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More about how to become a member of FCPC. 1/1 MEMBERSHIP Y ou are invited to become a part of our family of faith and to join in what God is doing through our congregation's ministries. The only requirement to join is belief in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. BECOMING A MEMBER If you have discerned that you wish to become a member of Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church, we invite you to take the following next steps. LUNCH WITH THE PASTORS A few times a year, the Membership Committee hosts Lunch with the Pastors, a casual and relaxed gathering for newcomers to learn more about the ministry and mission of our church, get to know the pastors and other newcomers, and learn about church membership. MEET WITH A PASTOR Before you join, the pastors are available to walk alongside you. Reach out to a pastor if you have pressing questions or would like to talk together about your decision to become a church member. FILL OUT A MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION Complete the online application to request church membership. The Session, our governing body, is required to approve all memberships. This application formalizes the process and allows for record-keeping. OFFICIALLY BECOME A MEMBER IN WORSHIP You may join by transfer (moving your membership from another church), reaffirmation of faith, or profession of faith (with baptism if you’ve never been baptized). The pastors will talk with you about these methods and setting a date for joining. SOME FAQ'S Do I have to be baptized to join the church? All members of Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church are baptized Christians. If you are not baptized, you may become a member through baptism and profession of faith. If you have already been baptized, you may join our church family by transferring your membership, reaffirming your faith, or professing your faith publicly for the first time. More about Baptism at FCPC . Do I join when I get confirmed? Yes. Youth who participate in confirmation classes have the opportunity to decide whether to profess their faith publicly and become a full church member. If a confirmand hasn’t been baptized, baptism happens during the confirmation liturgy. To learn more about confirmation classes at FCPC, contact a pastor. What do you offer for children? We love kids, and we have a vibrant, healthy children's ministry that strives to nurture children and their families to live a life of Christian faith. We believe it is one of the most important things we do as a community of faith, and we take our promises to kids very seriously. Children who join our church with their families are technically not official members until they profess their faith publicly and personally, which happens during confirmation. If you have questions about our Children's Ministries , please contact Barbara Patterson . WHAT IS THE NEXT STEP? Contact Office Manager Sarah Hays for more information. FILL OUT A MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION - CLICK HERE

1/1 OUR MISSION LEGACY FCPC has had a part in starting various missions and ministries right here in Pittsburgh. CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM (CHIP) How it all began in our church Sanctuary one Sunday morning... Read More ANNUAL HARVEST FAIR Raising money for missions with the largest rummage sale in the region Read More SOJOURNER HOUSE PITTSBURGH, PA Faith-based recovery for women and their children. Read More PEDIATRIC PALLIATIVE CARE COALITION Lighting the way for families and medically fragile children. Read More SECOND HARVEST COMMUNITY THRIFT STORE Gleaning the best from our community for our community Read More SUMMER'S BEST TWO WEEKS Building Christian character through a summer sports camp for decades Read More

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Our history and the ministries we started at FCPC. 1/1 WHO WE ARE Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church is a community of faith that has a rich tradition, vital new ministries, and an enduring legacy of mission outreach. OUR PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE The Rev. Bickford Lang, upon becoming the first pastor of Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church, wrote these words as a preface to the Purpose and Charter of Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church in 1953: “Let us have a church that dares imitate the heroism of Jesus; seek inspiration as He sought it; act on the present like Him; pray as He prayed; work as He wrought; live as He lived." In the early 1950s, a group of families living in the Fox Chapel area began to worship together at Shadyside Academy. They became some of the 339 charter members of Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church, which was officially organized in October of 1953. Two months later, the chapel was built on the corner of Fox Chapel Rd. and Field Club Rd., and worship services started to be held on the site of the present church. The church facility has grown to include a Christian Education building, a Fellowship Hall, and the Sanctuary, which was completed in 1964. In recent history, the congregation engaged in a program of mission support and extension of facilities, including new Christian Education classrooms, an Atrium, Memorial Garden and Columbarium. For more than sixty years, the members, leaders and pastors of Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church have continued in the tradition expressed by its first pastor. Thousands of men, women, and children, past and present, have made up this particular family of faith, and the tradition of Christ-centered ministry in the Fox Chapel area has become an enduring legacy. Click here to read about the missions and ministries that FCPC has had a part in starting right here in Pittsburgh.

