Pulpit Supply List
Pulpit Supply List – Updated 4/3/24
The following people have been cleared by the Commission on Ministry to preach in churches of Pittsburgh Presbytery when invited by the pastor with the concurrence of session or, when there is no pastor, by the session. The pastor or session seeking pulpit supply should make contact directly with the individual on the list.
The honorarium recommended by Pittsburgh Presbytery for a pulpit supply is $125 for one service and $175 for two services. The Commission on Ministry also recommends the congregation reimburse the pulpit supply the cost of travel at the current IRS rate.
Validated Ministers
Honorably Retired Ministers
Members At-Large
Commissioned Elders Authorized to Serve Communion
Seminary Graduate
Presbyterian Ministers Residing in Pittsburgh Area
Clergy from Another Denomination Connected to Pittsburgh Presbytery
Preaching Association, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
Mission Co-workers
Validated Ministers
Rev. Marlaena Cochran
Will Preach Lectionary, Serve Sacraments, and Travel Presbytery Wide
355 Sunset Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15228
Spiritual Counselor and Chaplain with Family Hospice
Cell: 412-726-3335
mcochran@pts.edu
Rev. Dr. Angela Hancock
Will Preach Lectionary, Serve Sacraments, and Travel Presbytery Wide
8003 Bayard Court
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
Associate Professor of Homiletics and Worship, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
ahancock@pts.edu
Rev. Charissa Howe
Will Preach Lectionary, Serve Sacraments, and Travel Presbytery Wide
3414 Portola Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15214
Director of Chaplaincy at Allegheny County Jail/Foundation of HOPE
Cell: 412-908-2778
Work: 412-350-2057
rev. charissa.howe@gmail.com
Rev. Dr. Asa Lee
Will Preach Lectionary, Serve Sacraments, and Travel Presbytery Wide
616 N. Highland Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
President, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
Cell: 412-770-7315
Work: 412-924-1366
alee@pts.edu
Rev. Edwin van Driel
Will Preach Lectionary, Serve Sacraments, and Travel Presbytery Wide
616 N. Highland Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
Director’s Bicentennial Associate Professor of Theology
Work: 412-924-1425
echrvandriel@gmail.com
Rev. Rebecca Young
Will Preach Lectionary, Serve Sacraments, and Travel Presbytery Wide
7303 Church Avenue, Apt. 2
Pittsburgh, PA 15202
Cell: 937-286-3639
young.rebecca.louise@gmail.com
Honorably Retired Ministers
Rev. Ronald L. Church
Will Preach Lectionary, Serve Sacraments, and Travel Presbytery Wide
232 Singer Avenue
McKees Rocks, PA 15136
228-249-6596
revron6900@gmail.com
Rev. Owen (Lee) Clark
Will Preach Lectionary, Serve Sacraments, and Travel Presbytery Wide
115 Scenic Hill Drive
Carnegie, PA 15016
412-559-3509
Rev. Dr. Donald Dawson
No Lectionary, Preaches on Mission, Will Serve Sacraments, and Travel Presbytery Wide
3020 Marie Drive
Gibsonia, PA 15044
Cell: 724-494-0915
Home: 724-443-1488
dawsondonj@gmail.com
Rev. Dr. Bruce Ford
No Lectionary, Serve Sacraments, and Travel Presbytery Wide
99 Claridge Drive
Coraopolis, PA. 15108
Cell: 276-620-9455
beford1951@gmail.com
Rev. John C. Free
No Lectionary, Preaches Seasonal/Christian Year, Will Serve Sacraments, and Travel Presbytery Wide
220 Parliament Drive
Moon Twp., PA 15108
Home: 412-269-7705
Cell: 412-396-9060
free220@comcast.net
Rev. Dr. Jim Gilchrist
Will Preach Lectionary, Serve Sacraments, and Travel Presbytery Wide
281 Limerick Road
Wexford, PA 15090
Cell: 412-819-8148
jag31753@gmail.com
Rev. Dr. Daniel Merry
Will Preach Lectionary, Serve Sacraments, and Travel Presbytery Wide
471 Parkridge Drive
Bethel Park, PA 15102
Cell: 412-651-2706
