Shared Leadership
In the Presbyterian Church (USA), leadership is shared between Pastors and Elders. Together, they have responsibilities for governance and ministry of the congregation they serve as well as in the church at large, including ecumenical relationships. The body of Elders, elected and ordained by the congregation, is called the Session. The Board of Deacons, also elected and ordained by the congregation, extends the ministry of Christ’s compassion for the poor, the hungry, the sick, the friendless, the grieving, the oppressed, and all who are in distress.
Pastors and Staff
Rev. Katie Cummings
Pastor
Rev. Cummings has served First Presbyterian Church of Bentonville since March of 2015. In prior calls, she served as Associate Pastor for Adult Ministries at Grace Presbyterian Church, and as Associate Pastor for Discipleship and Congregational Care at Clear Lake Presbyterian Church, both in Houston, Texas. She received her Master of Divinity degree from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, where she is currently enrolled as a Doctor of Ministry student. Rev. Cummings grew up in Dallas, Texas. She is married to Phil Cummings, a retired attorney. They have one adult daughter.
Rev. Dr. Georgia Senor
Associate Pastor
Rev. Senor was called to serve First Presbyterian Church of Bentonville in October of 2014. Prior to that, she was the pastor at First Presbyterian Church in Huntsville, Arkansas, and a chaplain at the VA hospital in Fayetteville. She received her Master of Divinity degree from Phillips Theological Seminary, and her Doctor of Divinity degree from McCormick Theological Seminary. Rev. Senor grew up Presbyterian in Portland, Oregon. She is married to Tom Senor, a professor at the University of Arkansas. They have three children and three grandchildren.
Daniel Fry
Interim Director of Music Ministry
Daniel Fry joined the staff of First Presbyterian Church of Bentonville in September, 2023. He previously served as organist/pianist, choir director, or Music Director at several churches in central Illinois and in the St. Louis, MO metropolitan area. Most recently, he served as Interim Director of Music Activities at the University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis, MO, and as Director of Music at Union United Methodist Church in Quincy. IL. He received undergraduate and graduate degrees in piano pedagogy and choral music education and did doctoral work in vocal coaching and accompanying at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. His wife, Jayne, is employed by Mercy health system in facilities planning and construction.
Zinnuh Cooper
Director of My Friends and Me Learning Center
Zinnuh Cooper, better known as Ms. Z, has been a loving and dedicated caregiver for our children at First Presbyterian Church for the past 20 years. Z began serving as Nursery Director/Coordinator in 1999 and the Program Director of My Friends and Me Learning Center, as a founding member, in 2002. Ms. Z has a BA in Human Development and Family Science. She is married with two children and two grandsons. She loves our children (and it shows!) and is now even caring for some second generation FPC and MFM kids and their families.
Katie Flood
Director of Children and Youth Ministries
Katie Flood has served with FPC Bentonville since the fall of 2020. She grew up in the suburbs of Chicago and moved to Michigan to attend Hope College, where she graduated from in 2014. She has served in a variety of different ministry contexts both as a volunteer and as a professional over the past decade. Katie graduated from Western Theological Seminary in April 2022 with her Masters of Divinity. She is currently seeking ordination in the PC(USA) and is a candidate within the Presbytery of Arkansas.
Kristy Olefsky
Accompanist
Bob DuBois
Facilities Manager
Alex Brice
AV Tech/Media
Session
not pictured: Tela Webb, Ken Ziervogel, Mike Bender, Linda Freeman, and Cie Cochran
Clerk of Session: Virginia Breshears
- Class of 2022: Harry James, Krystle Foster, Linda Freeman, Cheryl Wright, Arisson Fox
- Class of 2023: Cie Cochran, Kim Dixon, Hunter Breshears, Melissa Monroe, and Ken Ziervogel
- Class of 2024: Mike Bender, Nate Burdick, Josh Johnson, Denny Rogers, and Tela Webb
Board of Deacons
not pictured: Ben Fox, Susannah Neville, Andy Martin, Zach Cade
- Class of 2022: Andy Martin, Susannah Nevill, Gail Rogers, Rebecca Schneringer, John Whiting, Colby Monroe
- Class of 2023: Alex Brice, Ben Fox, Charlotte Macartney, Annette Robek, and Julie Verdoorn
- Class of 2024: Zachary Cade, Ann Dixon, Jayne Roth, Jodi Schneider, Michael Zoller