Allegheny District Announces Pittsburgh Urban Director

We are very proud to announce the creation of the Pittsburgh Urban Ministries Director position arranged by the District Church Planting Team and approved by the District Board on June 7th.

CHARTER: Direct efforts to plant gospel advancing ministries in the city of Pittsburgh as part of the ministries of the Allegheny District of the EFCA and its churches.


OBJECTIVES:
• Seek opportunities to plant indigenous ministries in urban areas lacking vibrant gospel evangelism.
• Interact with city officials and non-profit organizations and ministries to assist in community improvement initiatives.
• Partner with other gospel evangelism efforts in the city as appropriate.
• Establish a multi-ethnic team to pursue these objectives.


We are also proud to announce the calling of Stu White of Canonsburg, PA to this position. Stu and his wife Fawn have three children, and reside in the South Hills of Pittsburgh. They are members of Waterdam EFC in Canonsburg, PA where they have been attending since 1991 when the three year old church was called the South Hills EFC. Stu was on the building committee for their current structure that was built in 1997. He has been a church board member, including chairman, for several terms; teaches adult classes; chaired the pastor search committee 2 years ago; and continues to fill the pulpit as needed. Stu has been meeting with "missionally-minded" pastors and lay people in the Pittsburgh area over the past 2 years, as he seeks to understand the Lord's calling for the church in the Pittsburgh area. As a ministry, Stu and Fawn have opened their home in McMurray, PA as a respite, a place to stay, or just a meal, to over 80 people from countries all over the world.

Stu brings to us significant networking abilities and a clear understanding of working with city officials and granting organizations which can open doors for ministry advancement. He has a monster heart for evangelism and TAKING the gospel into places it isn't going. Welcome Stu!

To contact Stu, you can currently contact him at 724-941-1219 or fernstan81@yahoo.com