Church Staff

Rev. Dr. Brian Wyatt

Pastor

Paul Gabinet

Choir Director

Joan Denney

Handbell Director / Keyboardist

Gladys Mann

Caretaker

Roddy Bird

Keyboardist

Alfred Mann

Groundskeeper

Church Officers

Officers in the Presbyterian Church USA consist of Ruling Elders (often just called elders), Teaching Elders (also referred to as Ministers of Word and Sacrament), and Deacons. A church may choose whether or not to have Deacons, but may not go without ruling elders to govern the church. If a church chooses not to have a Board of Deacons, then the Session (the body constituted by the Elders of the Church) assumes the duties of Deacons, including pastoral care.

First Presbyterian Church, Elizabethton has 12 Elders on the Session, made up of 3 classes of 4 elders each, with one class elected each year and serving a 3 year term. We also have a board of active Deacons each year led by a Care Coordinator assisting with congregational care and needs.