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First Call Community
The First Call Community exists to support Ministers of Word and Sacrament and church musicians in their first call.
Leadership Team
Mark Kemp
Director of Music
Myers Park Presbyterian Church
Charlotte, North Carolina
Zach Light-Wells
Director of Music
First Presbyterian Church
Dallas, Texas
Rev. Kendra Buckwalter Smith
Director of Worship Program
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Free 2025 PAM membership!
In a partnership with PC(USA)’s Financial Aid for Service, PAM is offering up to 70 free 2025 memberships to pastors and church musicians who are serving in their first call.
The purpose of this offering is to best support first call worship leaders needing continuing education, but not always having the funding available to do so; to introduce first call worship leaders to the Call to Worship and the Presbyterian of Musicians (PAM) through the membership and Worship & Music conference; to introduce these individuals to Financial Aid for Service.
All pastors and musicians currently serving in their first call and not a current or previous member of PAM are eligible for this gift.
To join the first call community and receive a free PAM membership, email contact information and the church name to pam@pcusa.org, subject: First Call Community.
Upcoming First Call Community Events
First Call Community Spring 2025 Gathering
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March 20-22, 2025
Union Theological Seminary
Richmond, Virginia
At the FCC Gathering at Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond from March 20-22, we will further explore the text What is Jesus Doing by Edwin Chr. Van Driel and the assurance that our agendas, visions, and goals are not what will bring about the Beloved Community or even a successful capital campaign. We will gain from the perspective of pastors and musicians in their first call, including solo pastors, musicians coming with little or other ecclesiastical experiences, bi-vocational musicians and pastors, and worshiping communities that represent the growing diversity of the PAM membership.
Scholarships are available for all First Call Community events, including the cohort week during the Worship & Music Conference. Click this button to apply.
Resources
Considerations for Hybrid Worship
created by the First Call Community
Does your community have a first call pastor or church musician?
The First Call Community, with help from the office of Financial Aid for Service, is eager to welcome them to the work of PAM with resources, conversation, and support.
Help us connect with your new pastor or church musician by filling out the form below and including their name and the church name and location.
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Get in touch so we can start working together!