Sarah Bird Kneff is a 5th generation Presbyterian pastor who grew up in the arms of the church. She was raised in southwest Virginia and attended college in east Tennessee at King University where she majored in Bible and Religion and minored in English Literature.
After graduating from Princeton Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity in 2014, Sarah answered her first call to serve as Associate Pastor at Sewickley Presbyterian Church outside of Pittsburgh, PA. She has also served at First Presbyterian Church in Nashville and most recently as pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Columbia, TN.
She finds joy in fostering community, leading God’s people in worship and helping them to grow in their love for Jesus through discipleship and mission. Her calling is to serve as a companion through the many ups and downs of the journey of faith. Sarah is blessed to do ministry alongside her husband, Michael, who serves as Projector Coordinator for Mission Discovery, a non-profit short-term missions organization based in Gallatin, TN. She, Michael, and their little ones, Grace (3) and Henry (born March 2025), look forward to joining the Westminster community for this next chapter of ministry together.