First Presbyterian Church is an Evangelical Presbyterian Church.
Our mission is"To be disciples...to make disciples."
919 East Shiloh Road, Corinth, MS 38834
662-286-6638 ~ fpccorinth@gmail.com
First Presbyterian Church Staff
Rev. Waring Porter
Waring and Laurin Porter have three children. His wife Laurin is a Pre-School Teacher at First Baptist Church. Their son Alex graduated from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and now lives and works in Georgia. Their daughter Mary Grace is a freshman at the University of North Alabama. Their youngest son Drew is a junior at Corinth High School. Waring became our pastor in July 2017. Prior to leading our congregation, he was pastor at All Saints Presbyterian in Memphis, TN.
Gregg Parker - Director of Discipleship
gparker@fpccorinth.org
His first loves are his wife Deb to whom he has been married for over 30 years who has trusted him with her blessings in ministry throughout their marriage (and longer) and who is his confidant, earthly joy and first ministry... one daughter Kara along with her husband Jake and their grandbabies. and sons Jordan and Joel. Gregg became our Director of Discipleship in 2021. Prior to leading this ministry, he was our Director of Youth Ministries. Gregg has been with FPC for over 20 years!
Brett Grantham - Director of Children's Ministries, Senior Adult Ministries, and Media.
Brett began serving FPC as Director of Children's Ministry and children's choir directors 18 years ago. A few years later he felt the call to serve and minister to senior adults. It is a great privilege and blessing to serve God. It is his sincere prayer that God will be glorified through these ministries.
Married to his wife Kimberly (pictured) for over 30 years, their first ministry is their family which includes sons Brett, his wife Samantha and their granddaughters Tilly and Charlotte, and their youngest son Cullen. Brett is a JAG attorney with the U.S. Army. Cullen is an electrician and lives in Memphis. Brett also trains Labrador Retrievers for obedience, duck hunting and bomb detection.
Connie Doles - Church Secretary
Connie has been First Presbyterian's church secretary for over 40 years! She considers serving the Lord and the people at First Presbyterian a ministry, not just a job.
Her greatest joys are her husband, Gary; son, Kaylon; and her Yorkie Poo, Harlee! Her education includes graduation from Kossuth High School and Northeast Community College. In her spare time she enjoys reading, playing the piano, and her hobbies - collecting dolls and angels.
Lisa Kramer - Church Secretary (pictured with her daughter, Bailee)
Lisa has been a member of First Presbyterian for 15 years and has been in the church office since June, 2011. She was a teacher in our Day School from 2007-2021. In addition to being one of the church secretaries, she also works with FPC Children's ministries on Tuesday afternoons.
She and her late husband, Bill, and daughter, Bailee, moved to Corinth in 2007 and made FPC their church home that December. Originally from Oklahoma City, Lisa and her family have lived in many places including Munich, Germany, Owensboro, KY and Atlanta, GA before making Corinth their home.
She enjoys visiting her daughter Bailee and her husband, Kevin, in Macon, GA, spending time with friends, reading and volunteering.
She considers it a privilege to be a part of the FPC staff and church family.
Jan Pike – Director, Sanctuary Choir
A native of Booneville, Jan first came to the FPC Choir more than twenty years ago by way of Dr. Eugene Doran and Krossroads Kollection. During the years she has served twice as interim choir director—once during 1995 and again from August 2006 to the present.
Her musical interests vary from classical, to musical theater, to bluegrass, as she has twice been a soloist with the Corinth Symphony and has appeared in over thirty productions with Corinth Theatre-Arts. Currently, she enjoys singing and playing the mountain dulcimer each week with the Magnolia Dulcimer Club and Heartland Bluegrass Band along with her husband, Doug, who plays upright bass.
