Staff

Rev. Wes Pitts

Pastor

Wes has served as the pastor of First Presbyterian since October 2019. He’s a graduate of Queens University of Charlotte (BA History) and McCormick Theological Seminary (MDiv). Wes is married to Liz Whittington and they have one son, Walt, in addition to three rescue animals, dogs Penny and Rosie, and cat Bootsie. Wes is active not only with FPC, but in Reidsville, serving on multiple boards, and in Salem Presbytery.

Quick Facts:
Favorite book - Anything by Stephen King; horror and mystery novels are a guilty pleasure.
Favorite place to travel - If I’m staying in NC, I prefer the mountains to the beach. Outside of NC, I enjoy travelling to new places any chance I get.
Favorite food - Tacos, they’re endlessly customizable and even bad ones are good.
Favorite sports/teams - I’m a huge baseball and football fan, particularly the Atlanta Braves, Buffalo Bills, and Georgia Bulldogs.
When you’re not engaged in ministry you are - Cooking, making cocktails, playing games (board and video), running, doing yard work, or travelling somewhere fun.

You can find Wes in his office Tuesday - Friday each week. If you’d like to make an appointment to meet with him, feel free to email (pastor@fpcreidsville.org).

Dawne Young

Dawne Young

Church Secretary

Dawne has served as secretary of First Presbyterian Church since April 2013, but has been a faithful member for more than 40 years. Born in Lexington, NC, her family moved to Reidsville on her 13th birthday. Dawne is married to Bradley D. Young, Jr. and they have one daughter, Sarah Elizabeth, along with two spoiled cats, Pandora and Knox. Before starting their family, Dawne and Brad enjoyed scuba diving, making yearly trips with friends to many wonderful places in the Caribbean.

Before joining the staff at FPC, Dawne spent 14 years working for Rose’s in the Pennrose Mall, starting out in a part-time position and working her way up to the Head Cashier. From there she moved on to First National Bank and worked in the Bookkeeping Department balancing the books for another 14 years. When her daughter was born in 1998, she became a stay at home mom.

You can find Dawne in the church office Monday - Friday, 9am-1pm.

Jessica Price

Elaine Spencer

Director of Children’s Ministry

Director of Music

Dustin Crutchfield

Pat Harden

Organist

Associate Dir. of Music

Elders

  • Stewart Bailey

    Mission

  • Billy Coleman

    Property (Building)

  • Ed Conroy

    Clerk

  • Jim Harrell

    Property (Huske House)

  • Stokes Ann Hunt

    Caregivers

  • Margo Lindsey

    Christian Education

  • Kelly Moore

    Communications

  • Martha Neal

    Fellowship

  • Calvert Smith

    Worship

  • Thomas Thompson

    Personnel

  • Jeri Wilson

    Finance

  • Brad Young

    Property (Grounds)

What are elders?

Elders are church members elected by the congregation to, along with the pastor, guide the mission and ministry of the church. Each elder serves a three year term and, besides general leadership as a member of the Session, leads a particular ministry focus area. Any member of First Presbyterian can be elected as an elder so long as they are deemed to be wise, strong in their faith, possess leadership skills, and are compassionate. Nominations for elder may be made to the chair of the Personnel ministry, elections are held sometime between December - January of each year.