Rev. Aaron Messner - Senior Pastor
Rev. Aaron Messner was born in Texas, lived in Utah as a child, and from elementary school on lived in Phoenix, Arizona where he had the privilege of growing up in a devout evangelical Christian family. Aaron professed faith in Christ at a young age and began to sense a call to ministry during his high school years.
He graduated from Wheaton College, Illinois with a degree in Theological studies. While at Wheaton he met his wife Nancy Jo and cultivated a passion for expositional preaching under the ministry of R. Kent Hughes. After graduation from Wheaton and teaching school for a year, Aaron and Nancy returned to Wheaton where they completed Masters degrees together and Aaron served for almost 18 months as the stated pulpit supply for Wheatland Presbyterian Church.
Upon completing their Masters degrees, the Messners moved to Princeton NJ where Aaron completed a Master's of Divinity degree at Princeton Theological Seminary. While at Princeton, Aaron and Nancy began to attend historic Tenth Presbyterian Church in downtown Philadelphia. Aaron served as a seminary intern at Tenth working with their outreach ministry to the homeless and upon graduation was called to serve on the pastoral staff, where he preached extensively in Tenth's evening worship services.
After 5 years on staff at Tenth, Aaron accepted a call to serve as College Chaplain and member of the faculty at Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, Georgia. In January of 2013, Aaron was installed as the new Senior Minister of Westminster Presbyterian and is honored to have the opportunity to lead this historic congregation in the heart of one of the world's great cities.
Aaron and Nancy have five children (Nathan, Micah, Ilsa, Titus and Soren).
Rev. Marcus Dorsey - Assistant Pastor of Youth Ministry
Marcus Dorsey was born in Atlanta and raised in Fayetteville, GA. By God’s grace, Marcus grew up in a Christian family and attended Covenant Presbyterian Church, where he professed faith in Christ at an early age and sensed a call to ministry at sixteen.
After high school, Marcus graduated with a B.A. in History from Covenant College and a Master of Divinity from Reformed Theological Seminary. During this time, Marcus served in various ministry roles, including four formative years as a Pastoral Intern at Covenant Presbyterian Church.
In 2025, Marcus was called to serve as the Assistant Pastor of Youth & Youth Families at Westminster, and he rejoices in the opportunity to disciple the next generation for the glory of God.
Last, but not least, Marcus is blessed to be the husband of Nance and father of their two children, Avery and Devon.