Elfinwild Presbyterian Church
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Staff
Dirk and his wife, Van, have been married over 20 years and are busy parenting their four children. Outside of the Church he is involved with the scouts, schools and sports and is learning more about ballet because of his daughter. Dirk came to serve Elfinwild Church as pastor in 2004. He has a degree in Business Administration from Grove City College, a Masters of Divinity from Gordon-Conwell Seminary in Massachuetts, and his Doctorate of Ministry degree from Columbia Theological Seminary. He enjoys reading, anything that involves a ball, all styles of music and theater and loves to laugh. He has a passion for men to know God and can always be seen holding a baby if there is one around.
Nancy Tiernan - Director of Children & Family Ministries  E-mail NancyNancy received her BA from Ohio University. She is passionate about encouraging people of all ages in their faith journeys through study, fellowship, and being a cherished member of the body of Christ. She believes that each child is a special gift from God and that the church is here to help families introduce their children to God and grow in Him together.
A favorite bible verse is: Let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth. 1 John 3:18
John has been the Director of Music Ministry since August 1, 2007. He came to us after almost 27 years at North Warren Presbyterian Church, where he was the organist and music director. John was born in Meadville, PA but spent most of his life in Warren where he grew up going to First Presbyterian Church. He was a member there through part of his college years. He received his Bachelor of Music Education from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana and taught instrumental music for 5 years in the state of Indiana. He also has 29 years experience in Quality Assurance, Cost Accounting, and Finance and Budget. He currently serves on the Budget and Finance Committee for the Synod of the Trinity. John is currently a third year seminary student at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. He has been married to Martha for over 33 years and they have four adult daughters – Anna, Rachel, Sarah, and Rebecca.
Carolyn has been Director of the Elfinwild Preschool for over 23 years. She received her BS from Indiana University, Pa. and her Masters in Education from California State University, Long Beach. Carolyn and her husband, Doug, have two grown children and four grandchildren. She enjoys spending time with her family (especially her grandchildren) and reading biographies.
Debbie has taught at Elfinwild Preschool for 21 years. She received her B.A. in Education from Transylvania University and attended the Gesell Institute (Kindergarten Placement). Prior to Elfinwild, she was a substitute teacher in the Shaler District and taught second grade. Debbie has been married for 39 years to Bill Piel and they have 2 children, Tasha & Josh and one grandchild. Her hobbies include cooking, reading and gardening.
Kristin has taught at Elfinwild Preschool for 10 years. Before this, she was the Director of WOW Ministries and Director of Communication for Elfinwild Church, a professional floral designer, she wrote the curriculum and teachers' guides for the North Hills News Record's Newspapers in Education Program, and did substitute teaching in 6 different school districts in the North Hills area. She received a BS from Westminster College in Biology, a Secondary Teaching Certification, a Masters in Education from Indiana University of PA in Elementary Education and her Elementary Teaching Certification. Since then she has taken many courses in child development and professional development. She is married to her husband, Steve and they have 2 children, Allison & Andrew. Her hobbies include writing, reading & gardening.
Eileen has been on the Board of Directors for Elfinwild Preschool for 10 years and has taught at the preschool for 7 years. Before teaching at Elfinwild, she taught children with diverse challenges and transitioned older students from school to work. She has a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Business from Penn State University and attended the Gesell Institute (Kindergarten Placement). Eileen and her husband, Robert, have three children, Emily, Scott and Zachary. She enjoys gardening, cooking, reading and playing softball.
John Steinmiller - Sexton
Robert Kennedy - Financial Secretary
Lora received her Associate In Arts degree in Business from Adrian College, Adrian, MI. In 1984 she began work as a part-time staff person in the office at Elfinwild for 5 years. In 1989 she returned to working full time in Pittsburgh as a Project Secretary/Administrative Assistant for an engineering firm for 10 years until her retirement in 1999. At that time she began volunteering 10 hours a week in the church office until April 2008 when she became church secretary.
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