 | Senior MinisterBill became the senior minister at FPCG in 1997. With a Bachelor’s degree from Calvin College (1981), Bill went on to earn the Master of Divinity (1985) and Doctor of Ministry (2004) degrees from Princeton Theological Seminary. Prior to coming to Greenwich, he served for seven years as the senior minister of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan, his hometown. He also served for five years as an Associate Minister for New Members at the Abington Presbyterian Church in suburban Philadelphia. Bill and his wife Kathy (née Van Dyken), a dental hygienist, live in Old Greenwich with their Son Michael and daughter Taylor. To email: click here. |
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 | The Reverend Erin M. Keys, serves First Presbyterian Church Greenwich as the Associate Minister for Congregational Life. Most recently Keys served as the Interim Associate Pastor for Education and Discipleship at The Brick Presbyterian Church in Manhattan. Keys is originally from Asheville, North Carolina. She studied Religion and Theology at Elon University in Elon, NC. Keys received her Master of Divinity from Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, GA. While in seminary Keys served as a Student Minister at Oakhurst Presbyterian Church, worked with the Regional Council of Churches in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, collaborated alongside local Atlanta congregations and nonprofits to addressing needs of the growing population of Latino children, and ministered as a chaplain resident at Northside Hospital. In 2009 Keys moved to Manhattan where she was a Christian Educator for the Interfaith Community a nonprofit organization in that addresses the spiritual and communal needs of interfaith couples and families. Keys brings to ministry a passion for cultivating spiritual growth and seeks to make the Christian faith relevant and accessible for all ages. In 2006, Erin married her college sweetheart, John Penniman, a PhD candidate at Fordham University.
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 | Minister of Music and organist
Kevin joined FPCG as our Minister of Music in 2006. He has served as Music Director and Organist for churches in Manhattan, White Plains, and Texas. He has Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees from Texas Christian University, and a Master of Music Degree from The Juilliard School. Kevin and his wife, Jenny, live in Stamford with their sons Jude and Luke. To email: click here. |
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 | Director of Youth and CommunicationsJoshua Thomsen was born in Washington state, but moved to Hawaii at the age of eight where he lived through college. Josh spent three years in New York City for graduate studies in Diplomacy and International Relations at Seton Hall University. While in New York City, he met Kevin Estes who eventually became his connection to First Presbyterian Church of Greenwich. Josh has served in a variety of capacities at First Presbyterian before becoming the current Director of Youth and Communications. His religious education came largely through growing up the son of a minister, the Reverend Dr. David Thomsen, and has left him very much at home in the church. That education was continued in Greenwich as assistant to the Reverend Kathryn Kibbie Laird and her ministry to the youth for three years. To email click here. |
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Patricia Bria Case has been the director of the nursery school since 1986 and, more recently, the "Two-by-Two" and ArtScampers programs as well. A Greenwich native, Pat is a graduate of the University of Connecticut and has been in the field of primary and early childhood education for more than thirty years. She is an active member of the Greenwich Early Childhood Directors Group, the Southern Fairfield Association for the Education of Young Children, and the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Pat lives in Stamford with husband Don, an oral surgeon, and "Marley," their labradoodle. They have two grown daughters. To email: click here. |
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Don has been our church administrator since 1998. He has a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration with a major in accounting from Florida Atlantic University. Prior to coming to Greenwich, he worked for three and a half years as a church administrator for a large Presbyterian Church in Fairfield County. He is married to Liisa Hibbard and has three children. He is also an elder at the Turn of River Presbyterian Church in Stamford. To email: click here. |
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Moderator:
The Rev. William A. Evertsberg
Clerk:
Annette Goard
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Class of 2011
Michelle Binnie Membership
Lee Ganshaw Children's Ministry
Brian Pennington Finance
Scott Sternberg Property
Tony Turner Nominating
Christine Walker Nursery School
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Class of 2012
Tolman Geffs Stewardship
Eugene Miao Endowment
Jonathan Pruett Mission & Outreach
Carl Reimers Personnel
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Class of 2013
Philip Carrone Fellowship
Casey Close Communications
Stephen Lorenz Worship
Margaret Mack Youth
Blake Mather Stewardship
Peter McSpadden Elder at Large
Mary Jo Riddle Membership
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Moderators:
Peter Mastalli & Dana Charette
Rev. Erin Keys, clergy liaison
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Class of 2012
Jacquelyn Goldman
Fenella Kiley
Peter Mastalli
Max Parker
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Class of 2013
Dana Charette
Eleanor Ritch Galatioto
Dean Goss
Nancy Sears
Kristan Zimmermann
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Class of 2014
Sylvia Felcyn
Karen Joyella
Ariana Kaleta
Sally Kuck
Philip Wentworth
Peter Williams
Tom Zeeman
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