Dr. Sinclair B. Ferguson (Senior Minister) - In addition to being Senior Minister, Dr. Ferguson is Professor of Systematic Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary. A graduate of the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, he is the author of some two dozen books, has authored numerous articles and has contributed to various symposia. His writing interests have ranged from works of scholarship to books for children. He has served as minister of two congregations in Scotland, one on Unst, the most northerly inhabited island in the United Kingdom, and the other at the center of Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland. For more than twenty years, he has been a member of the faculty of Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia and Dallas and has served as a visiting professor in various other seminaries.
Sinclair and his wife Dorothy have been married for more than thirty-five years. They have three sons, a daughter, and three grandsons and two granddaughters.
Rev. Neal R. Mathias (Senior Associate Minister, New Members) - Rev. Mathias has been on the staff since 1994 at which time he was called to be Minister of Missions. In 2006 he assumed the role of Senior Associate Minister. He is a 1974 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh (B.A.) and a 1979 graduate Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (M.Div.). He served as the Youth and Children's Ministry Director at Tabernacle Presbyterian Church in Youngstown, Ohio (1979-1981). He served as pastor of New Hope Presbyterian Church (ARP) in Tampa, Florida (1981-1986). In 1986 he was called to serve as Director of Candidate Ministries of World Witness (the foreign mission board of the ARP Church) in Greenville, South Carolina.
He is married to Anne and they have three grown children - a daughter and two sons and one grandson.
Rev.T. Duffy James (Associate Minister of Adult Education and Congregational Outreach) - Rev. James began his time as a member of staff in 2002 as the interim Director of Recreation Ministry. A call to be an Associate Minister came in 2003. He is currently Minister of Adult Education and Congregational Outreach. A native of Columbia, Duff is a child of the church. He is a 1996 graduate of Clemson University (B.S.) and of Covenant Theological Seminary (M. Div - 2000 and M.A. in Counseling - 2002).
He is married to Kristi. They have a daughter.
Rev. L. Craig Wilkes (Associate Minister of Pastoral Care and World Missions) - Rev. Wilkes came to First Presbyterian Church in 2004 as minister of Pastoral Care, and in 2006 he also became minister of World Missions. He is a graduate of the University of Georgia. He attended Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson Mississippi and is a graduate of Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia. He was pastor of the Rose Hill Presbyterian Church in Columbia, South Carolina, from 1983 through 1993. He spent nine years with Mission to the World (PCA) in the area of Estate and Gift Design and general stewardship.
He is married to Vicki. They have a son and a daughter.
Rev. David Lauten (Associate Minister of Congregational Care and Nurture) - Rev. Lauten came to the church in early 2007. He is a graduate of Emory University (B.A.) and of Westminster Theological Seminary (M.Div.). He began ministry by serving with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship in Columbia. Prior to coming to First Presbyterian Church, he served two other congregations: Westminster ARP Church in Conway, SC, and Shiloh ARP Church in Lancaster, SC.
He is married to Anne and has a daughter and a son.
Dr. Sinclair B. Ferguson (Senior Minister) - In addition to being Senior Minister, Dr. Ferguson is Professor of Systematic Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary. A graduate of the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, he is the author of some two dozen books, has authored numerous articles and has contributed to various symposia. His writing interests have ranged from works of scholarship to books for children. He has served as minister of two congregations in Scotland, one on Unst, the most northerly inhabited island in the United Kingdom, and the other at the center of Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland. For more than twenty years, he has been a member of the faculty of Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia and Dallas and has served as a visiting professor in various other seminaries. 
Rev. Neal R. Mathias (Senior Associate Minister, New Members) - Rev. Mathias has been on the staff since 1994 at which time he was called to be Minister of Missions. In 2006 he assumed the role of Senior Associate Minister. He is a 1974 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh (B.A.) and a 1979 graduate Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (M.Div.). He served as the Youth and Children's Ministry Director at Tabernacle Presbyterian Church in Youngstown, Ohio (1979-1981). He served as pastor of New Hope Presbyterian Church (ARP) in Tampa, Florida (1981-1986). In 1986 he was called to serve as Director of Candidate Ministries of World Witness (the foreign mission board of the ARP Church) in Greenville, South Carolina. 
Rev.T. Duffy James (Associate Minister of Adult Education and Congregational Outreach) - Rev. James began his time as a member of staff in 2002 as the interim Director of Recreation Ministry. A call to be an Associate Minister came in 2003. He is currently Minister of Adult Education and Congregational Outreach. A native of Columbia, Duff is a child of the church. He is a 1996 graduate of Clemson University (B.S.) and of Covenant Theological Seminary (M. Div - 2000 and M.A. in Counseling - 2002). 
Rev. L. Craig Wilkes (Associate Minister of Pastoral Care and World Missions) - Rev. Wilkes came to First Presbyterian Church in 2004 as minister of Pastoral Care, and in 2006 he also became minister of World Missions. He is a graduate of the University of Georgia. He attended Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson Mississippi and is a graduate of Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia. He was pastor of the Rose Hill Presbyterian Church in Columbia, South Carolina, from 1983 through 1993. He spent nine years with Mission to the World (PCA) in the area of Estate and Gift Design and general stewardship.
Rev. David Lauten (Associate Minister of Congregational Care and Nurture) - Rev. Lauten came to the church in early 2007. He is a graduate of Emory University (B.A.) and of Westminster Theological Seminary (M.Div.). He began ministry by serving with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship in Columbia. Prior to coming to First Presbyterian Church, he served two other congregations: Westminster ARP Church in Conway, SC, and Shiloh ARP Church in Lancaster, SC. 