Meet The Staff of First Presbyterian Church
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Rev. Dr. David Miller, Senior Pastor Dr. Miller joined First Presbyterian Church in 2004 following twelve years as Senior Pastor at First Presbyterian Church of Rapid City, South Dakota. From 1989-1992, he served as the Associate Pastor of Faith Church in Seminole, Florida, and from 1981-1989 he was the Pastor of First Church in Elyria, Ohio. Dr. Miller earned his Doctor of Ministry degree from Fuller Theological Seminary and his Master of Divinity degree from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He and his wife Kathy have two grown children. |
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Rev. Drew Elling, Associate Pastor Rev. Elling joined First Presbyterian Church in 2010 following seven years serving as the Pastor of Cedarville United Presbyterian Church in Cedarville, Ohio. From 1999-2003, he served ast the Associate Pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Meadville, Pennsylvania. Rev. Elling earned his Master of Divinity degree from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He and his wife Jennifer have four children; Emily, Jackson, Jimy and Eden.
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Jonathan Goolsbee, Sr. High Youth Director email Jonathan here | |
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Ike Thurston, Jr. High Youth Director email Ike here | |
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Laurie Weir, Children's Ministry Director - Laurie.W@firstpresptc.com Greetings from the Biblezone. I live in 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, 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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Laura Thornburg, Church Manager - officemanager@firstpresptc.com We welcome Laura Thornburg to our Church Staff as our Interim Office Manager. She will be handling many of the actions formerly handled by Tom Perkins |
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Judy Bellamy, Church Secretary |
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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 & Abigail Akins, Contemporary Worship Leaders |
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Sue Eutermoser, Pianist |
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Joe Hill, Organist | |
