Susan Brown
Wedding Coordinator
Susan Brown has been the Wedding Coordinator since July 2006 and has worked at our preschool since September 2000. She and her husband Chris joined FPC along with their 3 daughters – Paige, Mallory, and Meredith in December 1... view details
Andrew Callan
Minister of Administration
Andrew Callan is our Minister of Administration and has served on the staff of First Presbyterian Church since May 2007. In that role, he is responsible for supervising FPC's Ministry Support Team, facilities, and finances. Andrew ha... view details
Tom Cooper
Facility Director
Tom became a member of FPC in 1984 and joined the staff as Facility Assistant in 1997. Prior to coming to First Presbyterian, Tom served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps three years, attended ODU, and worked in retail management for 20 years. Tom and... view details
Linda Davenport
Business Office
Linda Davenport started working in the Business Office in of 2004. Prior to First Presbyterian, she worked as a bookkeeper and property manager for twenty years. Linda is a Norfolk native now living in Chesapeake. She has two gr... view details
David M. Edwards
Contemporary Worship Leader
David M. Edwards is a man driven. Driven by a passion to see people enter into the presence of God. Driven to see (and be a part of) a new generation of seekers - seekers after the face of God, and not just the "hands" of God. David has had... view details
Lucy Gates
Director of Family and Children's Ministry
Lucy Gates became FPC's Director of Family & Children's Ministries in August of 2007. Her previous position was serving as Preschool Director since 2001 leaving a meaningful twenty-nine year career with the Norfolk Public Schools. The last seven ... view details
Renee Hill
Communications Coordinator
Renee joined the FPC staff in November of 2011. A California native, Renee completed her Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing Communications at California Lutheran University. After graduation Renee moved to South Texas to pursue marketing. &... view details
Becky Lyle Pinkard
Assistant to the Senior Pastor & Communications
Becky currently serves as the Assistant to the Senior Pastor, a position she enjoys immensely. She and her family have been members of FPC since 2000 and prior to that, they belonged to First Presbyterian Church in Virginia Beach. She is... view details
Kristine Rand
Director for Prayer and Spiritual Growth
Kristine Rand became the Director for The Center for Prayer and Spiritual Growth in February 2010. She began to feel called to The Center since the idea was ... view detailsSue Sechrist
Traditional Music Director
Susanne (Sue) Sechrist joined the FPC staff in November of 2004. A native of northern Germany, Sue completed her Master’s Degree in Music and English Education at the Universität Kassel in Germany, majoring in bassoon with a minor in voice and... view detailsJaneen Slider
Administrative Assisant
Janeen has been working in the Administrative field serving many small and large companies as a valued employee for many years. Her background includes Payroll, Human Resources, Office Management just to name a few. She served in our... view details
Robin Slopnick
Preschool Director
Robin and her family live in Larchmont and are members and regular worshipers of First Presbyterian Church. Robin has taught Sunday School and Vacation Bible School and served on a standards committee. She has taught in the Norfolk Public Schools,... view detailsKathy Stine
Director of Media Ministries
Kathy Stine and her husband Charlie were married in the sanctuary of First Presbyterian Church in 1983, and joined the church later that year. Kath... view details
Grace Weedman
Parish Visitor
Grace Weedman became the interim parish visitor on March 7, 2005. In addition to her work on staff, she is a deacon and sings in the Chancel Choir. She will tell you that she has the best job in the church because she gets to meet and visit with so m... view details
Josh Whitaker
Director of Youth and Young Adults
Josh is a 1998 graduate of Catawba College, where he majored in Religion and Philosophy, and Communication Arts. While at Catawba, he designed and implemented two local church’s youth programs. After graduation, Josh moved back home ... view details
