adult Ministry: Donna Kennedy, Gail Ballard, De Calvert
Children's Ministry: Cesily King, Callie Hammett, Blair Clementson, Septima Smith
Youth: Emily Neely, Andy Lancaster, John Faris
Young Adult Committee: Molly Colbath, Callie Hammett, Anna Blanton, Donna Kennedy, Emily Neely
Local: Kathryn Bridges, Debbie Kocisko, Gail Ballard, Martha Bean, Muffet Chapman, Molly Colbath, Septima Smith
Poverty Initiative: Muffet Chapman
Peace and Justice Task Force: Dawn Bingham
International: Patti Foy, Dawn Bingham
Paul McKee
2023 Committees of the Diaconate
Pastor // Rev. Joanne R. Hull
Chair // Cheryl Lang
Vice-Chair // David Berry
Secretary // Cathy Bagwell
Marsha Calvert, Chair
Bereavement: Lee Jenkins, Linda Mullen
Communion to the Farthest Pew: Marsha Calvert, Deborah Lemke
Meal Ministry: Melissa Sullivan, Amy Usry, Katherine Barre, Allison Ellis
Life Events: Scottie Lummus, Betty Tate, Susan Gaubert
Purnell: Cheryl Lang
Stephen Ministry: Jack Mason, Harry Burgess (Dana Halliday, Leader)
Mary Grace Close, Chair
Fellowship/Special Events: Mary Grace Close, Frazier Wilson, Aundie Bishop, Tanner Oldham
Health: Chris Groke, Baker Boles, Jeff Cleland
JOY Fellowship (Older Adult): Sherron Langley, Jean Palmer
Recreation: David Berry, Josh Thompson
Wednesdays at First: Ryan Reynolds, Will Hoy, Sally White, Ryan Langley
Cathy Bagwell, Chair
Visitor Follow-up: Holly Hoenig, Julia Manello, Hannah Zimmerman
Welcome Class: Cathy Bagwell, Steve Parker, Leah Blanton
Greeters: Laura Keller, Lee Shirley, Anne Poliakoff, Roxanne King
Offering: Edd Ervin, Ben Harrison, Orin Beach, Steve Parker, Joe Pinilla, Alex Powell