2026 lay Leadership Roster
First Frisco
(as of 1/1/2026)
Church Council
Chair: Deanna Walker
Vice Chair: Fil Thorn
Secretary: Carol Westbrook
Lay Leader: Jim McClain
Lay Members to Annual Conference: Jim McClain, Jim Cox and Maggie Vowell
SPRC Chair: Steve Morrison
Finance Chair: Steve Williams
Trustee Chair: Mark Steen
Stewardship Chair: Elaine Gammill
Building & Strategic Planning Team Chair: Alex Pfefferkorn
Church Historian: Catherine Fowler
Treasurer: Martha Beard
Ministries Coordinators:
Worship: Clergy Team
Worship Logistics: Staff: Steve Robertson
Discipleship: Staff: Tracey Cox
Missions: Staff: Tracey Cox
Children’s Ministry Team: Susan Campbell Staff: Emily Harris
Youth Council: Megan Scheriger Staff: Nick Richardson
Women's Ministry President: Stephanie Parry
Hospitality: Tom Garrett
Communications: Julie Shearer
Senior Pastor: Mark Vowell
Associate Pastor: Tracey Cox
Associate Pastor: Steve Robertson
Associate Emeritus: Bill Meek
At Large Members
2026: Leo Bryant, Mickey Jackson, Sue Jocson
2027: Pat Fowler, Jay Putnam, Mike Simpson
2028: Gail Parker, Al Ratley, George Scott
SPRC (Staff Parish Relations Committee)
Chair: Steve Morrison Staff: Mark Vowell Lay Leader: Jim McClain
2026: David Gruver, Steve Morrison, Leslie Whatley
2027: Susan Campbell, Jody Kingston, Kevin Walker
2028: Reg Gaulke, Stephanie Parry, Fil Thorn
Finance Committee
Chair: Steve Williams Staff: Mark Vowell
Lay Leader: Jim McClain, Church Council Chair: Deanna Walker, Stewardship Chair: Elaine Gammill
Trustees Chair: Mark Steen, SPRC Chair: Steve Morrison, Bldg & Strat Planning Chair: Alex Pfefferkorn
2026: George Childress, Dave Plotkowski, Steve Williams
2027: Travis Campbell, Amy Rasmussen, Jeff Wehr
2028: Paul Hartin, Lisa Putnam, Walter Webb
Treasurer: Martha Beard
Trustees
Chair: Mark Steen Staff: Mark Vowell
Vice Chair: Cindy Gruver Secretary: Jim Cox
2026: Frank Campbell, Jim Cox, Cindy Gruver
2027: Roby Bledsoe, Cathy Plotkowski, Mark Steen
2028: Mark Lanigan, Bill McManus, Kim Thorn
Facilities Manager: Brett Sanders
Nominations and Leadership Development Committee
Chair: Mark Vowell Lay Leader: Jim McClain
2026: Catherine Fowler, Joey Putnam, Elyse Scott
2027: Elizabeth Mattheus, Megan Scheriger, Kim Thorn
2028: Kim Hays, Amanda Lanigan, Pat McClain
Stewardship Committee
Chair: Elaine Gammill Staff: Mark Vowell
2026: Frances Childress, Amy Scott, Jennifer Williams
2027: Elaine Gammill, Erin Pfefferkorn, Lynell Pinion
2028: Jim Hawke, Lynda Morrison, Steve O'Bannon
Building & Strategic Planning Committee
Chair: Alex Pfefferkorn Lay Leader: Jim McClain Staff: Mark Vowell
Trustees Chair: Mark Steen Finance Chair: Steve Williams Stewardship Chair: Elaine Gammill
2026: Roby Bledsoe, Chuck McGrath, Alex Pfefferkorn
2027: Lauren Hartin, Mark Lanigan, Joey Putnam
2028: Joan Gaulke, Darrin Harris, Ben Lundeen
Children’s Ministry Team
Chair: Susan Campbell Staff: Emily Harris, Mark Vowell
2026: Susan Campbell, Anna Lundeen, Erin Pfefferkorn
2027: Michelle Allen, Julie Bledsoe, Lauren Hartin
2028: Kayla Dobiyanski, Leisha Kingston, Lisa Rymas
Friends in Christ Preschool Board
Director: Patti Eubank Staff: Mark Vowell
2026: Kristen Coquis, Ruby Jocson, Erin Pfefferkorn
2027: Dottie DePaolo, Halle Dobbs, Cammie Talk
2028: Lauren Hartin, Amanda Lanigan, Megan Scheriger