Sermon archives Sermon Archives Date Service Sermon Printable December 29, 2019 Why The Bells Rang - 00:00 00:00 December 24, 2019 Children of Light - Rev Chris Taylor 00:00 00:00 December 22, 2019 Hopes and Fears - Woodard-Lehman 00:00 00:00 Hopes and Fears - Woodard-Lehman 00:00 00:00 Lessons & Carols - FCPC 00:00 00:00 December 15, 2019 December 8 , 2019 On Watch - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 On Watch - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 December 1 , 2019 Bearing Light - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 Bearing Light - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 November 24 , 2019 Five Smooth Stones: Prayer - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 Five Smooth Stones: Prayer - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 November 17 , 2019 Five Smooth Stones: Study - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 Five Smooth Stones: Prayer - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 November 10 , 2019 Five Smooth Stones: Fellowship - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 Five Smooth Stones: Fellowship - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 November 3 , 2019 A Great Cloud - Rev Woodard-Lehman 00:00 00:00 A Great Cloud - Rev Woodard-Lehman 00:00 00:00 TWL ED October 27 , 2019 Five Smooth Stones: Faith - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 Unknown Track - Unknown Artist 00:00 00:00 October 20 , 2019 Five Smooth Stones - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 Five Smooth Stones - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 October 13 , 2019 Empowered by Grace - Rev Goodrich 00:00 00:00 Empowered by Grace - Rev Goodrich 00:00 00:00 October 6 , 2019 A Holy Calling - Taylor 00:00 00:00 A Holy Calling - Taylor 00:00 00:00 September 29 , 2019 When to Rejoice - Rev Dawson 00:00 00:00 When to Rejoice - Rev Dawson 00:00 00:00 September 22, 2019 Hush - Rev Woodard-Lehman 00:00 00:00 Hush - Rev Woodard-Lehman 00:00 00:00 September 15, 2019 A Bewildering Patience - Rev Dawson 00:00 00:00 A Bewildering Patience - Rev Dawson 00:00 00:00 September 8, 2019 What's for Dinner? - Rev Owens 00:00 00:00 What's for Dinner? - Rev Owens 00:00 00:00 September 1, 2019 Meal Time - Rev Woodard-Lehman 00:00 00:00 Meal Time - Rev Woodardh-Lehman 00:00 00:00 You've Been Invited - Rev Dawson 00:00 00:00 August 25, 2019 A Different Kind of Law - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 A Different Kind of Law - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 August 18, 2019 A Cloud Of Witnesses - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 A Cloud Of Witnesses - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 August 11, 2019 Eager Expectation - Rev Dawson 00:00 00:00 Eager Expectation - Rev Dawson 00:00 00:00 Finding Home - Rev Woodard-Lehman 00:00 00:00 Finding Home - Rev Woodard-Lehman 00:00 00:00 August 4, 2019 July 28, 2019 God Is Alive And (Un)well - Michael Stanton 00:00 00:00 God Is Alive And (Un)well - Michael Stanton 00:00 00:00 July 21, 2019 VBS Sunday - 00:00 00:00 July 14, 2019 Called To Compassion - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 Called To Compassion - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 July 7, 2019 The Seeds We Plant - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 The Seeds We Plant - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 Passing The Mantle - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 June 30, 2019 Passing The Mantle - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 June 23, 2019 No Distinctions - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 No Distinctions - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 June 16, 2019 God Moving In Our World - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 God Moving In Our World - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 June 9, 2019 Come, Holy Spirit - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 Come, Holy Spirit - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 June 2, 2019 Clouds And Thick Darkness - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 Clouds And Thick Darkness - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 CT ED May 26, 2019 Courage To Change - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 Courage To Change - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 May 19, 2019 Losing Your Marbles - Ryan & FCPC Youth 00:00 00:00 A Caring Presence - Chris Taylor 00:00 00:00 A Caring Presence - Chris Taylor 00:00 00:00 May 12, 2019 May 5, 2019 Songs of Resistance - Rev Woodard-Lehman 00:00 00:00 Songs of Resistance - Rev Woodard-Lehman 00:00 00:00 TWL CT April 28, 2019 Children's Sunday - 00:00 00:00 April 21, 2019 He Has Risen! - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 He Has Risen! - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 April 14, 2019 The Way Of Jesus - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 The Way Of Jesus - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 April 7, 2019 Great Things - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 Great Things - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 March 31, 2019 Extravagant Love - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 Extravagant Love - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 March 24, 2019 God's Way, Our Ways - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 God's Way, Our Ways - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 March 17, 2019 Where Righteousness Is At Home - Rev Dawson 00:00 00:00 Where Righteousness Is At Home - Rev Dawson 00:00 00:00 March 10, 2019 Calling On The Name - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 Calling On The Name - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 March 3, 2019 Why We Follow Him - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 Why We Follow Him - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 February 24, 2019 Kingdom Living - Rev Chris Taylor 00:00 00:00 Kingdom Living - Rev Chris Taylor 00:00 00:00 February 17, 2019 The Beginning Of Wisdom - Rev Chris Taylor 00:00 00:00 The Beginning Of Wisdom - Rev Chris Taylor 00:00 00:00 Guarding, Seeking, Treasuring - Rev Ellen Dawson 00:00 00:00 February 10, 2019 Guarding, Seeking, Treasuring - Rev Ellen Dawson 00:00 00:00 When Jesus Saw The Crowds - Rev Ellen Dawson 00:00 00:00 February 3, 2019 When Jesus Saw The Crowds - Rev Ellen Dawson 00:00 00:00 CT ED In The Power Of The Spirit - Rev Tara Woodard-Lehman 00:00 00:00 January 27, 2019 In The Power Of The Spirit - Rev Tara Woodard-Lehman 00:00 00:00 God Moving - Rev Chris Taylor 00:00 00:00 January 13, 2019 God Moving - Rev Chris Taylor 00:00 00:00 January 6, 2019 Home By Another Way - Rev Chris Taylor 00:00 00:00 Home By Another Way - Rev Chris Taylor 00:00 00:00 December 30, 2018 A Christmas Story - Rev Chris Taylor December 24, 2018 Grace Made Visible - Rev Chris Taylor 00:00 00:00 Grace Made Visible - Rev Chris Taylor 00:00 00:00 To Do Your Will - Rev Chris Taylor 00:00 00:00 December 23, 2018 To Do Your Will - Rev Ellen Dawson 00:00 00:00 December 16, 2018 O Christmas Tree - Chris Taylor 00:00 00:00 O Christmas Tree - Chris Taylor 00:00 00:00 December 09, 2018 Lessons & Carols - FCPC 00:00 00:00 December 02, 2018 Taylor Dawson The Advent of Patience - Rev Ellen Dawson 00:00 00:00 The Advent of Patience - Rev Ellen Dawson 00:00 00:00 November 25, 2018 Christ the King - Rev Chris Taylor 00:00 00:00 Christ the King - Rev Chris Taylor 00:00 00:00 November 18, 2018 And Be Thankful - Rev Ellen Dawson 00:00 00:00 And Be Thankful - Rev Ellen Dawson 00:00 00:00 November 11, 2018 The Big Muscle - Rev Wayne Younger 00:00 00:00 The Big Muscle - Rev Wayne Younger 00:00 00:00 November 04, 2018 How Do I Get In? - Rev Chris Taylor 00:00 00:00 How Do I Get In? - Rev Chris Taylor 00:00 00:00 October 