Will Anderson is originally from the Stone Mountain area of Georgia where he has spent most of his life.  After spending a semester playing football at Mars Hill College near Asheville, he transferred to Toccoa Falls College in Toccoa Georgia.  In 1998 he graduated with a B.S. in Interpersonal and Organizational Communication.  Then in 2003 he graduated from Erskine Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity.  Prior to entering seminary he married Christy (Cornelius) with whom he recently celebrated eight years of marriage.  While in seminary their daughter Mary was born and later the arrival of Joshua and then Peter.  Will has served as Assistant Pastor of Ingleside Presbyterian Church (PCA) where he received his licensure and ordination by the North Georgia Presbytery of the PCA.  Upon receiving the call to pastor the Louisville Associate Reformed Presbyterian church he was transferred into the Second Presbytery of the ARP.  And recently has come to serve as pastor of New Perth ARP upon transfer into First Presbytery.  Will enjoys hunting, fishing, exercising and playing football or soccer.  He can easily be talked into sweet tea and BBQ and is a life long fan of the Georgia Bulldogs and the Atlanta Falcons. 

I was born in Pennsylvania but have lived in the South for most of my life.  I grew up in Denver, North Carolina and my wife, Ruth, lived her whole life in Irmo, South Carolina.   I went to Appalachian State University on a running scholarship for Cross-country, Indoor Track, and Track and Field.  I graduated in 2004 with a degree in Interpersonal and Small Group Communication.  I was married that summer and worked for a year while Ruth received her master’s degree in Teaching English as a Second Language.   After her graduation, we moved back to the Denver area where I served as a Children’s Minister and Sports Outreach Minister for Lakeshore Presbyterian Church, PCA.  I graduated from Reformed Theological Seminary where I received my Master’s of Divinity.  We have one daughter - Adah Edith and recently had a new addition to our family, a son—Jonah William.  They are a blessing from God (though 2:00 AM feedings don’t always feel that way!)  I enjoy running, cycling, camping, motorcycle riding, and soccer.  I also love illustrating and drawing in my free time. 

I grew up right here in Iredell County.  I graduated from Statesville Senior High School.  While in school I played the trumpet and the bagpipes in the Statesville Grenadier Band.  I enrolled in Mitchell College pursuing a music degree taking piano, organ and voice.  I was a member of the first graduating class from Mitchell Community College.  I then attended Catawba College in Salisbury graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in music with a focus on organ.  I started playing the piano in church for my home congregation when I was sixteen.  In 1984 I was offered an organist position at First Presbyterian Church in Statesville.  In the summer of 1999, I began playing here at New Perth.  When I am not working I love to work out in the yard and ride my jet ski.

     I grew up in King, NC (Stokes County) where my family attended a Baptist church. I was always very active and involved in the church, especially as a teen. I attended college at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington where I received a Bachelor of Arts in English, Professional and Creative Writing. I married the love of my life, Rob, just 2 weeks after graduating, and moved to Myrtle Beach, SC to further my husband’s career. I applied for the Critical Needs Program in SC, passed the Praxis, and began teaching on a temporary teaching certificate. After teaching for 1½ years, my first daughter, Riley, was born in 2003. God answered our prayers when my husband was transferred to Statesville in 2004. I have been a full time mom since then, and now have another daughter, Reagan, of 18 months.
     In my free time (what’s that?), I enjoy scrap-booking, reading, snow skiing, boating, and chasing the tallest, fastest roller-coasters I can find. I have been warmly welcomed by the church, and I am thankful for the opportunity to be here.