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Rev. Ashley L. Cheek is the pastor and head of staff at First Presbyterian Church in Hartsville, South Carolina. First Presbyterian Church is an inclusive, affirming, and growing congregation with a thriving preschool and kindergarten program and serves as a hub for community outreach and support. Ashley is passionate about connectional ministry as she believes that the church thrives when all of God’s people feel a sense of belonging and are enabled to discover God’s call and claim on their lives. Ashley also serves the Presbyterian Church USA as moderator of New Harmony Presbytery and as a commissioner with the Synod of the South Atlantic. Ashley serves on the Hartsville community’s Better Together task force that seeks to address systemic racism through building intentional relationships across race and is co-chairing the development of an emergency shelter for the under-housed and homeless in Hartsville, South Carolina. As a graduate of Queens University of Charlotte and Union Presbyterian Seminary, Ashley holds a BA in Philosophy and Religion, a Master in Divinity and a Master in Christian Education. She is married to Rev. Nick Cheek and is the mother of three kind and creative children - Lydia, Nicholas and Ada. When Ashley is not at church, you will likely find her out for a run with friends or having dance parties with her family.