Deacons
The Deacons of First Presbyterian Church of Newhall, following the example of Jesus Christ, are committed to provide supportive services and care to the community of faith.Our vision is serving in HIS steps
Our Deacons provide an active ministry of caring, a ministry of love, a ministry of compassion and a ministry of prayer. Currently we extend our ministry of caring through three additional programs:
Prayer Ministry – public or private via our prayer team
Deacon Co-Moderators: Debi Dalton & Heidi Kokkinos Pastoral Support: Phil Aijian
Jesus said, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind.”
“You show love for others by truly helping them, and not merely by talking about it.” 1 John 3:18
“Each of you has been blessed with one of God’s many wonderful gifts to be used in the service of others. So use your gift well. …If you have the gift of helping others, do it with the strength that God supplies. Everything should be done in a way that will bring honor to God because of Jesus Christ, who is glorious and powerful forever.” 1 Peter 4: 10-11.
| Class of 2025 | Class of 2026 | Class of 2027 |
| Debi Dalton | Shannon Buhle | Candy Blecher |
| Teresa Howell | Robert Read | Jana Baker |
| Heidi Kokkinos | Diane Renfro | Linda Wingarten |
| Barbara Irwin | Valerie Weld | |
| Miriam Munter |
As Deacons we put these directives into practice by sharing God’s love with our congregation, and at the same time, we are blessed beyond our understanding with deeper fellowships and being held closer to God’s own heart.
Current 2024 Parish Deacons:
(parish, deacon, zip code, last name alpha)
1 – Zip Codes: 91350, 91390, 93510 (Saugus & Agua Dulce)
1A – Candy Belcher 91350
1B -Shannon Fuhle 91390, 93510
2 – Zip Codes: 91351, 91386, 91387 (Canyon Country)
2A – Jana Baker 91351 all
2B – Jana Baker 91387 all
3 – Zip Codes: 91354, 91355 (Valencia)
3A – Debi Dalton 91354 all
3B – Heidi Kokkinos 91355 A to Mi
3C – Shannon Buhle 91355 Mu to Z
4 – Zip Codes: 91380, 91381, 91384 (Stevenson Ranch, Castaic)
4A – Debi Dalton 91380, 91381
4B – Debi Dalton 91384
5 – Zip Codes: 91321, 91322 (Newhall)
5A – Barbara Irwin 91321 (A-J)
5B – Teresa Howell 91321 (K-Z)
6 – Senior residences
6A – Linda Weingarten
7 – Out of Area
7A – Valerie Weld Out of SC
7B – Miriam Munter 100+ miles away
Deacon Support
Jung Favalessa – Document Coordinator
taking a sabbatical – Lenten Devotional Book Coordinator
Nina Maaluf – Christmas Cards and Photos
Sandy Menor – Prayer Warrior Coordinator