Minister Gallery

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We have a rich history of strong leadership at First Presbyterian.

Explore our storied tradition of steadfast leadership at First Presbyterian. Discover our minister gallery below and view portraits of all our senior pastors, dating back to the church's founding in 1792, displayed along the third-floor hallway leading to the Sanctuary.

Samuel Carrick
1792-1809

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James Park
1867-1905

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Thomas Hart Nelson
1812-1838

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Dunbar Ogden
1905-1909

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Robert B. McMullen
1841-1858

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Josiah Sibley
1909-1914

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W.A. Harrison
1859-1862

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W. Taliaferro Thompson
1914-1919

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Samuel Glasgow
1919-1930

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WM. M. McCorkle
1931-1935

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E.B. McGukin
1936-1950

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J.H. McKinnon
1952-1975

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Robert Ferguson
1976-1987

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G. Carswell Hughs
1989-2005

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William C. Pender
2007-2020

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Mark Curtis
2021

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