Rev. Maggie Lauterer, Minister
Rev. Margaret (Maggie) Palmer Lauterer has been at Burnsville First Presbyterian Church for ten years. She is a native of the Appalachian Mountains - on her mother's side, she is the seventh generation to be born in Avery County.

Aimee Tomcho, Office Administrator
Aimee Tomcho grew up in Northern Virginia; she moved to Asheville in October 1999, and then to Burnsville in October 2005. She received both a BS (Virginia Tech) and MS (Clemson) in Natural Resources and worked for the US Forest Service for many years. When her at-home scientific editing position ended and the administrative job at the church came available simultaneously, she heeded God’s sign to develop another facet of her career and life at church. Working for First Presbyterian since September 2008, she helps produce weekly bulletins and monthly newsletters, as well as other tasks to keep the office running smoothly. She is most interested in mission and children’s activities at the church. You can reach her at the Laughrun House office M-TH at 682.4789. Email Aimee

Elders

Pat Skinner
Pat is our Building and Grounds Committee Chairperson and also headed up the Growing With Faith campaign to purchase the Laughran House. Email Pat




Jim Ludwig
Jim came to FPC Burnsville with his family in the spring of 2005 and immediately felt like he had found the church he had always been looking for. "It is amazing how my faith has grown in such a nurturing environment. I always knew I had a strong faith in God, but never found the place where it could grow." He became an elder in the fall of that 2006 and also chairs the Mission Committee. Jim owns an internet retail business with his wife Mary and has two wonderful kids, Sarah and Alex. The other not so ordinary fact about him is that he designed and built his own house along with Mary and they live off the grid with a home renewable power system using hydro and solar energy. Email Jim


Saskia Etheridge
It only took a few visits to know that First Presbyterian Church was where God wanted me.

Louise Hembree
Louise came on to the Session in 2007 and recently retired from a career at Mayland Community College. Email Louise

Susan Martin
Susan has been living in North Carolina full time for the past seven years. Susan and her late husband Jim joined our church in 2003. She has always been a strong supporter of children and spent the last 13 years before Jim retired being a foster parent to 40 special needs infants. Now, Susan fills her days with volunteer work in the community and with her eight grandchildren. "I feel very blessed to live in this beautiful part of our country and to have found such a blessed church home." Email Susan


Chad Ayers
Chad joined the session in 2008 and is the vocational agriculture teacher at our local high school. Email Chad



Lanny Heidenfelder, Clerk of Session
Lanny is our newest member of Session and generously agreed to become Clerk. Email Lanny