Meet The Staff of First Presbyterian Church
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Rev. Dr. David Miller, Pastor - Pastor David has served as senior pastor at First Presbyterian since September of 2004. In his 28 years of ministry, he has also served three other churches in- Rapid City, SD; Seminole, FL; and Elyria, OH. He received his M.Div. degree from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and his D.Min. degree from Fuller Theological Seminary. David and his wife Kathy recently celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary. Kathy is a high school English teacher in the Fayette County school system. David and Kathy have two grown children. Tim and his wife live in Seattle. Beth and her husband live in Chicago. David’s hobbies include sports and Maggie(three year old yellow lab). |
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Jake Dukes, Director of Discipleship |
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Laurie Weir, Children's Director - Laurie.W@firstpresptc.com Greetings from the Biblezone. I live Tyrone Ga, with my husband Mark, and our 2 border collies and 4 bloodhounds. We have 3 grown children and 4 grandchildren. I've been fortunate to accomplish many things in my life, but my biggest accomplishment would be giving my heart to our Lord Jesus Christ and allowing Him to work in my life since 1984 as well as seeing my husband, and two daughters dedicate their lives to Him as well. There is nothing greater for me than the power of prayer and watching God work in the lives of people. I'm having the time of my life right now by living my dream of leading children to Christ and working with God everyday, one on one, as He guides me to personal and spiritual heights I have dreamed of. |
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Susan Gilbert, Daily Kindergarten Director - Susan has been working in our preschool now for over 20 years. She has an M.Ed from UGA and a B.S. in El. Ed. from Tift College. Other previous positions have been a public school kindergarten teacher, and a reading teacher. Her passion is to love and nurture preschoolers. Her family includes her husband, Al of 31 years and three grown children, Melissa, Justin, and Andrew. Her favorite Bible verse is Proverbs 3:5,6. |
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Tom Perkins, Church Manager - Tom.P@firstpresptc.com Tom has been at First Pres for 10 years now. His schooling is an MBA from the University of Utah, BA in economics from Georgia State University, Fellow in Church Business Administration. Tom finished a career in the US Army as a small business managment specialist. His current position here at the church is to to administratively support the staff and ministries of the church and assist in accomplishing the Church's mission. Tom's wife is Renelle, and has 3 sons and 14 grandchildren. He likes to play tennis and watch old movies. In his own words, "It is a great blessing to be serving the Lord at First Pres. Working with wonderful people to achieve a great purpose is extremely rewarding." His favorite Bible verse is John 3:16. Stop in and say hi to Tom. |
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Ann Willeford, Pastor's Secretary Ann has been the Pastor’s Secretary at First Pres since June, 2008. She received her certification in church administration from The Administrative Personnel Association, Presbyterian Church (USA) and has been designated as a Fellow in Church Administration by the APA. She also volunteers as the First Pres Church Librarian. In her previous career, she was a computer programmer in the banking industry.
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Judy Bellamy, Church Secretary |
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Dan Smith, Building and Grounds |
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John Odom, Traditional Music Director - John Odom A native of Mississippi, John Odom holds a Ph.D. in Music Education, a Master of Music Education and a Bachelor of Music Education from the University of Southern Mississippi where he studied with Dr. William Weinert, currently the Director of Choral Studies at the Eastman School of Music. He also holds a Master of Church Music degree from the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Before coming to Georgia, John taught choral music in Mississippi for thirteen years at the junior high and high school levels and is in his tenth year of teaching in Georgia. He has spent over 30 years directing church music ministries. Click here to read more about John. |
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Jay and Abigail Akins, Contemporary Leaders |
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Sue Eutermoser, Pianist |
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