Meet Our Pastors
What is your favorite summer memory so far?

Jack Peebles
Senior Pastor / Head of Staff
A wonderful trip through the North Cascades & to Crater Lake with my family and reaching the summit of Mt Adams (after a chanllenging start!).
Jack was called to serve as Senior Pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Yakima in March of 2008.  Jack first sensed a call to ministry after serving on a mission trip to the Yucatan in Mexico.  During that trip, he offered   ... more

Jim Erixson Associate Pastor / Senior Adults & Congregational Care

Betsy and I traveled back to Iowa to visit my mother.  We had a wonderful visit with her and I was able to contact friends that I haven’t seen in over fifty years.  We drive to Chicago to see the Cubs play at Wriggle Field!

Jim Erixson joined the pastoral staff at First Pres in 2001.  Jim attended San Francisco Theological Seminary and spent two years as an intern in Hospital Chaplaincy.  Jim served as a Staff Chaplain for six years at   ... more

Steve Barker Pastor Emeritus

The summer of 2010 has been filled with family visiting both our sisters; spending time with grandchildren; and enjoying our garden full of fruit and veggies.  Yakima is definitely the fruit bowl of the nation.
Known as the Rhino of First Presbyterian Church, Steve Barker joined the pastoral staff at FPC in 1984. He served as a campus pastor at Harvard, MIT, the Claremont Colleges, and Occidental College for 15 years. Steve also taught evangelism and campus ministry at Fuller   ... more

Bill Starr Parish Associate

My favorite memory this summer has been the gathering of many family and friends for a bridal shower for our daughter Laurel, who will be married at FPC in September.  I'm looking forward to our cruise to Alaska later in August, and the wedding as the other great memories for this summer.
Dr. Bill Starr is our Parish Associate (volunteer staff) and has worked full-time as the Chaplain at the Sundown M Ranch for 11 years.  He has  ... more