Our Team – First Presbyterian Church

Bob & Jean Wollenberg, Co-Pastors

Bob and Jean Wollenberg have both been ordained Presbyterian pastors for over 25 years. They are originally from New York: Jean from Long Island and Bob from Buffalo. They are graduates of McCormick Theological…

Claire Taylor, Music Director

Claire Taylor holds a Master of Music from the University of Illinois as well as undergraduate degrees in Music and Biology from Butler University. She is the adjunct professor of bassoon at Millikin University…

Andy Rauff, Contemporary Music Director / Technology Coordinator

Andy Rauff is a Decatur native and 2010 graduate of Butler University with a B.S. in Software Engineering. Switching gears after graduation, he now makes his living as a musician. Andy is an adjunct…

Cathy Force, Lay Ministry Coordinator

Cathy Force is the staff liaison for the Ministry of Communication and coordinates many activities which involve visitors and members alike. Cathy, a retired Decatur Public Schools educator, taught K-6th grades for 33 years…

Christl Smalley, Financial / Administrative Assistant

Christl joined the First Presbyterian staff as Adminisrative Assistant in June 2011. In November 2017 she accepted the new position of Financial / Administrative Assistant and began learning more about the financial aspects of…

Connie Requarth & Debbie Czerwinski, Parish Nurses

Connie Requarth and Debbie Czerwinski will be sharing the role of Parish Nurse for our church. One of them will be available on Sunday mornings and at various times during the week. Please come…

Chung-Ha Kim, Pianist/Organist

Born and raised in Germany, Chung-Ha began piano studies at the age of 6. She continued piano studies in the pre-college division of the Robert-Schumann Hochschule in Düsseldorf. After graduating from the Kardinal-von-Galen Gymnasium…

Barbara Keagle, Director of Handbells

Barbara has rung handbells and directed handbell choirs for 25 years. A member of Handbell Musicians of America, formerly the American Guild of English Handbell Ringers, she studied handbells with Dr. Paul Rosene at ISU and Donald Allured, and…