Renaye Hoffman

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.

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Pastor Julie Kolacz

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...

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Bill Patrick

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...

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Laura Saffell

Rev. Laura A. Saffell

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...

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Janet Lord

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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Rev. Kevin Haley

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...

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Larry Beatty

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.

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Keith McIlwain

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...

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