Eddie Bone-pastor
Pastor Eddie was born in Cape Girardeau, MO in 1962 and grew up in the bootheel of MO in the small town of Gideon. He graduated from high school in 1980 and  from SEMO in 1985 with a B.S. in Education. He received his call to ministry in 1989. He pastored both the  Libertyville and Doe Run United Methodist Churches and began working on his Masters of Divinity at Eden Theological Seminary in St. Louis.  He graduated with his Masters of Divinity in 1993.  On January 30th of 1993 he married Elaine Jackson. He and his new wife came to the First United Methodist Church of Park Hills that same year. Pastor Eddie and Elaine are looking forward to many more years of ministry at 1st UMC. Pastor Eddie and Elaine do not have any children, but have a dog named Henry.

Ryan Hassell-worship leader
Ryan Hassell is a 1991 graduate of Central High School.  In 1995 graduated from William Jewell College in Liberty, MO with a B.S. in Church Music.  In 1997, he received his Master of Music in Church Music degree from Golden Gate Theological Seminary  He has taught choral music in the West St. Francois County School district since 2001. He is also the owner of Hassell's Piano Tuning. In 2016 he married his wife, Angie.