First Presbyterian Church, staff


	FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

“A caring congregation nurturing spiritual growth and demonstrating the love of Jesus Christ.”

Finally, my friends, whatever is true, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. Philippians 4:8

The Staff of FPC

Richard Ramsey, Senior Pastor

Dick was born and raised in a suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; graduated from Westminster College (Pennsylvania) with a B.A. in 1971; Master of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1974. He and his wife Nancy have three daughters: Megan, Emily and Molly.

Churches Dick has served: Westminster United Presbyterian Church (Bradenton, FL) as Associate Pastor; First Presbyterian Church of Stanley, KS as Pastor and Head of Staff; The Presbyterian Church of Tyler, TX as Pastor and Head of Staff; and has been at FPC in Columbia, MO since 2000.

Fun facts:
First car: 1966 yellow Plymouth Fury convertible
Vanilla or chocolate? Definitely chocolate or vanilla with chocolate or fudge sauce on it!
Favorite song: My Girl by the Temptations
Favorite movie: Hoosiers, Rudy, or Cinderella Man
Favorite book: To Kill a Mockingbird, but if I had to rescue any books from my library and leave the rest, I would select three by Dr. James Stewart: A Faith to Proclaim, Heralds of God, and A Man in Christ.

Kathie Jackson, Associate Pastor

Kathie and her husband, Tom, moved to Columbia from Iowa in May of 2004; shortly after she graduated with her Master of Divinity from the University of Dubuque Theologicial Seminary. Kathie made a mid life switch from Medical Technology to ministry in 2000, which she considers to be one of her smartest decisions ever. Kathie and Tom have one daughter, son-in-law and a grandson in San Francisco. In Kathie's spare time, you can usually find her with a book or trying to figure out a knitting pattern - her new hobby.

Fun Facts:
First car: a big boat of a Buick
Vanilla or chocolate? Chocolate
Favorite song: Change by Tracy Chapman
Favorite movie: Steel Magnolias
Favorite food: Chinese

Ann Bouchard, Director of Christian Education

Ann has served on the staff of FPC since 1988. She received her Bachelor’s Degree from Western Illinois in Macomb, IL, and holds graduate degrees from Southern Illinois University and Phillips University (Enid, OK). Ann and her husband Chris have two daughters, Megan, who lives in San Diego, and Amy, who lives here in Columbia.

Fun Facts:
First car: 1966 Ford Mustang
Vanilla or chocolate? No contest- chocolate!
Favorite food: baked shrimp pasta dish at Sophia's
Favorite movie: Dr. Zhivago (only because of Omar Sharif!)

Nathan See, Director of Youth Ministries

Nathan and his wife Morgan have lived in Columbia since 2004. Nathan is originally from Washington, Iowa and graduated from Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri with a major in Communication and minors in Religion and Psychology. Morgan and Nathan don't have kids yet, but they do have a dog named Daisy and a cat named Duffy.

Fun Facts:

First car: 1991 Plymouth Sundance
Vanilla or chocolate: swirl
Favorite song: The Price is Right Theme Song
Favorite food: Any sort of high quality, well grilled bovine
Favorite movie: Rudy
Favorite book: (besides the Bible) Batman and Robin: The Case of the Laughing Sphinx

Ruth Thompson, Financial Secretary

Ruth has been a staff member of FPC since May of 2001. It began as 3 days a week, but now she works 4 days a week (she works on Fridays for her husband's architectural firm). She is originally from Brookfield, Missouri and attended Oklahoma State University, where she met her husband, Jerry. They lived in Stamford, Connecticut and moved back to Olkahoma City before coming to Columbia. They have two daughters: Tamara, who lives in Seattle, and Stephanie, who lives here in Columbia.

Fun Facts:
First car: Studebaker Lark
Vanilla or chocolate: chocolate
Favorite song: Twilight Time
Favorite food: chocolate mousse
Favorite movie: North by Northwest
Favorite book: To Kill a Mockingbird

Chrissy Jones, Executive Administrative Assistant

Chrissy has served on the staff of FPC for four years. She graduated from Moberly Area Junior College with an Associate of Arts degree. She worked as a Paraoptometric Technician for ten years and then decided to switch careers. Chrissy and her husband, Jeff, are both from Moberly (they actually met when they were 4 years old). They have one son, Alex.

Fun facts:
First car: 1980 Silver Plymouth Champ
Vanilla or chocolate: chocolate all the way!
Favorite song: Can You Feel the Love Tonight by Elton John
Favorite food: pizza
Favorite movie: Anything with Cary Grant, and Breakfast at Tiffany’s