Ministry Teams
Faith & Nurture
This team supports faith development and fosters community in our congregation through education, fellowship, and hospitality.
Faith & Practice
This team provides ways for our congregation to put faith into practice by reaching out and ministering to the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the church community, the local community, and around the world.
Faith & Worship
This team supports the congregation in its worship life, involves members in the leadership of corporate worship, encourages personal worship, and maintains the integrity of worship services and spaces at FPC.
Faith & Structure
This team is responsible for the church building and its use, church grounds, and all properties under the church's care.
Nominating
This team nominates and presents an annual slate of candidates for Session and Deacons to the congregation for election at congregational meetings.
Personnel
This team handles all personnel matters, including creating and updating personnel policies, handbooks and job descriptions, as well as staff hiring and evaluations.
Resource Development
This team advises the church treasurer and the session on the financial affairs and investments of the church to ensure sound fiscal responsibility and foster faithful stewardship.
Board of Deacons
The office of deacon as set forth in scripture is one of sympathy, witness and service after the example of Jesus Christ.
Session
The session is the council for the congregation and is composed of ruling elders, elected by the congregation to active service, as well as all installed pastors and associate pastors.
The session is responsible for governing the congregation and guiding its witness to the sovereign activity of God in the world so that the congregation is and becomes a community of faith, hope, love and witness.
2025-2026 Session at FPC Wooster
Moderator: Rev. David Rice
Clerk of Session: Lisa Rumbaugh
Elders: Paula Abrecht, Wes Davis, Kris Evans, April Gamble,
Becky Webb, Mark Gooch, Steve LoGuidice, Laura Neill,
Jeff Perkins, Jim Webster, Tammy Brooks, Mark Gordon
Youth Elders: Calin Baxstrom, Elli Gordon, Aiden Hiner
Session and Team Updates
November 8, 2026 Session has been hard at work with Rev. Michael Parker as Moderator since Rev. David Rice's retirement August 31. Read all the updates here. November 3, 2026 Instead of the usual dry season of summer that comes in August in Ohio, FPC Wooster experienced an overabundance of water in places where hydration was not necessary: Bruch Hall, the Gathering Area, the steps and the Lower Level below those areas.
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621 College Avenue Wooster, OH 44691
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