Scott Black Johnston, Senior Pastor

I am a husband, a dad, a friend, a Presbyterian pastor, a comic book reader, and a fan of almost any sport that involves a ball. I am a New Yorker, one of the teeming, type-A masses. Although I also have a soft spot in my heart for the rhythms and people of Atlanta, Georgia; Austin, Texas; and Duluth, Minnesota. ... Read more

Randy Weber, Associate Pastor

The Rev. Randolph L.C. Weber is Associate Pastor for Administration and Discipleship. Randy came to Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church as an Associate Minister in 1991. He carries particular responsibility for cultivation of new members. He teaches the "What We Believe Class" to those interested in exploring membership in FAPC. He has also taught "Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts" and "Celtic Spirituality" several times each year... Read more 

Kate Dunn, Associate Pastor

I grew up in Clinton, New York—“a nice place to live,” according to the village welcome sign, which it was. As a child I was an avid reader, Broadway musical and Gilbert & Sullivan lover, and cross-country skier. I loved being a short walk from Hamilton College, where I ushered for plays and apprenticed at the summer theatre. ... Read more 

Charlene Han Powell, Associate Pastor

I am a second-generation Korean American, honored daughter of immigrants Wha Lim Han and Dr. Hye Kyung Kim, devoted sister of Christine & Luis Perez and Cheryl Han, beloved wife of Jordan Powell (my first love and high school sweetheart), enamored aunt of Teia and Jaelen Perez, and proud native of Alamo, California (a suburb of San Francisco). ... Read more 

Helen Jackson, Parish Visitor

The Rev. Helen Jackson serves as the church's Parish Visitor, working part time with the Rev. Kate Dunn and church social worker Emily Dunlap, making pastoral care visits to our homebound and hospitalized members. A graduate of Duke University, Yale Divinity School and the Blanton-Peale Institute, Helen was ordained as a minister in February 1977. ...  Read more

Linda I. Jiménez, Lilly Resident in Ministry

I was born and raised in Vineland, NJ (the birth place of Welch’s Grape Juice). My childhood memories are mostly filled with music and experiences in church. I come from a line of talented musicians, so family time looked more like jam sessions. We’d fill the living room with the sounds of the saxophone, guitar, trumpets, drums, tambourine, congas and four-part harmonies. ... Read more 

J. Oscar McCloud, Associate Pastor Emeritus

The Rev. J. Oscar McCloud is the Associate Pastor Emeritus, Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York City where he served from 1995 -2005. Before coming to Fifth Avenue he was for nine years Executive Director of The Fund for Theological Education. (FTE) This not-for-profit organization awards fellowships each year to persons preparing for the Christian ministry as pastors, teachers, and scholars. Before joining ... Read more