Transitional Senior Pastor/Head of Staff

Rev. Brent Anderson brings more than two decades of ministry experience across diverse settings—from rural North Carolina to the heart of Paris, France, and vibrant suburban congregations in Georgia, Washington, and Illinois. After earning his Bachelor degree from Pacific Lutheran University, he attended Princeton Theological Seminary, where he completed his Master of Divinity in 1999. In 2020, Brent took an unusual detour—becoming a police officer with the Greenville Police Department in North Carolina while also serving as a ¾ time pastor. He has served on multiple committees and commissions in presbyteries across the country. He has led retreats, taught leadership workshops, and contributed to city and presbytery visioning efforts. His leadership is marked by collaboration, encouragement, and a genuine desire to see others flourish in their callings. Brent has a grown son and daughter, and his wife Becky is a physical therapist. In his spare time, Brent enjoys playing golf and watching his favorite NFL team, the Seattle Seahawks.

 Choir Director and Organist

Holly grew up in Huntsville, Alabama, as a NASA kid and proud southern Baptist. She graduated from Birmingham-Southern College with a Bachelor of Music degree, and the Eastman School of Music/University of Rochester with Master’s and Doctoral degrees in organ performance, as well as the prestigious Performer’s Certificate. Holly moved to First Presbyterian, Shreveport as the Organist/Choir Director in 1992, coming from a similar position at First Presbyterian in Salisbury, North Carolina. She has had vast experience working with a variety of denominations prior to becoming Presbyterian, but particularly enjoys reformed worship. The music ministry in her hands is a joyous, varied, enthusiastic, and educational/inspirational ministry, composed of choirs and ensembles of all ages. Holly is also an adjunct faculty member at Centenary College in Shreveport, and enjoys attending concerts, listening to recordings, reading, cooking, traveling, and concertizing in her spare time. She is married to Richard Watson, a professional symphonic trumpeter from Evanston, Illinois; one of their greatest joys in life is performing and traveling together.

Commissioned Pastor for Care & Connection

Jacob is a lifelong member of First Presbyterian Shreveport. He is a graduate of Caddo Magnet High school (Shreveport, LA - 2004) holds a B.A. in English and Economics from The Colorado College (Colorado Springs, CO - 2008) and an MBA from LSU (Baton Rouge, LA - 2012). He has worked for the Governor’s Office of Louisiana, and Morris & Dickson Co. He served as an elder, as moderator of the evangelism ministry and as moderator of the Diaconate of First Presbyterian Shreveport. His role is to strengthen the bonds of Christian community by ensuring intentional pastoral care, cultivating meaningful connections between members and ministries, welcoming new members, and nurturing a culture of hospitality, belonging, and service. He enjoys cooking, hunting, fishing, and traveling with his wife Elaine and two children.

Director of Youth Ministries

Ginny was born and raised in Tiffin, Ohio and grew up attending Tiffin St. Paul’s United Methodist Church. During high school, she found home among other Christ-loving teens in the East Ohio Conference Council on Youth Ministries, which had great influence on her faith development. In 2024, Ginny graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University with a Bachelor of Arts in both Genetics and Psychology. After graduation, she followed her love for children to become a substitute teacher, and she spent her weekends ministering to middle school girls in her local churches. She is now a first-year Ministry Resident through the Ministry Leadership Center in Nashville, TN and enrolled in the Master of Arts in Youth Ministry program at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Austin, TX. In her role, Ginny focuses on building meaningful relationships with the young people in our church by creating an atmosphere where teens’ thoughts, questions, and differences are celebrated. Her youth programming is centered on living out the teachings of Jesus Christ in our everyday lives, not just on a Sunday evening. At home, Ginny has a cat named Cooper and two guinea pigs named Fred and George.