(as of 1/1/2026)
Church Council
Chair: Deanna Walker
Vice Chair: Fil Thorn
Secretary: Carol Westbrook
Lay Leader: Jim McClain
Lay Members to Annual Conference: Jim McClain, Jim Cox and Maggie Vowell
SPRC Chair: Steve Morrison
Finance Chair: Steve Williams
Trustee Chair: Mark Steen
Stewardship Chair: Elaine Gammill
Building & Strategic Planning Team Chair: Alex Pfefferkorn
Church Historian: Catherine Fowler
Treasurer: Martha Beard
Ministries Coordinators:
Worship: Clergy Team
Worship Logistics: Staff: Steve Robertson
Discipleship: Staff: Tracey Cox
Missions: Staff: Tracey Cox
Children’s Ministry Team: Susan Campbell Staff: Emily Harris
Youth Council: Megan Scheriger Staff: Nick Richardson
Women's Ministry President: Stephanie Parry
Hospitality: Tom Garrett
Communications: Julie Shearer
Senior Pastor: Mark Vowell
Associate Pastor: Tracey Cox
Associate Pastor: Steve Robertson
Associate Emeritus: Bill Meek
At Large Members
2026: Leo Bryant, Mickey Jackson, Sue Jocson
2027: Pat Fowler, Jay Putnam, Mike Simpson
2028: Gail Parker, Al Ratley, George Scott
SPRC (Staff Parish Relations Committee)
Chair: Steve Morrison Staff: Mark Vowell Lay Leader: Jim McClain
2026: David Gruver, Steve Morrison, Leslie Whatley
2027: Susan Campbell, Jody Kingston, Kevin Walker
2028: Reg Gaulke, Stephanie Parry, Fil Thorn
Finance Committee
Chair: Steve Williams Staff: Mark Vowell
Lay Leader: Jim McClain, Church Council Chair: Deanna Walker, Stewardship Chair: Elaine Gammill
Trustees Chair: Mark Steen, SPRC Chair: Steve Morrison, Bldg & Strat Planning Chair: Alex Pfefferkorn
2026: George Childress, Dave Plotkowski, Steve Williams
2027: Travis Campbell, Amy Rasmussen, Jeff Wehr
2028: Paul Hartin, Lisa Putnam, Walter Webb
Treasurer: Martha Beard
Trustees
Chair: Mark Steen Staff: Mark Vowell
Vice Chair: Cindy Gruver Secretary: Jim Cox
2026: Frank Campbell, Jim Cox, Cindy Gruver
2027: Roby Bledsoe, Cathy Plotkowski, Mark Steen
2028: Mark Lanigan, Bill McManus, Kim Thorn
Facilities Manager: Brett Sanders
Nominations and Leadership Development Committee
Chair: Mark Vowell Lay Leader: Jim McClain
2026: Catherine Fowler, Joey Putnam, Elyse Scott
2027: Elizabeth Mattheus, Megan Scheriger, Kim Thorn
2028: Kim Hays, Amanda Lanigan, Pat McClain
Stewardship Committee
Chair: Elaine Gammill Staff: Mark Vowell
2026: Frances Childress, Amy Scott, Jennifer Williams
2027: Elaine Gammill, Erin Pfefferkorn, Lynell Pinion
2028: Jim Hawke, Lynda Morrison, Steve O'Bannon
Building & Strategic Planning Committee
Chair: Alex Pfefferkorn Lay Leader: Jim McClain Staff: Mark Vowell
Trustees Chair: Mark Steen Finance Chair: Steve Williams Stewardship Chair: Elaine Gammill
2026: Roby Bledsoe, Chuck McGrath, Alex Pfefferkorn
2027: Lauren Hartin, Mark Lanigan, Joey Putnam
2028: Joan Gaulke, Darrin Harris, Ben Lundeen
Children’s Ministry Team
Chair: Susan Campbell Staff: Emily Harris, Mark Vowell
2026: Susan Campbell, Anna Lundeen, Erin Pfefferkorn
2027: Michelle Allen, Julie Bledsoe, Lauren Hartin
2028: Kayla Dobiyanski, Leisha Kingston, Lisa Rymas
Friends in Christ Preschool Board
Director: Patti Eubank Staff: Mark Vowell
2026: Kristen Coquis, Ruby Jocson, Erin Pfefferkorn
2027: Dottie DePaolo, Halle Dobbs, Cammie Talk
2028: Lauren Hartin, Amanda Lanigan, Megan Scheriger
