Sixteen ministers have served this congregation since 1788. Rev. Monts is our current pastor, who has been serving us since 2004. Officially, he’s the Reverend Charles D. Monts, but everyone knows him as Chuck. He’s an active, energetic guy and he’s been that way his whole life. For instance, in 1978, he and a buddy rode their bicycles from Philadelphia to San Francisco. Another humbling adventure was when Chuck spent a month in Malawi, Africa, in 2000, shadowing a Malawian pastor and learning how Christians love and joyfully serve God in the midst of being so terribly poor. Christian fellowship is a priority in Chuck’s ministry here at First Presbyterian, and so he invests in the Men’s Breakfast and Women’s Luncheon held each month and the JAM program for children and adults each Wednesday night throughout the school year.

Chuck and Debbie have two children, Sara and Danny. Deb is a Registered Nurse working as a school nurse in the Altoona elementary schools. She also walks/jogs, kayaks, loves gardening, plans creative family celebrations and excursions and keeps the family on track. Sara is finishing her junior year of high school, loves running, reading, writing poetry. Danny is finishing his sophomore year of high school, loves running, not reading, but texting, Ipoding, facebooking. Together, the family enjoys outdoor activities—camping, hiking, biking, and swimming.