Staff

Charles McCaskey
Dr. McCaskey is the Senior Pastor at First Cumberland Presbyterian Church and has served in that capacity since 1977. A mischievous boy who spent most of his growing-up years in the small town of Idabel, Oklahoma, Charles gave his life to Christ at the age of 10 during a Billy Graham revival crusade in Portland, Oregon. It was several years later while attending Bethel College that he felt God’s call into the ministry and the rest, as we say, is "history". Read More...

Perryn Rice
Dr. Rice serves as the Associate Pastor at First Cumberland Presbyterian Church and has served in that capacity since 2008. Perryn is a huge comic book fan who often links the characters from comics to those in the Bible. He believes that if you look at the Bible from a pure literary point of view, it’s one of the oldest books around. Therefore mostly everything that has been written alludes to the Bible in one way or another – including comic books! Read More...

Richard Morgan
Rev. Morgan serves as the Associate Minister to the Young. One of Richard’s favorite quotes comes from Marianne Williamson in her book, A Return to Love: “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God.” Read More...

Joy Rachor
Although her "official" title is Minister of Music, Joy plays many different roles at First Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Whether it’s directing a choir, playing handbells, accompanying a soloist, singing in an ensemble, or playing the organ – she’s always busy making music! Read More...

Sandra Robbins
Sandra does double-duty at the church. She works as Office Administrator throughout the week, overseeing day-to-day office functions, and serves as church pianist. Read More...

Trina Parker
Trina serves as Director of the Cumberland Presbyterian Nursery School. She has worked with children throughout her professional career and is great in supervising our Church Nursery School program. She and her staff make each day fun and exciting for every student enrolled in the program. Read More...

Joyce Tatum
Equally comfortable with preschoolers and senior citizens, Joyce’s experience and excellent people skills make her the perfect person to serve in several capacities for the church. Whether it’s assisting with the nursery school, serving as the Director of the church’s J.O.Y. (Just Older Youth) Club, or acting and/or directing a church drama, Joyce brings many unique talents to our church staff. Read More...

Christy Huddleston
Christy has enjoyed a passion for music since her days in Junior High School and currently serves as Director for our Hallelujah Handbells. She is an accomplished handbell soloist and organist. Read More...

Tommie Jean Eads
Tommie Jean has served as organist at First Cumberland Presbyterian Church since 1988. She is a fixture in our church and provides special music in our worship services. Read More...

Jim Gray
Our small children are so precious and Jim is the perfect person for working with them. He sings and plays guitar with them and they are fondly named “Little Lambs”. Read More...

Vetta Eads
Vetta has a special gift for working with young children. She enjoys sharing her love of singing with them, and keeps things interesting by adding instruments such as bells and boom-whackers to their musical experiences. Read More...

Wheeler Boles
One of the main functions of a church custodian is to maintain and clean all building facilities and ensure that the setup is done for scheduled meetings. Sounds simple, right? Wheeler Boles, our custodian, does this and so much more. Whether it’s vacuuming, ordering supplies used in the maintenance of the building, or setting up tables for handbell rehearsals or special dinners, Wheeler does a good job of getting us ready for any occasion and keeping the building clean and attractive. With 24,000 square feet used by over 350 people on a weekly basis, that is no trivial task!