Leadership

Rev. Dr. Sally Wicks

(Pastor Sally) is a spiritual guide on our journey together.  She has degrees from Albion College, Princeton Theological Seminary and Louisville Theological Seminary and a wealth of Biblical and Theological expertise which we appreciate.  She’s a good teacher and a compassionate pastor.  Pastor Sally is married to Mike who is also a Presbyterian pastor.  The two of them have three grown sons, a loud basset hound named Theo and an energetic “little” dog named Abby.

Celia Weiss

Celia Weiss has served as Director of Music and Organist for over 40 years. She is an adjunct assistant professor of Music for the Raclin School of the Arts at Indiana University South Bend. Celia also maintains an active teaching and performing schedule throughout the Michiana area.

Rev. Anna Parkinson

Originally from a rural area of northwestern Pennsylvania, Anna currently lives in Elkhart with her husband, David, and their three children.  Anna is passionate about children’s and youth ministry and enjoys equipping congregations to be effective, passionate, and confident as they teach and build relationships with children

Matt Kennedy

“Music has always played a big part in my spiritual life and I am excited to be a part of the Contemporary Worship Service.” Matt has performed extensively throughout Indiana and Michigan as a solo artist and with his band HiFi2WiFi. His compositions have been heard on the Discovery Channel, Fox Sports, and CBS Network Television. Matt lives in Mishawaka with his wife, Cathi. They have 2 sons: Nate and Sam.

Mary Seddon

Mary has been a member of First Presbyterian church for over 25 years. She oversees and organizes the Contemporary Worship services.  Mary & her husband John live in Goshen & have two children, Chris & Kelsey. In her free time Mary enjoys reading, traveling, & Detroit Tiger’s baseball.

Steve Seward

Steve is a long-time member of FPCE. He enjoys serving the church in this part-time position. Steve loves to garden and read.

Kelly Eades

Kelly has lived in other states but Indiana is now home. She has a wealth of work history that ranges from a paper route to 10 very good years with Hilti Tools. Kelly works well under pressure and troubleshoots from the hip with great skill! Kelly raised three children, now adults, and says of them, “They have given me five mudslinging, bug wrangling, and frisbee throwing grandsons that call me KeKe.”

Susan Kendell

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Rev. Pornchai (Paul) Banchasawan

Paul serves as the International Pastoral Assistant at First Presbyterian Church of Elkhart, helping guide the congregation through preaching, teaching, and cross-cultural ministry. Born and raised in Thailand, Paul brings a warm spirit, a global perspective, and a deep passion for sharing the Gospel with every generation.

He earned his Master of Divinity from Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary (AMBS) and is continuing advanced theological studies in DMin Program while serving in pastoral ministry. Paul has a special love for biblical storytelling, youth and young adult discipleship, and building bridges between cultures through the love of Christ.

Paul and his wife, Areerat (Ea), are blessed with a daughter and two sons and enjoy serving together as a ministry family. When he isn’t preaching or teaching, you can find Paul creating worship songs, designing Bible study materials, or spending time with his family.