As a “presbyterian” church, Faith Presbyterian Church is governed by the elders. The church session consists of the elected elders along with the pastor. The pastor or “teaching elder” has the primary responsibility for the teaching and preaching ministry of the church. The “ruling elders” are responsible for governing the church. The session is responsible for the spiritual oversight of the members of the local church. The church deacons assist the session by ministering to the physical needs of the congregation.
Pastor
The Rev. Chad E. Bond has been the pastor of Faith Presbyterian Church since the summer of 2004. Pastor Bond is a graduate of Geneva College in Beaver Falls, PA where he earned a B.A. in History with a Minor in Biblical Languages. He went on to become a graduate of Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, PA. where he received a Master of Divinity Degree. Pastor Bond served as the Associate Pastor of Calvary OPC in Glenside, PA for three years. He and his wife Robin have four children.
Ruling Elders
John Emmett was baptized in the Catholic Church as an infant, but grew up attending Believers Chapel in Dallas with his family. After graduating from the University of Texas in Austin, John moved to Chicago and joined Covenant PCA in 1991, where he met and married his wife Naomi. John and his family moved to the suburbs of Chicago in late 1997 and transferred to Bethel OPC in Wheaton, IL, where he was ordained as a deacon. The Emmetts and their three children returned home to the Metroplex in late 2001, and they became involved with the planting of Faith OPC. John was ordained and installed as a Ruling Elder upon the particularization of the church, on July 9, 2004. John and his family currently live in Allen
Jesse Montgomery previously served as an OPC elder in Pennsylvania. Jesse and his family moved to Garland in 2007 and began attending Faith OPC. In 2009, he was installed as an elder at Faith OPC. Jesse lives in Rowlett with his wife and their six children.
Michael Puyear and his family began attending Faith Presbyterian Church in the winter of 2004. They were members of a Presbyterian church in Greenville, TX for four years prior to joining Faith OPC. Michael was ordained and installed as a Ruling Elder at Faith Presbyterian Church in March 2016. He and his wife live in Rockwall, TX with two of their five children.
Dirk Roorda has previously served as an OPC elder in Iowa and Ohio. Dirk and his family moved to Texas in 2012 and immediately began attending Faith OPC. In 2016, he was installed as an elder at Faith OPC. Dirk lives in Rockwall with his wife and their three children.
John Hopton (elder Emeritus) was ordained as a ruling elder in a Garland PCUSA church in 2001. In 2004 he became a member at Faith OPC, and in 2006 he was installed as a ruling elder at Faith OPC and continued to serve until his retirement in 2010, at which time the session designated him Ruling Elder Emeritus in recognition of his faithful service as a ruling elder for the past 10 years. John Hopton lives in Garland.Deacons
Paul Mattoon was ordained and installed as a deacon at Faith OPC in 2008, and was again elected and installed in 2013. Paul lives in Van Alstyne.