The August Jeffrey Recognition Award

The family of Augusta Jeffrey has presented First Presbyterian Church with a fund from which a recognition award is to be presented each year to a member for outstanding volunteer efforts within the Church and through its programs. Nominees are reviewed by a committee appointed by the Board of Deacons, and an award winner selected by a consensus, according to the information provided on the nomination form. Church members may nominate more than one person. Nominations are accepted each year in February and awarded during a recognition celebration in March.

Areas of volunteer service may include but are not limited to: mission, worship, member care, Christian education, administration, and evangelism. Each year, the winner of the Augusta Jeffrey Memorial Award will designate an honor gift to the area of ministry in which the Church is engaged that they deem most worthy. A list of possible recipients of this memorial fund is provided to winners to choose from, but choices are not limited to the list.

2027 Augusta Jeffrey Nominations are being accepted February 1st thru February 28th.

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2026 Augusta Jeffrey Awardee

Kris Melton

The annual Augusta Jeffery award was presented to Kris Melton on Sunday, March 22 during the worship service.

This award is given each year to an outstanding volunteer within the church congregation, and Kris received multiple nominations for her beautiful piano music provided before worship and her accompaniment of the choir.

Nominations highlighted her careful choices of appropriate gathering music to set the tone for each Sunday’s worship, her skill at accompaniment, and her servant’s heart.

Kris has decided to split her $600 prize between the choir, our 150th anniversary celebration, and the pastor’s discretionary fund.