dave eikenberry

The Reverend David Eikenberry has been our pastor since 1992. He came to us from the First Presbyterian Church of Greenfield, Indiana where he served for five years. While attending Purdue University, he was also on staff at Covenant Presbyterian Church, and for two years he was responsible for that church's college ministry. After graduating from Purdue with a degree in chemical engineering, Pastor Eikenberry attended Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, where he received his Master of Divinity degree. While attending seminary, he served as a student minister at the Springdale Presbyterian Church in Somerset, Kentucky.  Pastor Eikenberry's service to our congregation has been a time of blessing and spiritual growth.

jeff delay

Jeff DeLay, Youth and Choir Director since 1995, leads our youth program and directs the Westminster Choir. He holds a Bachelor of Music in Composition from Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, and is pursuing a Master of Music in Vocal Performance at North Park University in Chicago. Jeff directs the Chicago Swedish Male Chorus, the Waukegan Swedish Glee Club, and the Waukegan Swedish Women's Chorus, and is    Director-In-Chief of the American Union of Swedish Singers. He also teaches music lessons at College of Lake County and and other organizations. He lives in Waukegan with his wife Joy, and children Calvin, Christopher, Cory, and Genevrie.

beth naegele

Dr. Beth Naegele is the Director of Music and the organist at First Presbyterian. She took her first music lessons on a pump organ in Zaire, Africa, where her parents were missionaries. Following graduation from the American High School of Kinshasa, Zaire, she began classical organ study, first at Moody Bible Institute with Lillian Robinson and then with Corliss Arnold at Michigan State University. In June of 1989, she completed doctoral studies in organ performance at Northwestern University, where she studied under Wolfgang Rubsam. Dr. Naegele, who has been a member of the Moody faculty since 1976, is Professor and Chair of Organ Instruction. In addition to playing the organ for our worship, she also directs our Impromptu Bell Choir.

carole

Carole is the pleasant voice you hear when you call First Presbyterian and the friendly face you see when you stop by the church office on a weekday morning. The multitude of tasks she performs include publishing the weekly church bulletin and monthly newsletter, bulletin preparation for special services, organization and compilation of the Annual Report, and generally keeping the office functioning smoothly.