Designated Pastor

Reverend Kim Skilling                                                                                                                                  Pastor

Kim Skilling became pastor of First Anaheim in October 2016. She is an Orange County girl who has returned to her roots after serving churches in Maryland, Colorado and Missouri. A graduate of Colorado College and Princeton Theological Seminary, some of her favorite things about being a pastor are opportunities to share stories—God’s and each others’—and to join others in recognizing the presence of God in all the ordinary and extraordinary moments of life. She finds joy and renewal in spending time with her family, traveling the world, reading, binge watching Netflix (often to make treadmill time more tolerable) and laughing with friends. Together, Kim and her husband, Steve Ranney (who is the pastor of Tustin Presbyterian Church), have three children and four grandchildren. They live in West Floral Park, Santa Ana, with their rescued Boxer mix dog, Auggie.

Kim may be contacted directly at pastorkim@anaheimfirstpres.org.

Music Staff

Dr. David Hughes
Music Director

David was born and raised in the Bay Area and first came to Southern California to attend Biola University after which he met future wife Carol while they both attended USC where David received a Doctor of Musical Arts degree. Teaching at Azusa Pacific University, says David, allows him to serve the greater So Cal church community with his traveling Bel Canto Women’s Choir and the extra joy of training graduate choral conductors toward their Masters degrees in that field. Music missions to Romania, Haiti, Indonesia, England and many of the United States have also allowed David to serve the church on a world scale. Leading the choir and music ministry of Anaheim First alongside Carol is a re-found dream come true!

Carol Hughes
Organist/Pianist/Accompanist

Carol is a graduate of Westmont College and holds the Master of Music degree in piano performance from the University of Southern California. When she is not at the organ console of Anaheim First Pres, Carol accompanies the Concert Chorus and Ensemble Singers of the Southern California Children’s Chorus, the Biola University Women’s and Men’s Choruses, and numerous school choirs. Collaborating with her musical family is her greatest joy . . . and cats!

Admin Staff

Church Administrator

Jessica Johnson

Jessica Johnson grew up going to school and church in Anaheim. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology from California State University Fullerton and comes from a background of working for public school districts in Orange County. Her main goal is to serve Jesus and to do her best to make those she encounters feel seen, cared for, and loved. She loves spending time with her husband riding their folding bikes, taking their inflatable kayak out on the water, and going on adventures. Spending time with friends and family is also very important as noted in the self appointed family motto being that ” The Johnsons Always Show Up”.

Cathleen Schamp                                                                                                                                                                             Associate Treasurer

A third generation Californian, she was born in Orange, sometime in the last century!! Cathy was an Air Force brat and traveled with her family until she entered California High School in Whittier, California. After graduation she met her husband, Jim, at Fullerton College. They have been married 55 years. After graduation from Chapman University, she began teaching Business Education at Loara High School in Anaheim and after their son was in school she began teaching Business and Computer subjects at Irvine Valley College, retiring after 23 years in 2001. In 1990, while still teaching, she also took on the part-time “fun” vocation as a travel consultant, specializing in rail travel, and loves going on cruises (by rail and sea). Cathy continues to work in travel when she is not helping in her function as associate treasurer.

Involvement at Anaheim First Presbyterian Church:

Joined the church in 1959 while dating her future husband (already a member) and has been a faithful member of the church and Chancel Choir ever since. She has been a deacon and has helped out in various areas throughout the years. After retirement from teaching, she volunteered to help with the computer functions connected with the job of treasurer, which has proved to be a challenge as well as a way to keep up with church activities and its internal functions.