Church Officers

The Session – Ruling Elders

The Session is the duly constituted council of First Presbyterian Church, Nashville, Tennessee, consisting of all teaching elders (pastors) and ruling elders in active service.  The office of ruling elder and the duties and responsibilities of the Session in a Presbyterian church are patterned on the overseer of the early church.  It has ultimate responsibility for all facets of the life of the church, its mission, and its government.  The importance of this office is emphasized by the fact that our denomination takes its name from presbuteros, the Greek word for elder.

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Steve Becker
Marty Dickens
John Eason
William Hastings
Michael Hindman
John Hollins Jr.
Mickey Martin
Scott McConnell
Ben Merrill
Lauren Ross
Elizabeth Wagster
Hobbs Yarbrough

John Callison
Kevin Garvey
Lynn Kendrick
Joel Locke
Bill Oldacre
Ron Pasquale
Cathryn Rolfe
Sharon Schweinhart
Dee Ann Stone
Lonnie Stout
Tom Stumb
Hugh Tanner

Bill Akin
Wilson Brim
Charlie Bryan
Becky Campbell
Wally Conyers
Nell Ann Crowe
Mary Earthman
Mickey Fitts
Rick Gernert
Carrie Hininger
Chuck Lassing
Hal Sauer

The Diaconate – Deacons

The Diaconate is the board of deacons of First Presbyterian Church, Nashville, consisting of all deacons in active service. The primary purpose of deacons is to serve those in need.  This ministry of compassion may take many forms, but it is most directly implicated in the work of the church’s ministry and mission councils. The Diaconate serves as an advisory body to the Session, and deacons assist the ruling elders in performing many of the functions assigned to the Session.

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Summer Bryan
Janine Cundiff
Nancy Eason
Sally Einstman
Ben Elrod
Kim Greene
Will Hannon
Betsy Hilt
Travis Holland
Polly Johnson
Mary Marraccini
J.T. Martin
Mark McDonald
Shelby Moody
Alex Nicholson
Mary Raymond
Worth Scott
Erika Shapiro
Alice Vanlingen
Tyler Wilson

Alex Apple
Susan Bannen
Melissa Burton
Sue Clark
Donna Dalton
Dick Fleming
Matt Hancock
Sheryl Hayes
Mark Ison
Marty Kaufman
Keats Leach
Heidi Leming
Kelly McMullen
Clay Morgan
Eric Osborne
Margaret Polancich
John Ridenour
Scott Standard
Meredith Stewart
Frank Wilk

John Atchley
Frank Bass III
Mary Lindley Carswell
Amy Colton
Gretchen Ekiss
Brad Gilmore
Leah Hawkins
Carolyn Hill
Laura Hollins
Blewett McInteer
Jake Peters
Katie Pickel
James Pitman
Mary Loch Smith
Lamar Stanley
Brannon Taylor
Brandon Van Pernis
Jacquie Watlington
Steele Yancey
Joel Zehr


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