About FPCP
"Glorifying God by making and building up disciples of Jesus Christ, equipped to fulfill their God given ministries and to reach the lost in Prattville and beyond for Christ.”Who We Are
Our Team & Leadership
We are here to service God, the Church, and our community. Please browse through our knowledgeable staff and leadership to get to know us better and feel free to reach out with any questions.
BRYANT HANSEN
Pastor
E-Mail: bryant@fpcministries.org
Bryant is a graduate of the University of Memphis and Covenant Theological Seminary. He also studied at L’Abri, England. He was ordained in the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). Bryant served as the assistant pastor to senior adults at Independent Presbyterian Church (Memphis, Tennessee) and as Resident Chaplain at Methodist Hospitals (Memphis). He and his wife Karen have five children: Kiersten, Wesley (wife Casey), John Peter, Samuel and Hayleigh.
ALLAN BLEDSOE
Associate Pastor
E-Mail: allan@fpcministries.org
DAVID BARNES
Assistant Pastor of Youth & Families
E-Mail: david@fpcministries.org
David has been called to be our Student Ministries Director. A native of St. Louis, Missouri, David is a graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia (Mizzou), where he studied Psychology and Sociology. He is a graduate of Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, where he earned his Master of Divinity (MDiv). During his time in seminary, David served as a pastoral intern at Covenant Presbyterian Church, and both David and Emily served as youth leaders.
Emily, who is from Asheville, North Carolina, graduated from the University of North Carolina-Chapell Hill, where she studied Psychology. She was an intern with Reformed University Fellowship at East Tennessee State University before moving to St. Louis, where she graduated with her Master of Arts in Counseling from Covenant Seminary.
STEVE LEE
Music Director
Steve has served as Director of Music at First Presbyterian Church since December 2014. He graduated from the University of West Florida with a degree in Psychology and from Scarritt Graduate School, Nashville, with a masters in Church Music Education. Through the years he has served as Music Director in various churches in Florida and Alabama. He’s recently retired from Alfa Insurance in Montgomery. Steve directs several music groups in the Montgomery area and also sings with the Montgomery Chorale. Originally from Pensacola, Steve and his wife, Karen, have two married children and three grandchildren.
CHRISTY HENSON
Musician
Christy Henson has been the Organist and Pianist at First Presbyterian Church since 2005. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree from University of Montevallo in Piano Performance and Pedagogy and a Master of Music degree from University of Akron (Akron, Ohio) in Organ Performance. From the American Guild of Organists she received the Service Playing Certificate and is an active member of the Montgomery Chapter. Christy helped begin the Young Church Musicians ministry in 2007. As a former piano teacher, she loves the opportunity to encourage and cultivate musical talent to be used in the church. Christy is also an Investigator with USIS. She feels fortunate and blessed to be able to use her gifts in the church.
OUR OFFICERS
RULING ELDERS
Mike Cox
Doug Gordon
Gary Kirk
Mike Milton
Gray Penton
David Smith
TEACHING ELDERS
Bryant Hansen
Allan Bledsoe
David Barnes
DEACONS
Zack Barker
Spanky Beavers
Neal Cox
Ben Fuller
Jim Gonstad
Lee Holston
Chad Roten
FPC LOVES PRATTVILLE
We believe that God has placed First Presbyterian Church in the heart of historic downtown Prattville for the purpose of glorifying Him and redeeming every realm of life. We desire to see people spiritually born again into a vital, living relationship with God through faith in Jesus Christ. And as Christians, we desire Prattville to be successful in industry, education, government, retail, medical science, music, law enforcement, public works, fire department, art, beauty…in EVERY realm of life! May God bless the City of Prattville with success!
First Presbyterian Church of Prattville, PCA
211 South Chestnut Street
Prattville, AL 36067
(334) 365-6387