Rev. Richard Gibbons began his ministry as the tenth Senior Pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Greenville, SC, on September 1, 2007. Rev. Gibbons is a native of Scotland and served The Church of Scotland since August 1997 as a Regional Development Officer to eight presbyteries and most recently as the Moderator of the Presbytery of Inverness.

Rev. Gibbons began biblical studies at Glasgow Bible College in 1982 where several years later he supervised the student placement program and lectured in Evangelism, Communications, and Practical Homiletics. During this time he initiated missions in Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Aberdeen with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. Before serving as Moderator of the Presbytery of Inverness, he was an associate pastor at Claremont Church in East Kilbride.

Rev. Gibbons holds joint honors in Ecclesiastical History and Systematic Theology, and received a Divinity degree from Trinity College, University of Glasgow. He is currently pursuing a Doctor of Ministry degree at Highland Theological College in partnership with Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi.

He and his wife, Ruth, have been married for 26 years and have one son, Michael.

Rev. Tim Leslie is First Presbyterian Church's Adult Education Pastor. He coordinates with other staff a ministry of Christian education that seeks to build believers who order their lives after the Bible. After receiving a BA from Belhaven College in 1973, he continued his education at the Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, MS, where he received his Master of Divinity in 1976. He served in pastorates in Alabama and Florida. During the Florida pastorate he began his pursuit of a Master of Theology in New Testament from Columbia Theological Seminary which he received in 1995. Tim and his family came to South Carolina to serve at First Presbyterian in 1999. Tim is married to Cathy and they have three adult children and one grandchild.

Rev. Dave Steane is the Executive Pastor at First Presbyterian Church of Greenville, SC. As Executive Pastor, Dave supervises First Church’s staff and oversees all administrative aspects of the church’s ministry.

Dave came to place his faith in Jesus Christ as a senior in high school through the ministry of Young Life and then became an active member of First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood, CA. Dave joined the Hollywood’s staff as Director of High School Ministries and served in that position for three years.

A native of Los Angeles, Dave earned a BA in psychology from California State University Northridge, then went on and received his Master of Divinity from Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, CA (one year of which was spent at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland). Dave was ordained in June 1986 as a "Minister of Word and Sacrament" in the Presbyterian Church USA. Dave has served churches in Moline, Illinois and Spokane, Washington; and has also served as North American Crusade Director with the Luis Palau Evangelistic Association, located in Portland, OR. Dave is married to Jenny and they have two sons Tyler (16) and Bradley (12). They reside in Greenville, SC.

Rev. Stan Johnson began duties as Associate Pastor of First Presbyterian Church November 8, 2004. Stan had been Pastoral Care Intern here since September 2003. He is a 1985 graduate of Covenant Theological Seminary and pastored for 14 years in Kentucky. A native of Greenville, Stan graduated from Greenville High School in 1969 and Furman University in 1973. Before coming to First Church, he was chaplain at Greenville Memorial Hospital. He is married to Stephanie and has a 16 year old step-daughter, Kara. Stan's duties include counseling, visitation, Stephen Ministry Leadership, as well as preaching and teaching.

On March 1, 2005, Rev. George Moore joined the pastoral staff of First Presbyterian as Parish Associate for Visitation. George spends 30 hours each week focusing on the important ministry of visitation to the members of our church family. This is a great passion for him.

George has pastored churches in Marshall, North Carolina, and Erwin, Tennessee, and has most recently finished a Parish Associate position in Montrose, Colorado. He and his wife, Mozelle, have moved to the Upstate to be closer to family in Asheville.

They have three married daughters, Julia, Jennie, and Janice, seven grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.

Rev. Bob Jones is the Interim Associate Pastor of Marriage and Family and Men's Ministries at First Presbyterian Church of Greenville, SC. Since his retirement from FPC in 2002, Bob has served as Interim Pastor of Trinity Presbyterian Church in Travelers Rest, SC, and First Presbyterian Church of Caldwell, NJ. He served FPC of Greenville from 1994-2002 as Minister of Outreach and Evangelsim.

Bob was born and raised in South Bend, Indiana. He graduated from hanover College with a degree in history and graduated from Princeton Seminary in 1963. He has pastored churches in Ossinging, NY, Franklin, NJ, Willingboro, NJ, and Cincinnati, OH.

Bob and his wife, Priscilla (Priss) have two grown children, Pam Zeller and John Jones (John and Tina Jones are members of FPC) and seven grandchildren. They reside in Greenville, SC.

The Rev. Dr. Randy Kowalski became Pastor Emeritus of First Presbyterian Church on August 20, 2006. He served as Senior Pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Greenville, SC from 1974–2004. He has previously served churches in Pendleton, SC, Abbeville, SC, and Augusta, GA. He is a graduate of Clemson University and holds a Master of Divinity degree from Columbia Theological Seminary and a Doctor of Divinity from Presbyterian College.

He and his wife, Frances, have two daughters, Mrs. Kelly King, and Dr. Robin Britt, and four grandchildren.