Contact Info

Lee Bowman, Pastor
Lee Willey Bowman was ordained to the Ministry of Word and Sacrament in November of 1988.  She has served as Associate Pastor at two churches in Austin, Texas, Westlake Hills Presbyterian Church and First Presbyterian Church before being called to First Church in Lexington as Senior Pastor in November of 2000.  Lee was born and raised in Memphis.  She received a BA from Mary Baldwin and an MA from the University of Virginia.  She attended Union Theological Seminary in Richmond for her Master of Divinity degree and Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary for her Doctorate in Ministry.  She and her husband Dave have two children, Kate and Will.  Click here to email Lee.

Kirk Hall, Associate Pastor
Kirk Hall was called to First Church in Lexington as Associate Pastor in summer of 2005.  A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, he received a BA in History from Davidson Colege in 1994.  After several years in business, Kirk attended Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia, for his Master of Divinity degree and New College at the University of Edinburgh for his Master of Theology degree.  Recently married, Kirk and his wife, Amy, look forward to getting to know the friends and family of First Presbyterian Church.  Click here to email Kirk.

Marlon Hurst, Director of Music and Arts
Marlon G. Hurst joined the FPC staff as Director of Music and Arts in January 2003.  Prior to his arrival in Lexington, he served as the Director of Music Ministries at the Conyers Presbyterian Church in metro Atlanta, and as Director of Music and Youth at First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in his hometown of London, KY.  While in Atlanta, Marlon sang with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus and Chamber Chorus under the direction of Robert Shaw and Norman Mackenzie.  He was also a member of The Atlanta Singers.  Marlon holds degrees in church music and choral conducting from Cumberland College and the University of Tennessee.  He and his wife, Jennifer, have two daughters, Kathryn and Anna Grace.  Click here to email Marlon.

Susan Combs,Director of Children's Ministry 
Susan Hoffman Combs began working with FPC children's program in 1991 when her children were very young. She served the church in various ways before joining the staff as Director of Children's Ministry in 2003. A native of Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, she  graduated from the University of the South with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology. She and her husband, Sayre, and their two sons, Price and Miller,  live on a farm in Fayette County.  Click here to email Susan.