Laura Saffell began serving as the elected chairperson of our chapter of the Wesleyan Covenant Association in January 2022. She is an ordained Elder in the Western PA Conference and currently serves as pastor of Amity & Liberty United Methodist Churches in the Washington District. She is a delegate to the United...

Keith Mcilwain was the first elected chairperson of our chapter of the Wesleyan Covenant Association. He served as chairperson from 2017-2021. Keith is an ordained Elder in the Western PA Conference and currently serves as pastor of Slippery Rock United Methodist Church in the Butler District. He is a delegate...

Renaye and her husband, Rich, have been married for 24 years. They have an adult son, Alex and two daughters, Abigail and Sarah. They attend Charter Oak UMC in Greensburg.

Since General Conference 2004 in Pittsburgh, Karen has been involved in all levels of prayer within the Methodist system. Local church, Annual Conference, General Conference and now global, as Karen now serves as our Western Pennsylvania representative to the International Intercessory Prayer Network. Karen is married to Mike and they...

The Rev. Dr. Randall Bain is the pastor the Oakland UM Church in Johnstown District.

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Dayton is an ordained elder, having started as a licensed local pastor in May 1996. He had felt a call to ministry as a 17 year old, but spent the next 17 years trying to argue God out of it. During that time, he had worked in health care, a...

Bill is a Laity Council member from Oakland UMC in Johnstown where he and his wife Velva joined in 1981. They have two adult sons and six grandsons. Bill currently serves as Oakland’s Lay Member to Annual Conference. On the Conference level, Bill is a member of the Board of...

Pastor Brett has been serving as a United Methodist Pastor since July 2009. During his ministry, Brett led the formation of a new cooperative parish and the cultivation of Connect Church, a new place for new people. Prior to full-time ministry, Brett was active in his home church (Ohl UMC)...

Kevin Haley is passionate about sharing the gospel with anyone and everyone.  He strives to defy labels–both when talking about others or about himself, except the label ‘follower of Christ.’  He has served the WPA Annual Conference in various churches since 1985.  Kevin is the pastor of First United Methodist Church...

Rev. Julie S. Kolacz is a native of Venango County where she started her journey as disciple of Jesus Christ at the age of eight by attending Sunday school and church in Pleasantville. Pastor Julie graduated from Grove City College where she majored in psychology and religion. She holds a...

Sharon Hamley has spent her life in ministry. As a third generation preacher in her family, she received her call into ministry during her sophomore year in high school. After graduating from high school she attended Mount Union college where she majored in religious studies. After college she attended Evangelical...

Janet has served as the Coordinator of Ministerial Services (a fancy term for Cat Herder) for our Conference since 2013.  In this role she exercises her spiritual gift of nagging as she helps ministerial candidates navigate the labyrinth of candidacy and ordination requirements.   She also serves as Deacon and Musician...

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The Rev. Dr. John Seth is a retired UMC pastor and lives with his wife Susan and Golden Retriever Isaac in Franklin, PA. John pastored rural, small town, and growing churches. John has been an evangelism trainer for the Willow Creek Association, International Bible Society, and Outreach, Inc. He has...

Neil attends 1st Church in DuBois where he serves as Lay Leader and Lay Delegate to Annual Conference. For many years Neil has enjoyed being active in their ATN Youth Group and weekly soup dinners. He has represented the WCAWPA at the Global Gatherings in Montgomery and Indianapolis. Neil and his...

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Nate is an ordained Elder serving Pittsfield Otterbein UMC in the beautiful Kane district. He is married to his wonderful wife Holly and has three children, Israel, Victor, and Evangeline.

Retired CEO of Jumonville Christian Camp and Retreat Center. Larry and his wife Jaye love time at the beach and working on home projects. When not behind a computer or drum set, Larry can be often found on the golf course or playing with his 5 grandkids.