Leadership
Pastors
Rev. Dr. Bob Fuller
Senior Pastor
Bob is a 1991 graduate of Washington and Lee University, and a 1996 graduate of Union Seminary. He received his doctorate from Union Seminary in 2006. He was ordained in August of 1996 and began his ministry as Associate Pastor for Service and Young Adults at First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte, North Carolina. He then served for four years as the Pastor of Hebron Presbyterian Church of Manakin-Sabot, Virginia. Bob was previously the Senior Pastor of Fairview Presbyterian Church in North Augusta, South Carolina, where he served faithfully for 13 years. He joined the family of FPC San Antonio as Senior Pastor in January of 2017, and is a powerful force in spreading God’s Word throughout the Kingdom.
Bob is very relational, a gifted preacher, and has a wonderful sense of humor. He takes seriously both the Bible and the theology of the Reformed tradition, fully believing that “the local church is the hope of the world.”
During his time with FPC San Antonio, Bob has been blessed to participate in the formation and oversight of the Zbinden Center for Biblical Leadership, which includes cohorts for church planting and pastoral education, The Fellows Program for church leadership and seminary education, and The Lay Academy for discipleship training.
He is married to his college sweetheart, Morgan, who grew up in Odessa, Texas. They have two children, Ellie and Bo, and the family loves the outdoors and especially spending time on the water
Rev. Scott Simpson
Associate Pastor of Congregational Care
Empowered by God’s love in Jesus Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit, Scott Simpson is excited to share Christ’s love for him by caring for God’s people at First Pres. Scott’s ministry focuses on caring and nurturing for the congregation at large; providing Christian guidance and support and overseeing the church deacons and the Stephen Ministers in their service to those who are sick, in need, friendless or in distress. He is passionate about fostering hope and healing in people by caring for them through their struggles. He also enjoys training people to use their spiritual gifts for caregiving. Scott previously served as the Senior Pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Topeka, Kansas.
An Edna Gladney Adoption Home baby, Scott grew up in Dimmitt, Texas. He graduated with a B.S. from Texas Tech University and an M.Div. from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. He loves gardening, gourmet cooking, reading, bird feeding, and bird watching. He is married to Suzanne and together they have three children: Samuel, Zachary, and Joshua.
Rev. Dr. Joe Moore
Assistant Pastor of Older Adults and Congregational Care
Joe came to FPC from Essex Junction Vermont in June of 2016. Where he served at Essex Alliance Church for 26 years, 15 years as Youth Pastor and 11 years as Pastor of Congregational Care. He began full time in Ministry with Youth For Christ in 1976. Joe received his BA in Biblical Studies from Eastern Mennonite College in 1976, His Master of Divinity from Seminary of the East in 1990, and His Doctor of Ministry in Congregation and Family Care from Bethel Seminary in 2010.
Joe is well suited for his role as Minister for Older Adults and Congregational Care. He desires to develop relationships of integrity that lead to sharing the message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Joe and his wife Sandy have two daughters and two grandchildren who live in Austin. They enjoy the closer connection to family and the warmer winters. They also enjoy serving together in ministry, mentoring young couples and most recently welcoming our guests to Loaves and Fishes.
Rev. Dr. John Kaiser
Assistant Pastor of Congregational Care
John Kaiser, from Kansas City, is an ECO Pastor, a retired Army Chaplain, and excited to serve the Lord through First Pres in the areas of pastoral care and worship leadership. He has over 26 years pastoral ministry experience in chapels, combat units, hospitals, civilian churches, and teaching positions. He is the second of three generations of Eagle Scouts and Kansas Jayhawks, studied at Princeton Seminary, and earned his doctorate at Oblate School of Theology, here in San Antonio, Texas. John’s hobbies include traveling, biblical archaeology and hot rod ministry. John is blessed by the Lord to be married to Sonia for over 31 wonder-filled years. They have three wonderful children: John III, Julia, and Joshua.
Janet Slayden
Church Administrator
A native San Antonian, Janet served 13 years as Business Administrator at Castle Hills First Baptist Church. Being gifted with strong business acumen and a burning passion for the local church, Janet is using her experience and expertise to help First Presbyterian Church manage its critical business functions with excellence, freeing leadership up to focus on their calling and expanding God’s kingdom. She also currently serves as the Director of "The Back Office" for The Missional Association, a non-profit church planting movement that exists to see the city of San Antonio transformed by the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Janet’s passion is using her spiritual gifting and business background as a support for ministry. For her, excitement lies in seeing God use her in practical, hands-on ways—she enjoys handling the "messy details" so ministry can happen. To her, making Jesus visible means living an authentic life centered around loving God and serving people.
