Deacons embody acts of care, compassion, and service. While they often undertake ministries of feeding, visitation, prayer, and hospitality, they can also fulfill other acts of service within the church and its surrounding community. Click here to see a list of current deacons and their Parish assignments. If you do not know your Deacon or Parish number, please call the church office.

If you or a loved one have a prayer request, you have a few options. You can fill out a prayer request card found in the sanctuary pews, call the church office or reach out to your Deacon. We have a prayer guide that goes out to the congregation weekly. If you would like to keep your request private, please let us know and we will absolutely honor that.

Our homebound members, anyone unable to attend worship and other church activities for whatever reason, are important to First Presby. We care about you and want everyone to be connected in a meaningful way to the life of our congregation. Our Board of Deacons and our Pastoral Staff provide oversight of this vital ministry.

Every member is assigned to a Deacon who will routinely contact members of his/her parish several times a year. Each time Holy Communion is celebrated by our congregation, our Deacons arrange to take Communion to our homebound upon their request. Also, upon request, our church office will mail weekly bulletins to our homebound so that you may join us in worship each Sunday morning on WCHS radio at 11:00 or via our YouTube streaming channel. If you would like a hymn book to sing along with us, we will provide that as well. To request any of these ministries, please call the church office at (304)343-8961.

Our Head of Staff, Pastor Bill Myers, will be glad to make a pastoral call at your request.

We have an ongoing Prayer Guide at First Presby that our Church Staff and Deacons receive weekly. If you are hospitalized, have an illness, or for any reason would like to be place on our Prayer List, please let us know by contacting the church office.