Meet the folks in the office.

PASTORAL STAFF

FPC's resident theologian, Stuart is always game for a good debate and cherishes his calling to teach the faith. A lifelong nerd, he admits to reading theology at bedtime, disappearing down rabbit holes of biblical inquiry, a habit begun at Union Seminary in Richmond. Always on the front line of mission—whether caring for the souls at FPC, promoting interfaith dialogue in Tyler, or taking outreach abroad—Stuart cares deeply about walking through life with folks. His family shares his passion for building community, too: his wife, Amy, works in non-profit development, a path that his older daughter has followed, and his younger daughter works on political campaigns. Rest assured: dinner conversation is never dull!

While originally born and raised in the Midwest, Brendan has been a Texan for more than six years, coming to FPC from a two-year residency as a pastor at First Presbyterian Church of Fort Worth and his seminary studies at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. He has served in ministry in Texas in a variety of ways—doing committee work for Grace Presbytery, leading worship for migrant teen boys in Dallas, and working in an internship as a hospice chaplain in Austin to name a few.  His undergraduate degrees in comparative religion and music show that Brendan is a man of many interests: glass blowing, acrylic painting, hiking, kayaking, reading, music, movies, museums, good food, exploring new places, and spending time with his loved ones. If you asked him to sum up his ministry in three words, he would choose solidarity, imagination, and curiosity.


REV. BRENDAN MCLEAN

Associate Pastor

PROGRAM STAFF

WESTON JENNINGS

Director of Music and Organist

Weston comes to FPC from Yale University’s Institute of Sacred Music, an interdisciplinary program combining faculty from Yale’s School of Music and Yale Divinity School. He received his college education at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY, one of the world’s premier music schools. Weston’s journey to our organ bench is fascinating, as he grew up in a Methodist church that did not have an organ, and as a result had little exposure to organs growing up. It wasn’t until he attended summer camp in high school at Interlochen Arts Camp in Michigan that he played organ for the first time. After college, he spent two years in England playing organ, first at Canterbury Cathedral and then at the Cathedral Church of St. Mary, St. Peter, and St. Cedd in Chelmsford.

SUPPORT STAFF