Church Leadership
Staff Team
Click on a photo or name to email a staff member,
or call the Church Office at (314) 965-0326.
Senior Pastor/Head of Staff
Director of Children, Youth & Family Ministries
Business Manager
Preschool Director
Interim Associate Pastor
Melissa Fyr
Contemporary Worship Band Leader
Communications Director
Director of Music Ministries
Music Associate/
Assistant Organist
Head Custodian
Session
Session is our group of active ruling elders, elected by the congregation, who make decisions for the running of the local church and serve as spiritual leaders of the congregation. (In some denominations this group is called the church council.)
Jim Cooper
Missional & Community Engagement Committee
Charles Croissant
Membership Committee, Chair
Rhein Dabler
Buildings & Grounds Committee, Chair
Gerald DeWulf
Technology Committee, Chair
Sue Hooks
Personnel
Growing Forward Task Force
Randy Jozwiakowski,
Finance, Operations & Stewardship Committee, Chair
Kristen McSwain
Hospitality Committee, Chair
Sarah Nepple
Children, Families and Youth Committee, Chair
Alan Ritter
Church Officer Nominating Committee, Chair
Worship, Music, and Arts Committee
Kim Selle
Personnel Committee, Chair
Rebecca Shipley
Worship, Music and Arts Committee, Chair
Georgina Sikorski
Missional & Community Engagement Committee, Chair
Allison Tackes
C, F & Y
Growing Forward Task Force
Joel Wiesehan
Personnel Committee
Kurt Wunderlich
Finance, Operations & Stewardship Committee
Growing Forward Task Force
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Rev'd. Gary Noonan
Senior Pastor/Head of Staff
Rev. Linda Maconochie
Interim Associate Pastor
Lisa Ward
Clerk
Committee Chairs
Get involved! Join a committee.
Join our committees to play an active role in leading the work at First Presbyterian Church of Kirkwood! Contact the respective individuals below to learn more or send an email to office@kirkwoodpres.org and we will connect you.
Worship, Music, and the Arts: Support worship and arts at our church. Contact Rebecca Shipley.
Children, Youth, and Families: Foster religious growth and fellowship. Contact Sarah Nepple.
Community Outreach: Join efforts guided by the Matthew 25 focus and its three foci: Building Congregational Vitality, Eradicating Systemic Poverty, and Dismantling Structural Racism. Contact Georgina Sikorski.
Hospitality: Extend a warm welcome and connect with the community. Contact Kristen McSwain.
Buildings and Grounds: Maintain our facility and grounds. Contact Rhein Dabler.
Personnel: Manage church staff and policies. Contact Kim Selle.
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Membership Committee: Welcome people into our community; support them in the process of becoming members; and encourage members to deepen their commitment to First Presbyterian Church of Kirkwood. Contact Charles Croissant.
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Technology Committee: Use technology to create a welcoming environment that supports existing members and invites new people to join us; enhance our worship experience; and improve the work experience of our staff. Contact Gerald DeWulf.
Faith Formation and Spirituality: Encourage spiritual growth. Contact Tom Edelstein.
Finance, Operations, and Stewardship: Ensure fiscal responsibility and support the church's mission. Contact Randy Jozwiakowski.
Deacons
The office of deacon as set forth in Scripture is one of sympathy, witness, and service after the example of Jesus Christ. Persons of spiritual character, honest repute, of exemplary lives, brotherly and sisterly love, warm sympathies, and sound judgment should be chosen for this office.
It is the duty of deacons, first of all, to minister to those who are in need, to the sick, to the friendless, and to any who may be in distress both within and beyond the community of faith. They shall assume such other duties as may be delegated to them from time to time by the session, such as leading the people in worship through prayers of intercession, reading the Scriptures, presenting the gifts of the people and assisting with the Lord’s Supper.
Becky Craig
Moderator
Chair, Homebound
Bill Dunaway
Co-Moderator
Lindsay Marting
Secretary/ Treasurer
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Phyllis Foster
Chair, Hospital Care
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Amy Freshwater
Keith Klamer
Carol Layton
Ginny Lester
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Don Lewis
Chair, Community Care
Paul Luther
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Ellen Wood Lynch
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Judy Matthews
Chair, Bereavement
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Tim Morrison
Janet Smart
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Nancy Ullery
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Julie Woodrome
Cindy Wunderlich
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