Kelly Pigott, Pastor

Rev. Dr. Kelly Pigott loves to camp and hike and eat smores. He also has a weakness for peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. He received his Ph.D. from Southwestern Seminary in Ft. Worth Texas in Church History (1993). He served as the Cook-Derrick Professor of Church History at Logsdon  Seminary/School of Theology at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene Texas for nearly thirty years. He has served numerous churches, most recently First Presbyterian in Haskell, TX, and Central Presbyterian in Stamford, TX, for eighteen years. He has written and contributed to numerous books and journals. His latest is From Eden to Heaven: Spiritual Formation for the Adventurous (Smyth and Helwys). Dr. Pigott was invited to pastor  FPC Roswell in 2025.

Wayne Bevers, Music Director

Wayne Bevers is a Roswell native and a graduate of Goddard High School. He is the owner/CEO of Chaparral Claims and Investigations and has served as a private investigator and an insurance adjuster.

Wayne is passionate about music. He writes, "Music is the universal language, reaching the heart and soul. It can transport you to a place and time just by hearing a familiar song. You can see, smell and taste the exact moment it was first heard. God uses music as the medium to reach into our souls. The Singers and Musicians walked before the Ark. Music leads us into worship and is a vital part of every service."

Also, Wayne is a 2nd degree black belt in the Tuko Ryu Karate Do/Shotokan lineage, achieving several national and world championships!

Wayne enjoys Cajun cooking and is a silversmith, specializing in Navajo style turquoise and silver jewelry.

Joe Fuentes, Janitor

Joe Fuentes has been cleaning buildings for as long as he can remember. He started off in the local school systems and eventually retired. Feeling a bit restless, he worked at St. John's church for a while, and then around 2015 he started cleaning here at First Presbyterian Church. Joe has been faithfully keeping out premises sparkling ever since. When he doesn't have a vacuum or mop in hand, he loves to work in the garden where he tends the flowers.

Nova Rogers, Church Administrator

Nova Rogers is an animal lover! She also loves to read and listen to country music. She has a weakness for chocolate, and she enjoys baking when she is not tirelessly keeping the church organized. Nova retired from the New Mexico Department of Transportation after twenty-eight years of service. She began work as the administrator for FPC in 2015. It has been her love for the people of this congregation that has kept her coming back all these years.

Carola Spreacker, Organist

​Carola Spreacker has been the organist and choir accompanist for First Presbyterian Church, Roswell, since September 1, 1998.  She began her church music ministry at age 9 playing for Sunday School at a small Baptist Church in Wyaconda, Missouri.  She received both her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Music Education from Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri.  Following graduation from college, she taught public school music in DeWitt, Iowa.  After moving to Roswell, New Mexico, she worked at Wells Fargo Bank and Washington Federal Bank where she retired as an Accounting Supervisor in 2012.   Her hobbies include reading, quilting, and playing the New York Times word games.  One of her goals following retirement was to write an article for “The Upper Room,” the United Methodist Daily Devotional Magazine which is published in 33 languages.  She was thrilled that her devotional, “Loving First,” was published December 9, 2021.
 
Carola is married to Gary Spreacker.  Their daughter, Angela, is a Special Education teacher in the Albuquerque Public Schools.
 
Carola truly feels honored and blessed to serve the congregation of First Presbyterian Church.  She feels that God literally picked her up and placed her here.  She welcomes special requests from anyone in the congregation.  Please let her know if you have a favorite hymn or musical selection and she will do her best to include it in her worship service music!