Janet is a two-time graduate of Baylor University, where she received her undergraduate degree in Finance and her MBA.
Janet enjoys entertaining in her home, hanging out with her family, growing in Christ, and discipling others. Janet is married to Paul and they have two adult children, Melissa and Gregory.
Rev. Scott Simpson
Associate Pastor of Congregational Care
Empowered by God’s love in Jesus Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit, Scott Simpson is excited to share Christ’s love for him by caring for God’s people at First Pres. Scott’s ministry focuses on caring and nurturing for the congregation at large; providing Christian guidance and support and overseeing the church deacons and the Stephen Ministers in their service to those who are sick, in need, friendless or in distress. He is passionate about fostering hope and healing in people by caring for them through their struggles. He also enjoys training people to use their spiritual gifts for caregiving. Scott previously served as the Senior Pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Topeka, Kansas.
An Edna Gladney Adoption Home baby, Scott grew up in Dimmitt, Texas. He graduated with a B.S. from Texas Tech University and an M.Div. from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. He loves gardening, gourmet cooking, reading, bird feeding, and bird watching. He is married to Suzanne and together they have three children: Samuel, Zachary, and Joshua.
Rev. Dr. Joe Moore
Assistant Pastor of Older Adults and Congregational Care
Joe came to FPC from Essex Junction Vermont in June of 2016. Where he served at Essex Alliance Church for 26 years, 15 years as Youth Pastor and 11 years as Pastor of Congregational Care. He began full time in Ministry with Youth For Christ in 1976. Joe received his BA in Biblical Studies from Eastern Mennonite College in 1976, His Master of Divinity from Seminary of the East in 1990, and His Doctor of Ministry in Congregation and Family Care from Bethel Seminary in 2010.
Joe is well suited for his role as Minister for Older Adults and Congregational Care. He desires to develop relationships of integrity that lead to sharing the message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Joe and his wife Sandy have two daughters and two grandchildren who live in Austin. They enjoy the closer connection to family and the warmer winters. They also enjoy serving together in ministry, mentoring young couples and most recently welcoming our guests to Loaves and Fishes.
Rev. Dr. Paul Kacsur
Minister of Congregational Care
Paul served as Pastor of Grace Bible Church in Lytle for 38 years. He also taught for fifteen years as adjunct faculty at International Bible College. He received his D. Min. in 1997 from Gordan-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, MA. Dr. Kacsur has been blessed with his marriage of 46 years to Pama, and they have two grown children, Paul Jr. in Kerrville and April Joy in San Antonio. Paul enjoys snowboarding, and an interesting fact about him is that he wrote “The Boomers Guide to Snowboarding” for others to learn.
Rev. Dr. John Kaiser
Assistant Pastor of Congregational Care
John Kaiser, from Kansas City, is an ECO Pastor, a retired Army Chaplain, and excited to serve the Lord through First Pres in the areas of pastoral care and worship leadership. He has over 26 years pastoral ministry experience in chapels, combat units, hospitals, civilian churches, and teaching positions. He is the second of three generations of Eagle Scouts and Kansas Jayhawks, studied at Princeton Seminary, and earned his doctorate at Oblate School of Theology, here in San Antonio, Texas. John’s hobbies include traveling, biblical archaeology and hot rod ministry. John is blessed by the Lord to be married to Sonia for over 31 wonder-filled years. They have three wonderful children: John III, Julia, and Joshua.
Meg Culp
Director of Young Adults
Meg is delighted to join the FPC staff team as the Director of Young Adults. She loves this group and is passionate about walking with them through a season of life that is exciting and daunting all at once, pointing them to Jesus as they navigate their way. Meg graduated from Davidson College with a BA in Religion and from Rice University with a MA in Teaching. Married to John for many years, they have two young adult children, Lenna and Miller. Natives of Houston, Meg and John moved to San Antonio in 2005 and have been members of FPC ever since. Both are elders on rotation. Meg has been a high school and middle school classroom teacher and a private tutor. She has served on volunteer staff for Bible Study Fellowship, giving Bible lectures and leadership training. Meg loves the outdoors, taking long walks, reading, and hanging out with friends.
Ben Henderson
Director of University Ministries
Born and raised in San Antonio, Ben grew up at FPC, but his faith became real to him during his freshman year at Texas A&M University. Ben believes deeply that all humans need the gospel, and is passionate about making disciples who make disciples. When he’s not bringing Jesus to college campuses or working on his MDiv at Covenant Theological Seminary, you can find Ben hanging out with friends, climbing mountains, pickin’ some bluegrass tunes, or making memes.
