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
2022 – 2024 Executive Board

Sonya A Nelson

President

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First Vice-President

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Second Vice-President

Rosa H. Moore

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

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Parliamentarian

Martha Miott

Chaplain

Bert Ogden

Historiographer

Richard Gray

Director of Public Relations

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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

Presiding Elder – Rev Dr. Thomas Fant

St. James, Pittsburgh

  • Pastor – Rev. Dr. James H. Harris, Sr.
  • Lay President – Sonya A. Nelson

St. James, Erie

  • Pastor – Rev. Madonna Gray
  • Lay President – Ron Smith

Payne Chapel, Duquesne

  • Pastor – Rev. Christina Dawn Reed
  • Lay President – Yvonne Murphy

New Ebenezer, Aliquippa

  • Pastor – Rev. Dr. ReLoy Gainey
  • Lay President – Cynthia Webb

Greater Allen, Pittsburgh

  • Pastor – Rev. Barrett Spencer
  • Lay President – Ronald Booker

First Church, Clairton

  • Pastor – Rev. Dr. Helen M. Burton
  • Lay President – None

St. Mark, Wilkinsburg

  • Pastor – Rev Lea Berry Tunstalle
  • Lay President – Shawaun Morgan

Greater Morris Chapel, Farrell

  • Pastor – Rev Darian Banks
  • Lay President – TBD

Bethel, Tarentum

  • Pastor – Rev Linda Moore
  • Lay President – Twyla Glasgow
St. John-Waymen, Bridgewater

  • Pastor – Rev Hazel Kelly
  • Lay President – Barbara Lyles

Bethel, Meadville

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

Bethel, Scranton

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

Bethel, New Castle

  • Pastor – Rev John Cofield, III
  • Lay President – Roberta Taylor

St. Paul, Milton

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

Bethel, Lewistown

  • Pastor – Rev Deborah Widget
  • Lay President – TBD

Bethel, Mt. Union

  • Pastor – Rev Deborah Widget
  • Lay President – TBD

Bethel, Williamsport

  • Pastor – Rev Anthony Vieney
  • Lay President – Constance Robinson

New Life, Pittsburgh

  • Pastor – Rev Regina Ragin Dykes
  • Lay President – Sahara Johnson
St. Paul, Bellefonte

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

St. Paul, McKeesport

  • Pastor – TBD
  • Lay President – TBD

Christ Temple, McKeesport

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

Bethel, Monroeville

  • Pastor – Rev. Darryl Lowe
  • Lay President – Robert Chambers

Bethel, Irwin

  • Pastor – Rev. Lisa Foster
  • Lay President – TBD

Bethel, Greensburg

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

Bethel, Johnstown

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

Bethel, Monongahela

  • Pastor – Rev. Morty Ivy
  • Lay President – TBD
Pittsburgh-West Virginia District

Presiding Elder – Rev. Alton Dillard

Allen Chapel, Elizabeth, PA

  • Pastor – Rev. Marylyn S. Fisher
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Bethel, Pittsburgh

  • Pastor – Rev. Dr. Steven A. Jackson
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Brown Chapel, Pittsburgh

  • Pastor – Rev. Andrew. K Newberry
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Christian Chapel, Penn Hills

  • Pastor – Rev. Prudence Harris
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Mt. Zion, Brownsville

  • Pastor – Rev Carl Kemp
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Park Place, Homestead

  • Pastor – Rev. Dr. James H. Harris
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Payne Chapel, Canonsburg

  • Pastor – Rev Rev. Cordell Bennett
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Payne Chapel, Connellsville

  • Pastor – Rev. Geoffrey E. Tate, II
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St. Paul, Pittsburgh

  • Pastor – Rev. Cheryl Ruffin
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St. Paul, Uniontown

  • Pastor – Rev. Alfred L. Thompson, Jr.
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St. Paul, Washington

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St. Paul, West Newton

  • Pastor – Rev. Roseanne Oliver
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St. Stephens, Latrobe

  • Pastor – Rev. Marilyn S. Fisher
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Trinity, Pittsburgh

  • Pastor – Rev. Yolanda Wright
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Wayman-Quinn, Monessen

  • Pastor – Rev. Roseanne Oliver
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Allen Chapel, Clarksburg

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Emmanuel, Franklin

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Greater St. Paul, Morgantown

  • Pastor – Rev. Georgia Morrow
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Henderson Chapel, Wellsburg

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Moats Chapel, Moyers

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Mt. Zion, Duffield

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Wayman, Wheeling

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Young Chapel, Huntington

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Allen Chapel, Charleston

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Bethel, Parkersburg

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Shaffer Chapel, Omar

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St. Matthew, Beckley

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St. Matthew, Lester

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St. Paul, Charleston

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Documents & Forms

2022 PWVCLO Election Letter of Intent
2016 General Conference Passed Legislation

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