| Beverly Heights Presbyterian Church Staff Leadership Team | |
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Richard G. Wolling |
Rick Wolling has been the senior pastor of Beverly Heights for over 25 years. He is a graduate of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (Master of Divinity, 1975 and Doctor of Ministry, 1992) and has been the pastor of churches in Boston, Long Island, N.Y. and Oklahoma. Rick’s passion in ministry is to mobilize the local congregation to live lives of faithful discipleship as the light, salt and leaven of the kingdom of God so that a testimony for Jesus Christ might be given in every place where God has sovereignly scattered His people. |
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Nathanael Devlin |
Nate Devlin is a native to Pittsburgh and serves as the associate pastor of Beverly Heights. He is a graduate of Geneva College (B.A., 1998) and Trinity School for Ministry (Master of Divinity, 2005) and is working toward completing his Doctor of Ministry degree. Nate also spent five years in church planting before coming to Beverly Heights. At Beverly Heights he works closely with the senior pastor in pastoral ministry as well as providing leadership for Adult Christian Formation, Christian Education, Small Groups and Worship Teams. Nate is enthusiastic about working toward the formation of Christ in the lives of God’s people. Nate is married to Holly and has two young children, Hannah and Nathan.
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Joe Williams |
Joe Williams has been the Director of Student Ministries at Beverly Heights Church for over 12 years. He is the husband of Anne Williams and the father of Claire Williams who is currently a member of Student Ministries at Beverly Heights. Although he received his college degrees in music (Bachelor of Music Education from Temple University, 1974 and Masters of Fine Arts in Music Performance at Carnegie-Mellon University, 1984), Joe has always felt God’s leading toward a ministry to teens since he began teaching music at Tilden Junior High and John Bartram High School in Philadelphia. He served as the volunteer director of Youth Ministry at St. Clair Bible Chapel (now South Hills Bible Chapel) from 1976 to 1988 and was a member of the Board of Metro-Pittsburgh Youth for Christ from 1991 to 97. Joe’s passion has been to establish a family-based ministry that partners with parents and students to assist teens in becoming devoted followers of Christ and devoted friends of one another at Beverly Heights Church.
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Bob Kelley |
Bob first started working as a part-time computer tech at Beverly Heights in 2000. After earning an associates degree in computer and network technology from Pittsburgh Technical Institute in 2003, he felt God’s call to work alongside Joe Williams in the youth program (which he had been volunteering with since 2001) while expanding his work in the area of technology. The unique position resulting from this paring has varying responsibilities from the oversight of technology used during the worship service, to helping to develop and lead middle and high school small group curriculum with Joe. In Student Ministries, his passions include helping students to grow deeper in their faith through one on one mentoring, small group discussions and large group fellowship. In the area of technology it is to use what is available to us to further the Kingdom of God and make life easier for the staff while not being distracted by the “shininess” that can so easily take the focus away from the One whom we worship. |
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Lisa Tyger |
Lisa Tyger is the Director of Ministry to Children at Beverly Heights. She returned to college as an adult and obtained a degree in Early Childhood Development. Prior to her current position, Lisa served as a lead teacher in Beverly Heights Christian Preschool for five years. She has also served as a volunteer in various children’s ministries during the years that she, her husband Scott, and children Hannah and Isaac have been members at Beverly Heights. It is with a tremendous amount of joy and thankfulness that Lisa delights in this calling to share the love of God with children and lead them towards claiming Jesus as their personal Savior and Lord. |
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Ernie Dietz |
Ernie Dietz became Administrator at Beverly Heights at the beginning of 2009. Ernie received a Masters in Accounting from Ohio State University (1975) and became a CPA in 1977. During his career Ernie worked in several large CPA firms and corporate tax positions including the last 10 years as Director of Corporate Tax at UPMC. Ernie felt God’s call to the Administrator position in 2008 and took early retirement from UPMC at the end of that year in order to use his gifts at Beverly Heights. Ernie believes that his mission at Beverly Heights is to support the ministerial staff in such a way that their burdens in everyday tasks will be eased so that they can better feed the flock. |
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Marilyn Meek |
Marilyn Meek became a member at Beverly Heights in 1976. In 1987 she joined the Beverly Heights Leadership Team. During that time she has served in many different capacities: secretary, financial secretary, acting administrator and administrative assistant. In January, she will be retiring after 25 years of service. While attending Beverly Heights she has volunteered as a member of the mission team, youth leadership team, puppet team leader, member of the choir, Bible study leader, substitute pianist/organist and wedding co-ordinator. She enjoys meeting and welcoming visitors and has a passion for hanging out with teenagers and studying the Bible. |
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Holly Lefever |
Holly Lefever has been worshipping here at Beverly Heights since 1989 and is currently the Associate for Hospitality Ministries, a title that she acquired in the beginning of 2009. For the first several years as a member, Holly served as a volunteer in Student Ministries while working in the retail industry in Employee Recognition and Human Resources. Over the years she continued to serve in many volunteer roles including Women’s Ministries Director, Women’s Bible study leader, VBS MC, and in Children’s Ministries. In 2007 Holly joined the office staff and also acquired the Wedding Coordinator position. Holly’s current role fulfills the passion she has to bring people together to fellowship, and finds it a blessing to do it with the family of God. Holly is married to Mark and they have four children; Lizzy, Shane, Cassy and Everett. |
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Mary Wolling |
Mary has been choir director of the Adult Sanctuary Choir, New Song Children’s Choir and First Song Training Choir since 1992. She has been a member of Beverly Heights Church since 1986 where she has served as Sunday School teacher, Kid’s Club leader, leader in Children’s Ministries, and Mission Team member. For 21 years she was teacher/principal at Jubilee Christian School in Mt Lebanon. She has a passion for studying God’s Word, gardening, and spending time with her grandchildren. She is married to Rick Wolling, Senior Pastor at Beverly Heights Presbyterian Church. |
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Katie Doyle |
Katie has been organist at Beverly Heights since 2000, and has been involved in church music in myriad ways since she was able to sit in a pew and worship. She and her husband Jack have been members of Beverly Heights since 1979. |
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Karen Sourbeer |
Karen Sourbeer has been associated with Beverly Heights Christian Preschool for 13 years. She has a degree in Communications with a minor in Psychology and a Preschool/Kindergarten Teacher's Certificate from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania State Board of Private Schools. Karen has been a teacher in the Parent 2’s Class, 3-Year-Old Class, Older 4’s Class and Kindergarten/Enrichment Classes and served on the Board of Directors. Now, as the Director of Beverly Heights Christian Preschool, it is her delight to share the benefits of an integrated Christian Curriculum to children and their parents in our communities. |
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