Staff Page With Photos

Our Church Staff

Brant S. Copeland, Pastor
BA. MTheol, MA, DMin
Brant has been pastor of First Presbyterian Church since 1985.

E-mail: brant@oldfirstchurch.org.

Christy Williams, Director of Christian Education
BA. MA, Certified Christian Educator
Christy has been Director of Christian Education since 1987.

E-mail: christy@oldfirstchurch.org.

Thomas Guthrie, Christian Education Assistant
Thomas is a junior at Florida State University, where he studies Hospitality.

Thomas@oldfirstchurch.org

Michael Corzine, Organist and Choirmaster
BM, MM, DMA
Michael has been Organist and Choirmaster at First Presbyterian Church since 1973, the same year in which he joined the faculty of Florida State University as Professor of Organ.

E-mail: mcorzine@fsu.edu

Betsy Calhoun, Choristers Director
BM, MM, DM
Betsy is the Director of Music at St. John's Episcopal Church. She also directs the Choristers of First Presbyterian.

E-mail: betsy@saint-john.org

Diana McAda, Administrative Assistant
Diana has been our Administrative Assistant since 1999.

E-mail: office@oldfirstchurch.org.

Julia Simmons, Housekeeper
Julia has worked part-time for First Church for over twenty years. She helps out on Sunday mornings and for special events such as suppers and receptions.

Dolores Ingraham, Parish Associate
BA, MDiv
De is a retired minister in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Her special areas of ministry are pulpit supply and pastoral care to members who live at Westminster Oaks.

E-mail: deingraham@aol.com

Emory Hingst, Parish Associate
BA. MDiv
A retired pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Emory also holds membership in the Presbytery of Florida. His special areas of ministry are pulpit supply and social justice ministries.

E-mail:eahingst@hotmail.com

Leo Sandon, Parish Associate
BA, MDiv, PhD
Leo is Emeritus Professor of Religion and American Studies at the Florida State University. His primary areas of ministry are teaching, liturgical, and pulpit supply assignments.

E-mail: lsandon@garnet.acns.fsu.edu

R. Davis Thomas, Pastor Emeritus
BA., BD, DD
Davis was pastor of First Church from 1956-68. When he returned to Tallahassee for retirement, the congregation elected him Pastor Emeritus as an expression of gratitude and respect for his outstanding ministry.

Andra J. W. Copeland, Director, First Presbyterian Preschool
MTheol, MA
First Presbyterian Preschool, Inc., is a not-for-profit organization housed at First Presbyterian Church. It serves children aged two through four years and their families. Andra has been Director since 1993.

	Brant S. Copeland, Pastor BA. MTheol, MA, DMin Brant has been pastor of First Presbyterian Church since 1985. E-mail: brant@oldfirstchurch.org.
	Christy Williams, Director of Christian Education BA. MA, Certified Christian Educator Christy has been Director of Christian Education since 1987. E-mail: christy@oldfirstchurch.org.
	Thomas Guthrie, Christian Education Assistant Thomas is a junior at Florida State University, where he studies Hospitality. Thomas@oldfirstchurch.org
	Michael Corzine, Organist and Choirmaster BM, MM, DMA Michael has been Organist and Choirmaster at First Presbyterian Church since 1973, the same year in which he joined the faculty of Florida State University as Professor of Organ. E-mail: mcorzine@fsu.edu
	Betsy Calhoun, Choristers Director BM, MM, DM Betsy is the Director of Music at St. John's Episcopal Church. She also directs the Choristers of First Presbyterian. E-mail: betsy@saint-john.org
	Diana McAda, Administrative Assistant Diana has been our Administrative Assistant since 1999. E-mail: office@oldfirstchurch.org.
	Julia Simmons, Housekeeper Julia has worked part-time for First Church for over twenty years. She helps out on Sunday mornings and for special events such as suppers and receptions.
	Dolores Ingraham, Parish Associate BA, MDiv De is a retired minister in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Her special areas of ministry are pulpit supply and pastoral care to members who live at Westminster Oaks. E-mail: deingraham@aol.com
	Emory Hingst, Parish Associate BA. MDiv A retired pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Emory also holds membership in the Presbytery of Florida. His special areas of ministry are pulpit supply and social justice ministries. E-mail:eahingst@hotmail.com
	Leo Sandon, Parish Associate BA, MDiv, PhD Leo is Emeritus Professor of Religion and American Studies at the Florida State University. His primary areas of ministry are teaching, liturgical, and pulpit supply assignments. E-mail: lsandon@garnet.acns.fsu.edu
	R. Davis Thomas, *Pastor Emeritus* BA., BD, DD Davis was pastor of First Church from 1956-68. When he returned to Tallahassee for retirement, the congregation elected him Pastor Emeritus as an expression of gratitude and respect for his outstanding ministry.
	Andra J. W. Copeland, Director, First Presbyterian Preschool MTheol, MA First Presbyterian Preschool, Inc., is a not-for-profit organization housed at First Presbyterian Church. It serves children aged two through four years and their families. Andra has been Director since 1993.