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Rev. Dr. Ruth Ragovin
Senior Minister

Rev. Dr. Ruth Ragovin moved to Murray in February of 2009 to serve as senior minister at First Christian Church.  She has previously ministered in California and in Tennessee.  She received her B.A. in religious studies and health studies from the University of Waterloo, in Waterloo, Ontario.  Following a year of graduate studies at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich, Germany, she enrolled at Drew University where she received both her Masters and her Ph.D. in theological and religious studies.  In addition to pastoral ministry, she also is a trained spiritual director, and has a number of scholarly publications.  She is married to Russell Ragovin, also a Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) minister, and has one daughter, Rachel, who is in college.

 

Mark Dycus
Minister of Music

Mark Dycus joined the staff of FCC Murray in August, 1999.  He is a native of Paducah and received his Bachelor of Music Education degree from Murray State University.  He earned a Master's Degree in Church Music from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, and spent fifteen years in full-time church music at churches in Georgia, West Virginia, and Ohio.  In the summer of 1995 Mark and his family moved to Murray where he assumed the position of director of choral activities at Calloway County High School, a position he still holds.  In addition to music, Mark enjoys fishing, weight training, and cooking.

Terry Hart
Sunday School Superintendent

 Lisa Allen
Nursery Director

             Margaret Davis                     Administrative Assistant

Margaret is married to Norman Davis and is a Graves County native.  She took an early retirement from USEC as an Administrative Assistant.  She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Murray State University in 2005 with a Bachelors degree in Social Work.  She has two married daughters and three grandchildren of whom she is very proud.  She enjoys flower gardening and various genres of music.

Aimee Bailey
Church Custodian

2012 Committees

Committee Chairperson(s)

Chairperson of the Board

Dan McKeel

Christian Education

June VanderMolen

Membership/Fellowship

Jean Bennett

Outreach

Teresa Nixon

Property

David Robinson/Dan McKeel

Stewardship/
Finance

Don Chamberlain

Vision

Dan Parker

 

Visitation

Rebecca Landolt

Worship
10:15 AM

 

Leah Hart

Y.A.A.C.

 

2012Board Representatives

Nursery

LeAnn Darnell

Public Relations

Tory Daughrity

Historian

Dave Eldredge

Trustees

Amy Roos/Terry Hart/  Don McCord

2012 Ministries

CWF

Leah Hart

DMF

      Dan McKeel             

Diaconate

 Jean Bennett

Elders

Doug VanderMolen

Prayer Chain

Ruth Daughaday

 

February "Servants"

Worship Leader: Don chamberlain
   
Elders: Rob Clause
  Dave Eldredge
   
Diaconate: David Robinson, Chair
  Tory Daughrity
  Roger Miller
  Teresa Nixon
  Sharon Rue
   

 
 

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