Church Leadership

Pastoral Staff
Church Staff
Leadership Council
Nurture, Outreach, and Witness (N.O.W.) Committees
Finance Committee
Staff-Parish Relations Committee
Lay Leadership/Nominations Committee
Property Committee
Stewardship Committee
Other Lay Leaders

Pastoral Staff

FUMC is fortunate to have a full-time pastoral staff that is assisted by pastoral interns and other church officials:

  • Bishop Thomas J. Bickerton, Bishop, Western Pennsylvania Conference
  • Rev. Dr. Donald Scandrol, District Superintendent
  • Rev. Robert Wilson, Pastor (A49always@aol.com)
  • Rev. Paul E. Schrading, Pastor Emeritus
  • Rev. Scott Peterman, Participating Ordained Elder
  • Rev. John Wilson, Participating Ordained Elder
  • Chaplain Lynn Yeso, Participating Commissioned Clergy
  • Doug Myers, Ministerial Intern
  • Ammon Ripple, Ministerial Intern
  • Everyone in the congregation, Ministers

Church Staff

A number of church staff also keep our facility and programs running smoothly:

  • Dolores Bell, Kitchen Supervisor
  • Harry Burns, Custodian
  • Timothy D. Coles, Director of Music (timcoles@comcast.net)
  • Patrick Haver, First Food and Friends Director
  • Lamont Hunter, Custodian
  • Nancy Kostovny, Office Manager (FUMCpgh@aol.com)
  • Curtis Mitchell, Building Maintenance Manager
  • Gail Ransom, Christian Education Director (FUMCRansom@aol.com)
  • Naomi Wells, Nursery Director

Leadership Council

Our Leadership Council is an elected body comprised of congregation members and our pastor. Regular meetings are held on the third Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. and all congregation members are welcome to attend.

  • Tracy Merrick, Chair
  • Sharon McCarthy, Vice Chair
  • Marcia Gruver, Secretary
  • Paul Jenkins, Treasurer
  • Ammon Ripple, Nurture Work Area Leader
  • Fred Watts, Outreach Work Area Leader
  • Jennifer Hann, Witness Work Area Leader
  • A.J. Jenkins, Chair of Staff-Parish Relations Committee
  • Ann Curran, Chair of Finance Committee
  • David Hounshell, Chair of Property Committee
  • Phil Gibbons, Chair of Stewardship Committee
  • Lee Shaw, Lay Leader
  • Don Cameron, Lay Delegate to Annual Conference
  • Victoria Scharp, Alva Barry, Margaretta Wilson, Barbara Hamilton, Karenmarie Young, Ralph Jackson, Members-At-Large
  • Hannah Davis, Youth Member
  • Rev. Robert Wilson , Pastor

Nurture, Outreach, and Witness (N.O.W.) Committees

Our church members are actively involved in volunteer committees and activities that support the church and its missions. Under the N.O.W. model, volunteers are organized into one of three ministry areas: Nurture, Outreach, and Witness. Each work area has a set of subcommittees and responsibilities. If you are interested in using your talents to support one of these areas, please contact the appropriate individual or contact the church office.

  • Nurture: The Nurture work area focuses on activities that encourage and assist church members. Volunteers coordinate activities that support the worship service, the Christian Education program, fellowship activities, and the nursery. Contact Ammon Ripple for more information or to volunteer.
    • Ammon Ripple, Nurture Area Leader
    • Bob Cook, Education Chair
    • Lois Cook, Fellowship Chair
    • Steve DeFlitch, Worship Chair
    • Phil Gibbons and Elena Swann, Small Groups Coordinators

  • Outreach: The Outreach team includes church volunteers that work on community outreach activities, such as our First Food and Friends ministry, Habitat for Humanity work projects, and our Clothing Ministry. Contact Fred Watts for more information or to volunteer.
    • Fred Watts, Outreach Area Leader
    • Hannah Morris, Local Outreach Chair
    • Jane Way, World Missions Chair
    • Liz Wolfskill, Social Concerns Chair
  • Witness: The Witness work area comprises Marketing Communications, Hospitality, and Evangelism. This team is involved in offering hospitality to church visitors, encouraging discipleship, and advertising church activities and programs to the surrounding community. Contact Jennifer Hann for more information or to volunteer.
    • Jennifer Hann, Witness Area Leader
    • Jennifer Hann and Thom Palmer, Communications/Web Site
    • Phil Gibbons, Greeter Coordinator

Finance Committee

  • Ann Curran, Chair
  • Paul Jenkins, Treasurer
  • Michele Jury , Assistant Treasurer
  • Tracy Merrick, Chair of Leadership Council
  • Phil Gibbons, Chair of Stewardship Committee
  • David Hounshell, Chair of Property Committee
  • Gene Gruver, SPRC Representative
  • Don Cameron, Lay Delegate to Annual Conference
  • Jim Schriver, and Susanne Wrage, Members-At-Large

Staff-Parish Relations Committee

  • A.J. Jenkins, Chair
  • Gene Gruver, Vice Chair
  • Lee Shaw, Lay Leader
  • Don Cameron, Lay Delegate to Annual Conference
  • Lois Cook, Nancy Eddy, David Krackhardt, Edris Ndimbie, Susan Peterson, Ammon Ripple, Lee McClain, Members-At-Large

Lay Leadership/Nominations Committee

  • Robert Wilson, Chair
  • Lee Shaw, Lay Leader
  • Lynne Cameron, Sharon McCarthy, David Jury, Marcia Gruver, Ammon Ripple, Edris Ndimbie, Mark Cooper, Kym Hambleton, Fred Watts, Members-At-Large

Property Committee

  • David Hounshell, Chair
  • Fred Watts, A.J. Jenkins, Stefan Frembgen, Don Green, Bob Moyer, Mark Dorgan, Members-At-Large

Stewardship Committee

  • Phil Gibbons, Chair
  • Ann Curran, Finance Committee Chair
  • Don Cameron, Mark Dorgan, Sharon McCarthy, Members-At-Large

Other Lay Leaders

  • David Grinnell, Church Historian
  • Patty Steffey, Church Archivist
  • Victoria Scharp, East End Cooperative Ministry Representative
  • Liz Wolfskill, East End Cooperative Ministry Representative
  • Betsy Shaw, UM Church Union Representative
  • Liz Wolfskill, UM Church Union Representative
  • Lee Shaw, Annual Conference Lay Delegate Alternate