Jim Pollard
Email: Jim@fhpcusa.org |
Senior Pastor
Jim is the lead pastor and does most of the teaching, and leads a great staff. After graduating from Western Theological Seminary, Jim served churches in Lake Geneva, WI, Harbor Springs, MI. and now Forest Hills. Jim’s life verse is Philippians 4:13 which states, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me”. Jim is passionate that we as a church should be Christ-centered; People-focused and Mission- driven in all we do. Jim has three children, Lauren and her family live in Wisconsin. Jon and his family live in Traverse City, and youngest Jeremy lives in Colorado with his wife. Jim, on his days off, can be found volunteering in many different missions around town or on mission trips serving those in need. When he is not volunteering, he is on the river in his kayak, and some of those days, the kayak is even upright! Jim is recently married to Barb, who works in the Kalamazoo school system. |
w. zACHARY tAYLOR
EMAIL: Zach@FHPCUSA.ORG |
Director of Worship Arts
Zach is the Director of Worship Arts at FHPC. He fuses his traditional worship upbringing with modern-day styles and creative elements to design worship gatherings that are deep and meaningful. His music career started at age 13 when he became a church organist. He'd tell you, "I was pretty much bred for worship ministry." His K-8 education was in parochial schools. Even his high school was a prep school for future pastors and teachers. Zach later graduated from McNally Smith College of Music, a contemporary music college in St. Paul, MN, with degrees in Music Production and Music Business. In addition to serving churches directly, he worked for Augsburg Fortress/sparkhouse Publishers as a Worship & Music Education Specialist. He is also a video producer for multiple Christian publishers, a music producer/engineer, and a worship consultant. Zach and his partner, Anthony, love to travel, cook, sing, and spend time on both West coasts (CA and MI). |
Ashley Atkins
Email: Ashley@fhpcusa.org |
Director of Family Ministry
Ashley enjoys serving as our Director of Family Ministry and has been a part of the FHPC staff since 2010. Prior to God calling her to ministry, she completed her Bachelor's degree at GVSU in English and Elementary Education. Ashley loves serving the students and families of our church and is thankful for the incredible team of volunteers who join her in sharing God's love! She adores living in downtown Grand Rapids with her 17 pound lover-not-a-fighter cat, Charlie, but most of her human family resides in her hometown of Novi, Michigan. In her spare time, you can find Ashley crafting, playing a rousing game of "where are my keys?", wandering barefoot or laughing at a punny joke. |
Patty Moyer
email: office@fhpcusa.org |
Administrative Coordinator
Patty is responsible for the day to day receptionist & office administration duties. She brings to the office over 20+ years of administrative experience. Patty is married to Kerr and they have two grown children: Justin & Lindsay. Her favorite things to do are quilting, baking, drinking coffee and exploring the beaches along Lake Michigan. |
Jana Trees
Email: Jana@fhpcusa.org |
Financial Secretary
Jana is the Financial Secretary at FHPC, where she is the point person for all things financial: giving records/deposits, payroll, accounts payable, monthly reporting, budgeting, year end, and most recently setting up a new church financial system. Jana comes to FHPC with a B.S. in Management Accounting from Illinois Wesleyan, 8 years at Haworth serving mostly as a Logistics Plant Controller, and several years in a similar financial role at the now-closed Cherry Valley Presbyterian out of Caledonia. Jana hopes to continue this year's achievement of a balanced budget every year; the important work of the church is much easier to concentrate on if finances are not a pressing issue! Jana is married to Matt and has two boys - Nate and Justin. Jana also enjoys golfing; her claim to fame was playing on an otherwise all-boy golf team in high school. She is already looking forward to next summer's FHPC golf outings |
Nancy Ryskamp
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Organist & Accompanist
Nancy serves as the FHPC organist, pianist, and choir accompanist. Previous to this, she was Director of Music at an area church. As a registered nurse, she does home care part-time. She has been married to Dave for over years - together raising 2 sons and now also enjoy 2 grandsons. In nice weather, you will find them on their tandem bike...having ridden 59,000 miles so far together. |
NOAH CATTON
EMAIL: noah@fhpcusa.org |
FHPC KIDS Coordinator
While she may look like Megan, Noah has been hanging out with the kids for the last year, and while you may not know her name, they sure do! ;) While completing her Bachelor’s degree at GVSU in Hospitality and Tourism Management, Noah also supervises weddings at The Cheney Place on the weekends and serves up coffee in Grand Haven on weekday mornings. She loves running and recently joined a roller derby team, so any missing teeth are probably due to that. And yes, Megan’s doing fine, thanks for asking! |
Sue Clay
Email: sueclay@gmail.com
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Preschool Director
Sue Clay is the Director of the Preschool. She taught in the 3’s program and has been directing for 15+ years. Her hope for the preschool ministry is to be able to open the hearts of young children to God’s love while infusing in them a passion for learning. Sue graduated from Hope College and earned a Master’s Degree in Education from Aquinas College. Sue has three children; Nick, Mitchell, and Bridgett. Sue enjoys horses, diving and she LOVES the beach. |
Sheli Langejans
email: sheli@fhpcusa.org |
Kids Hope Director
Sheli Langejans is our Kids Hope USA Mentoring Director. She is responsible for selecting and training members of FHPC to mentor students referred to the program by teachers at Kettle Lake Elementary. Sheli seeks to connect loving mentors with at-risk students offering them support and a confidence boost. It is wonderful to see the difference our mentors make in the lives of these students! Sheli is married to Scott and they have three children: Katie, Brian, and Tommy. She enjoys family trips, movies, popcorn and almond M&Ms. |