Pittsburgh-West Virginia

Annual Conference Lay Organization
To organize and train the laity of the AME Church so that lay persons may maximally utilize their God given abilities and skills to improve and extend the kingdom to create happiness, peace, and harmony.
To instill in the membership of the church a love for, and an appreciation of the history, traditions, principles and development of African Methodism by encouraging, motivating and educating all lay persons.
To encourage the laity to support the total program of the church in the local congregation, in the community, and throughout the Connection
To promote the spread of personal evangelism through activities designed to prepare lay members for appropriately conveying God’s Word
To provide training in Christian stewardship, which causes lay members to recognize that the connotation of stewardship addresses more than giving money.

Welcome to the official site of the
PITTSBURGH WEST – VIRGINIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE LAY ORGANIZATION

We hope and pray the information you find on our site will encourage your walk with the Lord as you serve his people.

Pittsburgh – West Virginia Conference Lay Organization
2024 – 2026 Executive Board

Sonya A Nelson

President

Rosa Moore

First Vice-President

Constance Robinson

Second Vice-President

Dr. Jason Deakings

Third Vice-President

Khary Nettles

Director of Lay Activities

Erin Youngue

Treasurer

Andre' L. Nelson

Financial Secretary

Twyla Glasgow

Recording Secretary

Valorie Byrd

Assistant Recording Secretary

Reneta Powell

Corresponding Secretary

Open

Parliamentarian

Sara Chappel

Chaplain

Open

Historiographer

Richard Gray

Director of Public Relations

Open

Young Adult Representative

Local Churches in the Pittsburgh-West Virginia Annual Conference

Select the Presiding Elder District below to view churches
Links to church websites are included when available.

Allegheny - Scranton District (24 Churches)

Presiding Elder – Rev Dr. James H. Harris, Sr.

1) St. James, Pittsburgh

  • Pastor – Rev. Thomas H. Fant
  • Lay President – Daphne Austin

2) St. James, Erie

  • Pastor – Rev. Madonna Gray
  • Lay President –

3) Payne Chapel, Duquesne

  • Pastor – Rev. Samuel A. Harris, Jr.
  • Lay President – Yvonne Murphy

4) Ebenezer, Aliquippa

  • Pastor – Rev. Deborah Avery-Widget
  • Lay President – Cynthia Webb

5) St. John-Waymen, Bridgewater

  • Pastor – Lic. Monica Jackson
  • Lay President –

6) St. Mark, Wilkinsburg

  • Pastor – Rev Lea Berry Tunstalle
  • Lay President –

7) St. Paul, McKeesport

  • Pastor – Rev. Paul L. Waite
  • Lay President – TBD

8) Greater Allen, Pittsburgh

  • Pastor – Rev. Barrett Spencer
  • Lay President –
9) First Church, Clairton

  • Pastor – Rev. Darryl E. Lowe
  • Lay President –

10) Bethel, Tarentum

  • Pastor – Rev Linda Moore
  • Lay President – Twyla Glasgow

11) Greater Morris Chapel, Farrell

  • Pastor – Rev James Moore
  • Lay President –

12) Bethel, Monongahela

  • Pastor – Rev. Morty Ivy
  • Lay President – TBD

13) Christ Temple, McKeesport

  • Pastor – Rev. Terry Johnson
  • Lay President – TBD

14) Bethel, Monroeville

  • Pastor – Rev. Brenda Montgomery
  • Lay President – Robert Chambers

15) Bethel, Scranton

  • Pastor – Rev Mark K. Alexander
  • Lay President – Wanda Williams

16) Bethel, New Castle

  • Pastor – Rev Andrew Coleman, III
  • Lay President – Roberta Taylor
17) Bethel, Johnstown

  • Pastor – Rev. Lloyd King
  • Lay President – TBD

18) St. Paul, Milton

  • Pastor – Rev Anthony Vieney
  • Lay President – Samuel Houston

19) Bethel, Williamsport

  • Pastor – Lic. Keyserray Leepier
  • Lay President – Constance Robinson

20) Bethel, Mt. Union

  • Pastor – Rev Sylvia Morris
  • Lay President – TBD

21) Bethel, Lewistown

  • Pastor – Rev Dr. Renita Marie Green
  • Lay President – TBD

22) Bethel, Greensburg

  • Pastor – Lic. James Frank Brown
  • Lay President – TBD

23) St. Paul, Bellefonte

  • Pastor – Rev Donna King, Phd
  • Lay President – None

24) Bethel, Meadville

  • Pastor – Rev Brenda A. Montgomery
  • Lay President –

Southwest PA District (11 Churches)

Presiding Elder – Rev. Dr. Timothy W. Storms

1) Bethel, Pittsburgh

  • Pastor – Rev. Dr. Dale B. Snyder
  • Lay President – Erin Youngue

2) Park Place, Homestead

  • Pastor – Rev. Geoffrey E. Tate, II
  • Lay President –

3) Brown Chapel, Pittsburgh

  • Pastor – Rev. Aisha I. Tate
  • Lay President –

4) St. Paul, Uniontown

  • Pastor – Rev. Alfred L. Thompson, Jr.
  • Lay President –
5) St. Paul, Pittsburgh

  • Pastor – Rev. Cheryl Ruffin
  • Lay President –

6) Payne Chapel, Connellsville

  • Pastor – Rev. Alfred L. Thompson, Jr.
  • Lay President –

7) Allen Chapel, Elizabeth, PA

  • Pastor – Rev. Marylyn S. Fisher
  • Lay President –

8) Payne Chapel, Canonsburg

  • Pastor – Rev Marilyn S. Fisher
  • Lay President –
9) St. Stephens, Latrobe

  • Pastor – Rev. Marilyn S. Fisher
  • Lay President – Linda West

10) Wayman-Quinn, Monessen

  • Pastor – Rev. Terry Johnson
  • Lay President –

11) St. Paul, Washington

  • Pastor – Rev. Lowell Wright
  • Lay President –

West Virginia District (11 Churches)

Presiding Elder – Rev. Alton Dillard

Allen Chapel, Charleston

  • Pastor – Rev. Carolyn Hairston
  • Lay President –

Bethel, Parkersburg

  • Pastor – Presiding Elder Dillard
  • Lay President –

Greater St. Paul, Morgantown

  • Pastor – Rev. Georgia Morrow
  • Lay President –

Henderson Chapel, Wellsburg

  • Pastor – Rev. Demetrius A. Greer
  • Lay President –
St. Matthew, Beckley

  • Pastor -Rev. Debra Smoot
  • Lay President –

St. Matthew, Lester

  • Pastor – Presiding Elder Dillard
  • Lay President –

St. Paul, Charleston

  • Pastor – Rev. John Sylvia
  • Lay President –

Wayman, Wheeling

  • Pastor – Rev. Yvette Taylor
  • Lay President –
Young Chapel, Huntington

  • Pastor -Rev. David E. Wade
  • Lay President –

St. Peter, Weirton

  • Pastor – Rev. Samuel Ware
  • Lay President –

Faith Chapel, Raleigh

  • Pastor – Presiding Elder Dillard
  • Lay President –

Documents & Forms

2016 General Conference Passed Legislation
2022 PWVCLO Election Letter of Intent
2025 Unsung Hero Packet

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