Meet Our Staff

Rev. Dr. Ross Purdy
Pastor
Ross had the privilege of growing up in the church community, but Christ became real to him when he was six years old. In his teen years, he came to know Jesus by attending Forest Home Christian Conference Center. Since then he has been a dedicated follower of His!
Ross has been the Pastor of First Presbyterian Church since 2001. His responsibilities are preaching, teaching, and loving people into the kingdom of God. His favorite thing about the church is the tremendous people who love one another and the community.
Ross has been the Pastor of First Presbyterian Church since 2001. His responsibilities are preaching, teaching, and loving people into the kingdom of God. His favorite thing about the church is the tremendous people who love one another and the community.

Rev. K.C. Wahe
Missional Outreach Coordinator
Pastor K.C. started following Jesus at a junior high winter camp at Forest Home in the early 80’s. He is the parish associate and one of the pastors as well as the Missional Outreach Coordinator. He helps Pastor Ross by occasionally preaching on Sunday mornings and with pastoral care duties. He also provides support to our staff and volunteers to help carry out the various ministries of our church. His passion is local mission and helping our church reach out to those on the fences in coming to faith in Christ and who are outside the walls of the local church.

Kathy Purdy
Director of Children's Ministries
Kathy oversees all children from Nursery-aged through the Sunday School Program (preschool to 5th grade), as well as trains our youth to assist Sunday school teachers in class. Kathy also oversees Family Ministry, which ranges from Women’s Bible studies to Fall Festival Events, church BBQs and Christmas events such as Bethlehem Village. Her main goal is to love all children, teach the children about Jesus, His love and about the Bible.

Tyler Wahe
Youth Leader
Tyler currently serves as our coordinator for Junior and High School Ministries. Tyler also is on student staff for Young Life Burbank,.