06/22/2026
Next up ➡️ Meet our Ruling Elder Commissioner to the 227th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) 👋 JoAnn Murtha (First Presbyterian Church of Plattsmouth)
JoAnn Murtha was born and raised in Plattsmouth, Nebraska, and has been part of First Presbyterian Church most of her life. She has taught Sunday School, sung in the choir, played bells in the bell choir, assisted as a lay reader, has served as a Deacon, and is currently an Elder and chair of the Mission and Evangelism Committee. She keeps busy with church activities, volunteering at the local food pantry, and is President of her local P.E.O. Chapter (a philanthropic educational organization supporting education opportunities for women).
JoAnn spent 36 years in Civil Service, met her husband at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, where she was working on a Civil Service contract, and got married in Basel, Switzerland before returning to the States. She and her husband, Rick, enjoy traveling and have just returned from celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary at Basel. In her spare time she enjoys reading, counted cross-stitch, and knitting.
Attending the General Assembly will be a new and exciting experience for her, and she is looking forward to meeting everyone on the Zoom sessions and at the in-person plenary meetings.