Pastor Hoffman & First Family
Pastor Richard Hoffman |
With his grandfather and father having been Pentecostal pastors, Pastor Hoffman is blessed to be a 4th generation Apostolic Pentecostal. He received the call to the ministry when he was 17 years old. At the age of 19 he served as Youth Pastor of United Pentecostal Tabernacle in Vincennes, IN. From 1994-2000 he served as Youth Director for Section 6 of the Indiana UPCI. From 1995-2000 he also served as Asst. Pastor of UPT in Vincennes, IN, under Rev. Loy Baird. Pastor Hoffman currently serves as Secretary/Treasurer of Section 1 of the Indiana UPCI.
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Sis. Tara Hoffman |
Thankful for her heritage, Sis. Hoffman is a 3rd generation Apostolic Pentecostal. She is formerly from United Pentecostal Assembly in Bloomington, IN ( now known as Family Life & Worship Center) and she graduated from Indiana Bible College in 1983. Sis. Hoffman has served as a Sunday School teacher and currently leads the choir and ladies ministry at FPC.
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Pastor & Sis. Hoffman, and their family have been leading FPC since 2000. Their children, Coburn and Cherith, have grown up in the church and both serve in varied capacities at FPC.
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The Thomson Family
Patrick Thomson |
Bro. Thomson is a 3rd generation Apostolic Pentecostal and has been a faithful member of FPC since 1993. He has served in multiple capacities since that time, including Sunday School Teacher, Youth Leader and Worship Leader. He was licensed by the UPCI in 2011 and he currently serves as one of FPC's ministers, preaching on a regular basis. He also plays the drums and uses his profession as a computer technician to assist with the church's technical needs.
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Anna Thomson |
Sis. Thomson was born and raised in an Apostolic Pentecostal church. She has attended FPC since 1999, which is where she and Bro. Thomson met. She is a gifted pianist and singer and she serves the church in any way that she can.
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The Thomsons met in 1999 when Anna's family began attending FPC. In July of 2002 they married and later that year became the Youth Directors, serving in that capacity until 2012. They minister on a regular basis at FPC and have also preached in many churches around the state. In 2013 they were elected Section 1 Youth Directors for the Indiana District UPCI and served in that role until 2017 when age limits did not allow for another re-election. They have two sons, Dominic and Ethan, who are also involved in ministry at FPC. They each play instruments in service and assist with audio-visual needs.
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