Our Leadership:

FirstLight’s leadership consists of the Leadership Council (LC), the Staff Parish Relations Committe (SPRC), the Staff, and the Ministry Team. The pastor is a member of all of these leadership groups of the church.

Leadership Council - Decision-making body of FirstLight.  These persons plan ways for FirstLight to best live out its mission.  You can email the whole Leadership Council using leadershipcouncil@firstlightgardner.org.

Keith Moll // Chair  LCchair@firstlightgardner.org
Jerot Pearson // Co-Chair  jerot.pearson@pkmreng.com
Charley Pogue // Co-Chair cpogue@associates-solutions.com
Jennifer Godwin // At-Large  jlgyellow@kc.rr.com
Jim Price // Finance  financedirector@firstlightgardner.org
Mark Allenbrand // Staff Parish Relations Chair  SPRCchair@firstlightgardner.org

Staff Parish Relations Committee (SPRC) -  Staff HR committee of the church.  The SPRC makes decisions on hiring non-appointed staff (this does not include the lead pastor), HR policy consistent with the United Methodist Book of Disciple, all staff performance reviews including the pastor(s), staff recognitions/celebrations, and transitions of non-appointed staff.  The Kansas East Conference of the United Methodist Church makes the appointed staff decisions (pastors) for all churches under it jurisdiction.  You can email the whole SPRC using SPRC@firstlightgardner.org.

Mark Allenbrand // Staff Parish Relations Chair  SPRCchair@firstlightgardner.org
Cindy Trug - ctrug@comcast.net
Marilyn Lawrenz - mjlawrenz@yahoo.com
Monica Boers - mboers@kc.rr.com
Tim Edwards - tim.edwards@cudl.com
 

The Staff of FirstLight (use staff@firstlightgardner.org to reach all staff)
Brad Wheeler // Lead Pastor pastor@firstlightgardner.org 
Katie Holladay // Admin. Assistant adminasst@firstlightgardner.org
Mike Hibit // Music Minister musicminister@firstlightgardner.org
Aline Silva // Youth Minister youthminister@firstlightgardner.org
Tonya Pearson // Children’s Minister childrensminister@firstlightgardner.org

Ministry Team - Persons in addition to staff who plan the ministries of FirstLight
Kendall Mille // Roadies kmille@kc.rr.com
Rick Lane // Greeting & Hospitality pirate40r@yahoo.com
Jennifer Godwin // Cafe’ jlgyellow@kc.rr.com