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Your Pastors & Staff
Our Vision:
Our vision is to be the heart of the city of St. Petersburg,
where people are transformed into disciples by the love and grace of Jesus Christ and empowered to solve the unmet needs in our community and beyond.
Meet Your Pastors

Rev. Bob Martin
Senior Pastor
The Reverend Bob Martin is St. Pete First’s Senior Pastor. He is a native Floridian whose background has entailed many paths that have led him into the ordained ministry. Prior to answering his call to become a pastor in 1993, Pastor Bob spent years working in the secular industries of high tech electro-optical laser manufacturing as well as being a professional recruiter with a national company. His understanding the challenges of what hardworking people go through brings a unique perspective to his teaching ministry as a pastor.
Creating a culture where people can get in touch with the God who created them and know fully His love and desire for them to live their life’s dreams, is central to Pastor Bob’s purpose. Deeply believing, “We all have two innate needs in life: to love and be loved”, Bob focuses on helping others remove the barriers that hold them back from living that purpose and with God’s leading, strives to give others the tools to find a deeper sense of Christian love and calling in life.
Meet Your Staff

MINISTRY
Derek Weston
Senior Director of Ministry and Church Operations

MINISTRY
Terri Jelks
FUMC Preschool Assistant Director

ADMINISTRATION
Craig Wills
Facilities Director

ADMINISTRATION
Kelly Bonyata
Communications Director

MINISTRY
Alicia Clements
FUMC Preschool Director

WORSHIP
Loren Russell
Director of Contemporary Worship

ADMINISTRATION
Peggy Reynolds
Business Administrator, Counseling Center

ADMINISTRATION
Chad Simonds
Hospitality Coordinator

MINISTRY
Lora Ulrich
Director of Children's Ministries

WORSHIP
Rick Nay
Organist

ADMINISTRATION
Susan Johnson-Clayton
Financial Secretary

MINISTRY
KayLee Bennett
Director of Youth Ministries

ADMINISTRATION
Sharon Binder
Business Administrator

ADMINISTRATION
Kendra Aumack
Pastors Administrative Assistant
& Special Projects Coordinator