Our Staff
First Presbyterian Church • Rev. Kendal Land, Pastor
1200 Pine Street • Arkadelphia, AR 71923
Phone 870-246-4421••• Contact Us
Rev. Kendal Land, Pastor
Kendal Land has served as pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Arkadelphia since January 2006.  Originally from Shreveport, Louisiana, Kendal graduated from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge and received his Masters of Divinity from Colombia Theological Seminary in Atlanta, Georgia.

Kendal and wife Lauren married in 2002 and have three small children, twins Jackson Camper and Carlisle are 2 1/2 years-old and Evie Claire was born October 19, 2009. 

Anne Caver, Church Secretary/Admin Assistant
Anne was born in England and lived on Guernsey, in the Channel Islands before immigrating to California.

She and her husband Jim came to Arkdalephia in July, 2001 and in July 2003 she joined the staff of First Presbyterian Church.

They adopted their dog Beau in 2007
Russell Hodges, Organist
Russell Hodges has served as Director of
Music/Organist for First Presbyterian Church
since September 1981.  A native of Oklahoma,
he moved to Arkadelphia in 1976 when he
accepted a faculty position at Ouachita Baptist
University.  Hodges holds a Bachelor of Music
with honors from Oklahoma Baptist University,
a Master of Music degree in Organ Performance
from the University of Oklahoma, and a Master of
Science degree in Library Science from the
University of North Texas.
Cordelia Summerville, Custodian
Cordelia has been with 1st Presbyterian Church since 1985.  She was born and raised in Arkadelphia, has 8 children (5 girls and 3 boys), and 10 Grandchildren.