Rev. Jeff Wright is a native of Saltville, Virginia. He is married to Sandy Roberts Wright, also a Saltville native.  He answered the call to ministry in 1985 and has served churches in North Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee. For the last eight years, he has severed as the District Superintendent of the Appalachian District. He and Sandy have two adult sons, Jared, and Jordan and two grandchildren, Mabry Grace and Will. Jared, his wife Michelle, Mabry Grace, and Will live in Athens, TN. Jordan lives in Denver CO.

Rev. Wright is a 1977 graduate of Thomas Walker High School in Ewing, Virginia and a 1981 graduate of Emory & Henry College. He received his Master of Divinity degree from the Divinity School at Duke University in 1989. Rev Wright has served on many Conference, District, and community Boards and Agencies throughout his ministry and loves to work in the community where he serves.  He is a huge sports fan UT (all sports) and Duke (basketball). He loves to sing and believes we should have a joyous spirit serving the Lord.

Pastor Susana is a wife and mother of four children who is passionate about serving the Lord. Susana was born in Dallas, Texas, and raised in Fries, Virginia. She graduated from Independence High School. She studied at and graduated from Hiwasee College with a Bachelor's of Science and is currently pursuing a Masters of Divinity. She currently resides in Sevierville, Tennessee. She is an international Missionary and Evangelist and currently serves as the paster of El Ministerio del Espiritu Santo Church, our Hispanic congregation.

Jeff McPeeks was born in Chicago but grew up in Florida. When God touched his life at the age 37, he immediately knew that God had  placed a call on his life to serve Him !. He met his wife Paula in 2000 and together they began ministering to Children as he pursued his ministry credentials. He became a full time children’s pastor in 2007 and has been involved in children’s ministry for 14 years.  He has been dunked, pied in the face, kissed a pig, and had fermented seaweed dumped on him all for the sake of teaching kids about Jesus in a fun and unforgettable way.  While ministering the love of Christ to kids is his main passion and consumes most of his time, he also enjoys spending time with his wife Paula, being outdoors, fishing and spending time with family and friends.

Ashley Reddick moved to Tennessee in 1994 from South Carolina to perform in shows in the Pigeon Forge area.  She has been a singer and dancer at the Dollywood theme park  as well as Opryland Productions. In 2000 she joined the cast at the Lee Greenwood Theatre as a singer and dancer. In 2001 Ashley was a performer at the Louise Mandrell Theatre until the show closed in 2005. In 2007 she became the Choir Director and Worship Leader for New Hope Church in Kodak, TN as well as the Director of the “Smoky Mountain Christmas” production at New Hope for 3 years. She formed a contemporary Christian music trio, Voice of Mercy. They traveled all over the country singing and speaking at conferences and churches. She is now the Worship Leader for the Crossroads Contemporary service here at Sevierville First.