Below is a list of our leaders, past and present, at First Christian Church of Palo Alto.
Pastors:
| Robert L. McHatton | 1896-1897 |
| J.P. McCallough | 1896-1897 |
| Henry Shadle | 1897-1898 |
| D.A. Russell | 1898-1901 |
| David M. Crabtree | 1901-1903 |
| John J. Evans | 1903-1904 |
| Charles L. Beal | 1904-1910 |
| Lewis A. Pier | 1911-1915 |
| Charles F. Hutslar | 1918-1922 |
| Guy G. Emery | 1922-1924 |
| Morton L. Rose | 1924-1928 |
| E. Wellington McCash | 1928-1935 |
| George W. Morris | 1935-1938 |
| Charles B. Mobley | 1938-1945 |
| Denzil L. Carlisle | 1945-1947 |
| Dr. Paul Reagor (interim) | 1947-1948 |
| Roy J. O’Brien | 1948-1951 |
| Donald E. Poston | 1951-1975 |
| David Reese (interim) | 1975 |
| Darwin A. Mann | 1975-1985 |
| Robert Lemon (interim) | 1985-1986 |
| Dr. Steven D. Shepard | 1986-1995 |
| Dr. John E. Piper (interim) | 1996-1997 |
| Charles Mackey | 1997-2007 |
| Laurie & Scott Budlong-Morse (interim) | 2007 |
| Dr. Jon McCauley Smith | 2008-present |
Pastoral Assistants and Youth Leaders:
| Art Morgan | 1955-1956 |
| Leon Riley | 1958 |
| H. Jackson Forstman | 1961-1964 |
| George Brown | 1964-1966 |
| William Jacobs | 1976 |
| Bruce Heydon | 1976-1978 |
| Steven Lacey | 1978-1980 |
| Joe Lutz | 1980-1981 |
| Loyed Arnold | 1981-1982 |
| Doug Wirt | 1982-1983 |
| Shaunie Eminger-Long | 1986-1988 |
| Yolanda Moreno-King | 1991 |
| Michael Bracamonte | 1994-1995 |
| Tim Cole | 2010-present |