Meet Our Staff
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Rev. Perry M. McCall • senior pastor
Rev. Perry McCall began serving as Senior Pastor of First Presbyterian Church on September 1, 2025.
He also serves RTS Jackson as Regional Development Officer. He joined the seminary from Philadelphia, MS, where he served as pastor of Carolina Presbyterian Church from 2010 to 2025 and in several capacities at Leake Academy. McCall has also served at Belhaven University in the administration of the Rural Pastors Initiative, a Lilly Endowment Grant for the flourishing of Mississippi rural pastors and churches.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Southern Mississippi and a Master of Divinity degree from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. In addition, he has taken courses through the DMin program at RTS Jackson. He and his wife, Robin, have four children: Julia, Lauren, Rebekah, and Andrew.
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LINDSEY AUSTIN • ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Lindsey Austin has served First Presbyterian Church of Yazoo City as the Administrative Assistant since August 2016.
She lived in Yazoo City and attended Covenant Christian School and Manchester until she moved to Lexington, Mississippi in the 8th grade. She graduated High School from Central Holmes Christian School in 2001 and went on to get her Bachelor's degree in Nursing from the University of Mississippi in 2005, (Hotty Toddy!) Several months after having her first child, she decided to become a stay-at-home mother. She has one son and two daughters with her husband, Gary Austin.
Lindsey's favorite hobby is deer hunting. She also enjoys fishing, reading, watching Ole Miss football and spending time with family and friends.
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Sharon Gilder • pianist
Sharon Gilder is the pianist at First Presbyterians Church of Yazoo City.
The Gilders came to FPC in 1990, and shortly thereafter Sharon began playing the piano part-time. It quickly turned into a full-time position, which she has held for over 30 years. She loves the music of our church and sang in the choir for years.
Sharon has loved the piano since she started lessons in the fourth grade. She began playing at school and church in the tenth grade. Other than some short-term absences, she has rarely missed a Sunday on the piano bench.
Earning a Bachelor of Science Degree at the University of Southern Mississippi, Sharon worked in the medical field – later becoming office manager at the Yazoo City Medical Clinic. She transitioned to education, working first as a classroom teacher and later becoming the Principal of Covenant Christian School in Yazoo City. Sharon and her husband, David, are blessed with three wonderful children and six beautiful grandchildren.
