Officers of First Pres

The officers of First Presbyterian Church consist of a body of Teaching and Ruling Elders called the Session, and a body of Deacons called the Diaconate. Ruling Elders and Deacons are nominated and elected by the congregation, and must meet the qualifications outlined in 1 Timothy 3:1-13

The Session

The Session is the ruling body of our church. It consists of both the Ruling Elders and the Teaching Elders. Ruling Elders are nominated and elected by the congregation, and elections are held annually. Teaching Elders are the pastors of our church.  The responsibility of the Session is the spiritual oversight, or shepherding, of our congregation. It is ultimately responsible for all the ministries of our church and helps to ensure that each of them is faithfully being carried out in a God-honoring way. 

The Diaconate

The Diaconate is responsible for the administration of mercy, helps, and service; mobilizing our congregation in these ways; and the stewardship of the church’s property and resources. The office of Deacon is one of sympathy and service after the example of our Lord Jesus Christ. The Diaconate is under the guidance of the Session. Deacons are nominated and elected by the congregation, and elections are held annually.

BELAIR PARISH

Elder
Steve Lutz*

Deacon
Jim Downing
Kelsey Jones

BRYNWOOD PARISH

Elders
Skip Wiggins Jr.*
Jim Scarbrough

DOWNTOWN PARISH

Elders
Russ Ayers
Brian Martin

Deacons
John Belcher
Will Brooks
Jason Mandarino

EVANS PARISH

Elders
Matt Willis*
James Bardoner
Joe Lovekamp

Deacon
Michael Duggan

GROVETOWN PARISH

Elders
Justin Halverson*

LAKE FOREST PARISH

Elders
Josh Lane*
John Phelan
Matt Threadgill
Jeremy Wells

Deacons
John Obert
Justin Wilkie

LAKESIDE PARISH

Elders
Ron Jeffcoat

Deacon
Evan Morgan

MARTINTOWN PARISH

Elder
Michael Byars*
Grey Haddon

Deacons
Todd Brown
Alex Rimer
Eric Swierski
Dexter Walker

MASTERS PARISH

Elder
Chip Fisher*

NATIONAL PARISH

Elders
John Weaver*
Adam Hoover
Jeff Westergreen
Mike Harris

Deacons
Reda Bassali

PALMETTO PARISH

Deacons
Lester Harper
David Nye
Josh Wilkerson

PLEASANT HOME PARISH

Elder
Billy English*
Zach Albanese
Jordan Pierce

Deacons
Zach Mahaffey

RIVER PARISH

Elders
Byron Morris Sr.*
Brett George
Byron Morris Jr.
Bruce Van Peursem

Deacons
Doug Aycock
David Blair
Thad Carson
Bobby Massucco
Ralph Nichols

SAVANNAH RAPIDS PARISH

Elders
Martin Click*
Jason Adams
Ike Holton Jr.
Russ Morgan

Deacons
Jonathan Aceves
Josh Click
Scott Kirchhoff
David Perpall

STEVENS CREEK PARISH

Elders
Pete Ketterman*

WESTMINSTER PARISH

Elders
Barrett Jones*
Marc LeDuc
Brandon Williams

Deacons
Josh Bogdanow
Daniel Huang
Dave Kassner
Jason Vital

WHEELER PARISH

Elders
Jerry Rogers*
Robert Campbell
Ed Hartmann
Alex MacDonell III
Jerry Miller Jr.
Clark Newton Jr.
Ashley Paulk III

Deacons
Caleb Morris

*indicates Parish Elder