pastordanpgh55@gmail.com
Rev. Lee Nichols
Will Preach Lectionary, Serve Sacraments, and Travel Presbytery Wide
431 Forest Highlands Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15238
Cell: 412-216-6647
RevvvLee@gmail.com
Rev. Dr. Paul Roberts
Will Preach Lectionary, Serve Sacraments, and Travel Presbytery Wide
1138 N. Negley Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
Cell: 724-355-6608
pastorpaulepc@yahoo.com
Rev. Bruce Schlenke
No Lectionary, Will Serve Sacraments, and Travel in North and West Branches
696 Wyngold Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
Home: 412-366-7248
Cell: 412-526-9114
bhschlenke47@gmail.com
Rev. Vance (Trip) Torbert
Will Preach Lectionary, Serve Sacraments, and Travel Presbytery Wide
108 West Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15215
Home: 412-782-5333
Cell: 412-841-3297
flexible@prodigy.net
vwtorbert@gmail.com
Rev. John Yohe
Will Preach Lectionary, Serve Sacraments, and Travel Presbytery Wide
1632 Norsen Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15243-1548
412-279-7795
revnphyl@verizon.net
Elders Commissioned to Preach and Serve Communion
Mr. Karl Casey
628 Royce Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15243
Home 412-400-2954
caseykarla@gmail.com
Mr. Frank Hancock
163 Kelvington Dr
Monroeville, PA 15146
Cell: 412-860-3719
hancockfa@aol.com
Mr. Gary Molinaro
2060 Silverdale Drive
Finleyville, PA 15332
Cell: 412-720-4018
gmolinaro1@comcast.net
Candidates Under Care
Mr. Peter Pross
Campus Staff with Coalition for Christian Outreach
No Sacraments, and Will Travel Presbytery Wide
52 Newgate Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15202
Home: 412-415-1492
Cell: 412-925-4739
ppross@ccojubilee.org
Seminary Graduates
William Branning
Will Preach Lectionary, No Sacraments, and Will Travel Presbytery Wide
1011 Winterton Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
Home: 412-441-308
Cell: 412-327-4213
wbranning@aol.com
Presbyterian Clergy Residing in Pittsburgh Area
Rev. Robert Kennedy
Will Preach Lectionary, Serve Sacraments, and Travel in West Branch
403 Platt Road
Clinton, PA 15026
Home: 724-899-2636
rkennedy42@hotmail.com
Rev. Fairlight Collins Lower
Will Preach Lectionary, Serve Sacraments, and Travel Presbytery Wide
180 W. Hutchnson Avenue
Pittsburgh,PA 15218
Cell: 619-816-7777
fairlight.lower@gmail.com
Rev. Bryan J. Powell
Will Preach Lectionary, Serve Sacraments, and Travel Presbytery Wide
4301 Hemlock Circle
Allison Park, PA 15101
Cell: 814-547-1418
Home: 412-487-8124
bryan_powell59@yahoo.com
Clergy from Another Denomination Connected to Pittsburgh Presbytery
Rev. Dr. Thomas Clifton
Will Preach Lectionary, Serve Sacraments, and Travel Presbytery Wide
805 Scott Avenue
Glenshaw, PA 15116
Home: 412-213-0678
Cell: 412-759-2568
Tomclifton@yahoo.com
Preaching Association, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
Please notify the Preaching Association Coordinator, Kendra Buckwalter Smith, of your need for pulpit supply as early as possible. A minimum of two weeks lead time is best.
The Coordinator will send the necessary information about the opportunity to the Preaching Association email list. We cannot guarantee availability of substitute preachers.
When a substitute preacher has been selected, the Coordinator will connect the preacher with the church via email and/or phone.
Compensation for the PTS Preaching Association substitutes is $150.00. Churches located one hour or more from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary are encouraged to include gas mileage at the IRS rate per mile.
CONTACT:
preachingassoc@pts.edu
412-924-1438 (If calling with a request for pulpit supply, please include your name, email address, phone number, and the date(s) for which you are requesting.