Dr. Donald L. Bell and Rev. Dianna Bell
Interim Senior Pastors
Head of Staff
Dr. Donald Bell
Rev. Dianna Bell
Staff
Dr. Donald L. Bell,
D Div.
Donald L. Bell was ordained as a Presbyterian Minister
of the Word and Sacrament in February 1962. He graduated from
Tusculum College in Greeneville, Tennessee, Louisville Presbyterian Theological
Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, and holds a Doctor of Ministry degree
from McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago, Illinois.
He has
pastored congregations of different sizes including a new church
development and pastor and head of staff of multiple staff congregations. He
and Dianna were co-pastors of different congregations in several communities
of faith over eighteen years. His hobbies are reading, water
color painting and travel. He plans to retire again
following his and Dianna's tenure at the First Presbyterian Church of
Fullerton.
Rev. Dianna Bell, M Div.
A native of San Diego, graduate of Occidental College and Princeton
Theological Seminary, Rev. Dianna Pohlman Bell became the first woman
chaplain in U.S. military history, serving in the Navy. Since
ordination in 1973 she had had pastorates across the nation, both
as head of staff and as co-pastor with her husband, Donald.
Retiring in 2004, they moved from New Jersey to Northern California, where they were called out of retirement to come to Fullerton. They are the parents of two daughters, 44 and 30.
Pastor Linda Flatley
Interim Associate Pastor
Pastor Linda Flatley, M Div.
Linda Flatley has been involved in ministry for nearly 20 years. She earned a Master of Divinity degree from San Francisco Theological Seminary Southern California where she was awarded the Seminary Fellowship Award.
Linda served as Interim Associate Pastor at Tustin Presbyterian before joining FPC in 2005. She has a passion for Christian Education and has developed programs for children, families and adults. She has been involved with LOGOS, a midweek, intergenerational program for children and youth for over 15 years and continues to be involved with the teaching of our children here at FPC. Linda grew up in Scotland and stays connected to her Scottish roots through her passion for Celtic Spirituality. For several years now she has made an annual pilgrimage to Iona, Scotland.
Linda has been married to Diarmid since 1980 and they have 3 teenagers named Diarmid IV, Cairistiona, and Eirean, and a cat named Sir Gibbie. Linda enjoys reading and the arts. One of her gifts is baking her famous shortbread to share with friends!
Lynn Taylor
Director of Children's Ministries
Lynn Taylor is Director of Children's Ministries at FPC. A graduate of Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, Lynn has served churches in New Jersey, Washington, and California in Christian Education and specifically, Children's Ministries. She loves kids, and wants to create an atmosphere in which kids can authentically get to know Jesus Christ, grow in understanding of what it means to be a Christian, be active participants in the church locally and globally, and where kids look forward to coming and having fun!
Lynn and her husband Don live in San Clemente, but don't mind the drive to Fullerton. They have 3 married adult children and 7 grandchildren, so are both "kid people!"
Sunday School, Kids Club, Jr. Winter Camp, and Vacation Bible School are a few of the ways FPC ministers to kids! Contact Lynn with ideas you may have to enrich our kids' lives!
Isaac Chung
Director of Youth Ministries
Isaac Chung is the Director of Youth Ministries for First Presbyterian Church of Fullerton. A graduate of the University of California at San Diego, Isaac has a Bachelors Degree in Psychology. He plans to finish seminary this spring from the San Francisco Theological Seminary - Southern California. Isaac began working with youth during high school at Pasadena Presbyterian Church. While working in different churches and ministries the past several years, he has had a passion for working with kids and youth. He loves having fun, worshipping God, and living out his relationship with Jesus Christ daily.
Christopher Gravis
Director of Music Ministries
Music Director Christopher Gravis is a full-time conductor specializing in symphonic-choral literature. He earned a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Studies from the University of Redlands, studying with Jeffrey H. Rickard and Janos Czifra in Salzburg, Austria. From there he continued his education at California State University, Fullerton, studying Conducting with John Alexander. He has prepared choruses for such notable conductors as Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, John Williams and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and John Mauceri with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. In 2005, he was selected as a conducting fellow through Chorus America's conducting masterclass at the College Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati. He was a recent recipient of the "Eliot Alexander Memorial Scholarship" given to an outstanding conductor.
He oversees all aspects of music programs at FPC Fullerton, including directing the Kirk Choir, the Youth Choir, Children's Choirs, and instrumental ensembles. He takes an active role in planning worship, and working with the Worship & Arts Committee on long term planning.
Church Organist
and Handbell Director
This position is currently open. Please see attached Job Posting for more information.
Dr. Duane Day
Director of Business & Church Operations
Duane L. Day, PH.D. is the Director of Business & Church Operations. He came to First Presbyterian Church of Fullerton with extensive experience in both the Church and administration. The author of several books, a successful career in higher education, and the holder of several important lectureships, Dr. Day's first love is the parish church. He is convinced the FPC's most dynamic days are in the future.
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