Pastor
Interim Pastor Wendy Kolakowski
God has answered our prayers and FPC will be welcoming our new Interim Pastor Wendy Kolakowski on April 9th. Her first service will be Sunday, April 15th at 10:30am. Join us in welcoming Pastor Wendy! |
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Children’s Education
Nancy McKown
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Youth Sponsors
Ted & Nancy McKown
Nancy and Ted have been volunteer youth leaders at First Presbyterian Plano since joining the church in 1994.
Their philosophy is that they want to create a safe and nurturing place where the youth can grow in their faith through a
balanced program of Bible study, mission and service, fun and fellowship, as well as providing opportunities where youth can
network with other Christian youth.
Nancy and Ted met at the University of Tulsa and were married in 1978. They served as volunteer youth leaders at College
Hill Presbyterian, in Tulsa, OK, from 1979 to 1993 before coming to Plano. They have two children, a son, Neil, and a
daughter, Leslie. Nancy is a manager of centralized data integrity at Texas Health System, Dallas. Ted is a special
education teacher with the Plano Independent School District.
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Choir Director
Kurt Thomas
Kurt attended Centenary College of Louisiana where he majored in vocal performance. While in college
he helped lead the youth choir at his church in Shreveport. He grew up in the Presbyterian Church where he fell in love
with singing solos, as well as singing in a choir. Along with being the Church Chancel Choir and Hand Bell Choir Director,
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Organist/Pianist
Marcy Lasseter
Marcy was the recipient of a piano scholarship to Texas Christian University. She studied piano and
organ at TCU and North Texas State University where she received a Bachelor of Music degree with a major in organ performance
from NTSU. Marcy served 28 years as the organist /pianist at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Garland, TX. Also, Marcy
teaches private Piano and Organ lessons. She is a mother of two sons, Chad and Jason.
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Church Secretary
Lynne Schapeler
Lynne Schapeler became a member of FPC/Plano in 1978 and has been the church secretary for 34 years.
For Lynne, this is more than a job…it is a ministry for Lynne and her second home. First Presbyterian Church of Plano is
truly the best place to be…working and worshipping for and with her church family. Lynne graduated from The Wood
School, a prestigious secretarial school in New York. She and her husband, Stan, have been married for 47 years;
they lived in Missouri and Kansas before moving to Texas in 1978.
They have two sons and a “daughter”; Brett & Angela, Brian, and two grandchildren, Brenden and Hanna.
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