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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)
Ali Beeson
David Berry
Cam Cecil
Blair Clementson
Sally Dover
Callie Hammett
Josh Jones
Stan Lummus
Donna Pulliam
Reel Robertson
Richard Strasburger
Charlotte Verreault
Ben Wall
Tom Webster
Lewis White
Vic Bailey, IV
Palmer Ball
Kathryn Bridges
Charlie Burns
Randall Chambers
Lee Close
Andrew Darr
Lynn Edwards
Melissa France
Debbie Kocisko
Craig Long
Kay Maddox
Stephen Parrott
Jessalyn Story
Mary Lorick Thompson
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
The Diaconate (Board of Deacons)
David Berry, Jr
Katherine Burns
Jeff Cleland
Mary Grace Close
Molly Colbath
Tres Cox
Hamp Crow
Carol Gutman
Marsha Hagins
Anne Hicklin
LeAnne Holcombe
Will Hoy
Beau Shuler
Denise Stevens
Alan Workman
Hillary Brock
Chris Brown
Rob Elliott
Chris Groke
Dana Halliday
Andy Halligan
Catherine Johnson
Leigh Anne Langley
John Lefebvre
Natalie Mullen
Bryan Pack
Joe Pinilla
Will Ringo
Marsh Rogers
Josh Summers
Leah Blanton
Marsha Calvert
Mallory Edwards
Susan Gaubert
Ben Harrison
Cheryl Lang
Sherron Langley
Jennifer MacPhail
Jack Mason
Andy McKee
Alex Powell
Ryan Reynolds
Melissa Sullivan
Hannah Zimmerman
2021 Committees of the Session
Moderator, Temporary Interim Pastor // Dr. J. Lewis Johnson
Clerk of Session // Lee Close
Associate Clerk of Session // Palmer Ball
Treasurer // Wally Barre
Elders: Josh Jones, Martha Bean, Steve Parrott
Deacons: Marsha Calvert, Mary Grace Close, Will Ringo
Communications: Debbie Kocisko, Callie Hammett, Frank Lee
Emergency Preparedness: Craig Long, Charlie Burns, Stan Lummus, Stephen Parrott
Endowment Advancement Committee: Ben Wall, Norman Pulliam, Sr., David Berry, Cam Cecil
Facilities: Randall Chambers, Frank Lee, Bill Oldham, Richard Strasburger, Lynn Edwards
Finance: Reel Robertson, Michael Pack, Palmer Ball, Ben Wall, Lewis White
Officer Placement: Michael Pack, Josh Jones, Martha Bean, Mary Helen Wade
Personnel: Sloan Evans, De Calvert, Norman Pulliam, Sr., Mary Lorick Thompson, Mary Helen Wade
Stewardship: Charlotte Verreault, Vic Bailey, IV, Craig Long, Kay Maddox, Reel Robertson
Worship Committee: Sally Dover, Jennifer Parker, Melissa France, Richard Strasburger, Mary Lorick Thompson, Charlie Burns, Charlotte Verreault
Music Committee: Mary Lorick Thompson, Kay Maddox
Adult Ministry: Donna Kenney, Bill Oldham, De Calvert, Lynn Edwards
Children's Ministry: Septima Smith, Anna Blanton, Blair Clementson, Callie Hammett
Youth: Ali Beeson, Emily Neely, Blair Clementson, Jessalyn Story
Young Adult Committee: Donna Pulliam, Donna Kennedy, Emily Neely
Local: Martha Bean, Kathryn Bridges, Cam Cecil, Melissa France, Debbie Kocisko, Jennifer Parker, Tom Webster
Poverty Initiative: Muffet Chapman, Dawn Bingham
International: Dawn Bingham, Stephen Parrott, Andrew Darr
Campus Ministries: Andrew Darr
2021 Committees of the Diaconate
Pastor // Rev. Joanne R. Hull
Chair // Andy Lancaster
Vice-Chair // Cheryl Lang
Secretary // Andy McKee
Cheryl Lang, Chair
Bereavement: Carol Gutman, Natalie Mullen
Communion to the Farthest Pew: Marsha Calvert, Susan Gaubert
Meal Ministry: Katherine Burns, Melissa Sullivan, Amy Usry
Prayer: Carol Gutman, Denise Stevens
Purnell: Cheryl Lang
Stephen Ministry: Dana Halliday, Jack Mason
Support Partners: LeAnne Holcombe, Ben Harrison
Visitation: (committee on hiatus due to COVID restrictions)
David Berry, Jr., Chair
Fellowship/Special Events: Mary Grace Close, Leigh Anne Langley, Jennifer MacPhail
Health: Jeff Cleland, Leah Blanton, Chris Groke
Offering: David Berry Jr, Joe Pinilla, Chris Brown, Andy McKee, Josh Summers
JOY Fellowship (Older Adult): Anne Hicklin, Sherron Langley
Recreation: Beau Shuler, Bryan Pack, Hamp Crow, Alex Powell
Wednesdays at First: Ryan Reynolds, Will Ringo, Tres Cox, Will Hoy
Catherine Johnson, Chair
Visitor Follow-up: Catherine Johnson, Hannah Zimmerman
Assimilation: Hillary Brock, John Lefebvre
Welcome Class: Molly Colbath
Ushers and Greeters: Rob Elliott, Marsh Rogers, Mallory Edwards, Andy Halligan