Rebecca Sweet
Director of Children and Their Families
Rebecca was born in Nacogdoches, Texas, but grew up in Austin. She graduated from the University of Texas with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Her husband Jim of many years, is an ordained Elder in the Methodist Church, and the two have served at many churches in Central, West and South Texas. They have four grown children and five grandchildren. Though she loves nursing and continues to do so as a volunteer, her passion is to teach children about Jesus and show them His love so they can experience Jesus for themselves. She hopes that in the second half of her life, she can help parents to see the importance of being available to spend time with their children while spending time with Jesus. She counts herself blessed and honored to be a part of this church staff, and to be able to do the Lord’s work.
Kyle Bowden
Ministry Director of Youth & Their Families
Kyle was born in San Antonio and grew up in the hill country of south Texas. He was raised in the church and there developed a deep love for the word and learning. During the summers he would serve at local summer camps where he would first experience the joy of serving others. After high school he attended a Torchbearers Bible School for a brief time but found his true mission in the “normal workplace”. Kyle worked in the property restoration industry for nearly a decade learning how to minister there. All the while he never stopped serving in a ministry context. During his time in the property restoration business he was a leader with Young Life. Through Young Life he learned the power of incarnational ministry and the value of faithful/long haul relationships. During this time he also worked part time as the youth pastor at Presbyterian church in San Antonio.
Kyle has always lived with one foot in the “real world” and one in the ministry. He feels a strong call to chase after students and share with them the sweet relief of the gospel and the tremendous purpose God has for each of them.
You can find Kyle around the city sipping a cappuccino at a coffee, shooting one of his film cameras on the streets, or running through neighborhoods training for his next race.
Hank Cherry
Director of Communications
A native of San Antonio, Hank is a communications veteran overseeing our digital and print efforts to promote FPC's numerous ministries and activities. With extensive experience in management positions serving various clients in both for-profit and not-for-profit industries in San Antonio and abroad, Hank brings a wealth of knowledge and leadership to FPC’s initiatives. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism from the University of North Texas. With strong family connections in our city, Hank and his wife Debbie have two grown sons, Collin and Cody.
Maria Elena Berrospe
Kitchen Staff
Sierra Turner
Kitchen Staff
Leticia Alvarez
Household Staff
Steven Anthony
Household Staff
Sylvia Canedo
Household Staff
Alexandra Orosco
Household Staff
Angelica Palacios
Hospitality Staff
Arturo Tapia
Household Staff
Greg Slayden
Household Staff
Ron Hanna
Household Staff
Johnnie Anthony, Jr.
Household Staff
Rachel Ramirez
Household Staff
Victor Aviles
Security
Whit Anderson, MDiv.
Director of Church Planting
FPC welcomes our new Director of Church Planting, Rev. Whit Anderson. His career began as a founding pastor of Christ Presbyterian Church in Georgetown Texas. He came to faith in Christ during his years at Southwestern University. Whit realized that Georgetown was a city in need of a Christ-centered, Gospel-driven church. After college, Whit spent his early years of ministry on staff with Campus Crusade for Christ. He then earned a degree from Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando before becoming an associate pastor at CrossPointe Church in Austin, TX. During his ministry at CrossPointe, the seed God had planted in Whit’s heart grew into a full-fledged mission to reach Georgetown and its neighbors with the message that Jesus Christ saves sinners.
Seun 'S.O.' Otukpe
Church Plant Resident
Tom Dooling
Minister of Music
Tom is a native of Alabama who came to FPC in May 2009 to assume the role of Minister of Music, providing musical leadership to the Sanctuary Choir and Chamber Singers, as well as oversight and vision for the entire Music Ministry of the church including weekly worship and numerous special concerts. Tom also leads professional musicians throughout the year as they complement worship on Christmas Eve, Easter, and other concert occasions.
Tom graduated from Birmingham-Southern College in Alabama with a degree in Music and Business. He later went on to complete a Masters of Church Music from the Southwestern Seminary in Ft. Worth, Texas. Tom has participated in many workshop and masterclass experiences, including those offered by Westminster Choir College, Princeton, NJ, The Juilliard School in New York, and Chorus America. Tom has over 39 years of professional church music experience with a deep and diverse repertoire of conducted anthems and major choral/orchestral works.
Dr. Jae Hyuk Ha
Associate Minister of Music / Organist
Dr. Jae Ha assumed the position of Organist at First Presbyterian Church in October 2003. A native of Seoul, Korea, he earned a bachelor's degree in organ performance from Yonsei University in Korea and received a master's and Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) in Organ performance in 2003 from the University of Texas at Austin. He currently serves as adjunct organ professor at University of the Incarnate Word.
