​Our Leadership

​Pastor Kris Brown and her family:
Our pastor, Kris Brown, received her M.Div. from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary in 2016.  In addition, she holds an M.A. and Ph.D. from Rice University, and, in a former life, taught English. She dearly loves teaching. In 1994, she helped her husband David begin Community Clinical Research, a mental health clinic dedicated to research toward more effective treatments for mental illness, especially for schizophrenia.
She and David have two sons, Henry and Alex. Their family also, at the present time, includes four dogs, two cats, eight horses, and two donkeys. Kris, David, Henry, and Alex love to spend time at their farm in McDade as well as to travel together. They all appreciate very much being part of the First Presbyterian Church-Smithville family. 


​Pictures will be coming soon:
​Clerk of Session:  Barbara Maresh
Piano/Organ/Harp: Monica Miller, Trumpet: Alan Ford, Wayne King
​​Church Administration and Elders:
Jane Istre, Barbara Maresh, Monica Miller, Kathy Ford, Harleigh Herrington-Altmeyer, Lilly Willenberg, Lisa Maresh