Jon grew born and raised in Greenville, SC. He attended Erskine College where he graduated in 2012 with degrees in Bible & Religion and Spanish. Upon graduation he moved to Gastonia, NC where he served First ARP Gastonia first as the youth director and then as the pastoral intern. Jon graduated from Reformed Theological Seminary in May 2019 with an M.Div and MACC (Masters of Arts in Christian Counseling). 

Jon was called to be the associate pastor of First ARP beginning July 1, 2019. He and his wife Aimee have been married for six years and they have a son, Bo. 

Danni was raised in Louisville, Kentucky, but has been a Rock Hill resident since 2005 when she arrived to attend Winthrop University. She is married to Jason and they have a son, William, and a daughter, Parker Jo. William is on the autism spectrum and his participation in All American Athletes and Just Joy brought Danni to First ARP; she joined the staff in 2016. 

Danni enjoys gardening, cooking, writing, listening to vinyl records, and spending time with her family, friends, and church family.  

Luke Grigsby joined First ARP Church as Director of Youth Ministries in April 2011. Luke was born in Greenville, SC and grew up attending the Greenville ARP church. He attended Erskine College, graduating in May of 2010 with a B.A. in History and a minor in Bible.  Luke graduated from Erskine Theological Seminary in May 2018 with an M.Div.  

Throughout his summers at Erskine College, Luke interned with the First Presbyterian Church in Columbia, SC, Christian Education Ministries of the denomination and worked on the Summer Recreation Staff at the Bonclarken Conference Center. 

Luke enjoys reading, swimming, traveling and spending time with friends and family. Luke and his wife Molly have two daughters and a passion for serving the Lord through Youth Ministry and are excited to be in Rock Hill.

Connie Glidewell Kiser serves as our Director of Christian Education and oversees Sunday School, Wednesday evening programs, Vacation Bible School, as well as special activities for children. A native of Georgia, Connie has been a member of First ARP Church since 1993 and formerly served as Director of Youth Ministries. She is married to Tim, and they have two teenage daughters, Anne Sanders and Emmie. Connie holds a Bachelor's degree in Music and English and a Master's in Education, both from Winthrop University, and a Master's in Music Performance from Northwestern University. She previously taught elementary music in Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools, and continues to teach preschool Kindermusik classes in the Rock Hill area.  

She personally knows the value of a loving church family, having been raised in the faith by her parents and her home church, Chapel in the Gardens Presbyterian. Connie feels blessed to be part of First ARP and hopes to encourage families and children of all ages "to grow in the grace and knowledge of the Lord."

Originally from the upstate of South Carolina, Meghan Knight joins the First ARP Preschool with a background and training in the philosophies of the schools of Reggio Emliia Italy as well as the Montessori method.  She served as an assistant principal at a private preschool in South Charlotte where her focus was teacher support and curriculum coordination.  Her passion is education and she has been in the field either as a teacher or administrator for the past 10 years.  She began her career in education in the College of Education at Winthrop University.  At Winthrop she studied Special Education and Early Childhood.  It was there that she met her husband, Blair.  Blair and Meghan now have a young son, Bishop, and 3 sweet puppies.  Upon becoming a mother her world shifted and she felt led to join a faith based school so that her son could grow up with God at the center of his life and the foundation of his  education.  She feels blessed to call First ARP her home!  

Patrick Robinson first attended First Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church in Rock Hill in 1967 when his father, Dr. Robert J. Robinson (Pastor Emeritus) answered the call to become senior pastor. He has been a member for more than thirty-five years, spending the past 25 as Director of Music. Robinson studied music at Erskine College where he graduated in 1986 with a degree in organ performance. Patrick was the winner of the SC Music Teacher's Association Collegiate Organ Competition in 1984 and competed in the southeast organ competition in Oxford, MS. He has a Master's of Music degree from the University of South Carolina; a Master's of Arts in Teaching degree from Winthrop University; and the Master's of Education degree from Winthrop in Educational Leadership. He formerly served the Chester Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church as director of music from 1982-1986. 

Patrick is married to his beautiful wife, Heather, and is the proud father to three boys; Eli, Nathan and Miles. 

In addition to serving as Director of Music, Patrick has worked many years with the Rock Hill School District, and is currently the principal at Findley Road Elementary School.