28, 2018 Can the Blind See? - Chris Taylor 00:00 00:00 Can the Blind See? - Chris Taylor 00:00 00:00 October 21, 2018 Joy In The Cost - Mark Haas 00:00 00:00 Joy In The Cost - Mark Haas 00:00 00:00 May I Sit There? - Chris Taylor 00:00 00:00 October 14, 2018 May I Sit There? - Chris Taylor 00:00 00:00 October 7, 2018 All of It? - Chris Taylor 00:00 00:00 All of It? - Chris Taylor 00:00 00:00 September 30, 2018 The Vintage Life - Steve McConnell 00:00 00:00 The Vintage Life - Steve McConnell 00:00 00:00 September 23, 2018 GeneroUS - Ellen Dawson 00:00 00:00 GeneroUS - Ellen Dawson 00:00 00:00 September 16, 2018 A Small Thing - Chris Taylor 00:00 00:00 A Small Thing - Chris Taylor 00:00 00:00 September 9, 2018 Faith Works - Chris Taylor 00:00 00:00 Faith Works - Chris Taylor 00:00 00:00 September 2, 2018 Seasons - Christine Chakoian 00:00 00:00 Seasons - Christine Chakoian 00:00 00:00

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Meet our pastors and administrative staff. 1/1 STAFF & LEADERSHIP Our team of staff and volunteers is grateful to serve this community of faith. Read more about us and feel free to give us a call. JOHN BELL Interim Pastor 412.963.8243 x16 | john@fcpc.us NIKKI ROSSWOG Minister of Congregational Care 412.963.8243 x07 | nikki@fcpc.us KARIN MILLER Preschool Director 412.552.9382 | karin@fcpc.us SAM HARDING Director of Christian Education and Youth Ministry 412-726-0322 | sam@fcpc.us KATIE CARACCIOLO Administrative Assistant 412.963.8243 x11 | katie@fcpc.us ARAMAND CALDWELL Caretaker Supervisor 412.963.8243 x27 NELLIE BOEHM Caretaker nellie@fcpc.us "MR. PETE" WATERKOTTE Preschool Welcome Monitor CHERYL KHYLLEP Covenant Associate Pastor 412.963.8243 x17 | cheryl@fcpc.us S.C. TOE Minister of Music 412.963.8243 x29 | sc@fcpc.us MIKE GROSS Facilities Manager 412.963.8243 x44 mikeg@fcpc.us SARAH HAYS Office Manager sarah@fcpc.us | 412-963-8243 x 10 ALEX SHROYER Business Manager 412.963.8243 x15 | alex@fcpc.us DON MEGAHAN Organist don@fcpc.us JENNA TUPPONCE Youth Program Coordinator jenna@fcpc.us "MR. CHET" KARAS Preschool Welcome Monitor OUR LEADERSHIP S E S S I O N (E L D E R S) As there were in Old Testament times elders for the government of the people, so the New Testament church provided persons with particular gifts to share in discernment of God’s Spirit and governance of God’s people. Accordingly, congregations should elect persons of wisdom and maturity of faith, having demonstrated skills in leadership and being compassionate in spirit. Ruling elders are so named not because they “lord it over” the congregation (Matt. 20:25), but because they are chosen by the congregation to discern and measure its fidelity to the Word of God, and to strengthen and nurture its faith and life. Ruling elders, together with ministers of the Word and Sacrament, exercise leadership, government, spiritual discernment, and discipline and have responsibilities for the life of a congregation as well as the whole church, including ecumenical relationships. When elected by the congregation, they shall serve faithfully as members of the session. - G 2.0301 Book of Order 2017-2019: The Constitution of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Part II Clerk of Session: Ralph Miller (2026) CURRENTLY SERVING ELDERS & COMMITTEE ON WHICH THEY SERVE Administration & Personnel: Ryan DeMotte - Chair (2027), Leah Cullen (2025), Ralph Miller (2026), Vacant (2027) Building & Grounds: Barbara Patterson- Chair (2025), Howard Havlicsek (2026) Christian Nurture: Toby Eberhart - Chair (2027), Bill Follansbee (2025) Endowment: Jim Wallisch - Chair, Jay Thier (2026), David Tupponce (2026) Fellowship: Ann Boyd - Chair (2027), Chet Karas (2025) Finance: David Tupponce - Chair (2026), Jeff Todd (2027) Mission: Stev e Huntington - Chair (2025), Jay Thier (2026), Ann Boyd (2027) Nominating: Cate Met tenburg - Co-Chair (2025), Morgan Oberlin- Co-Chair (2027) Preschool: Amy Szlachetka - Chair (2026), Chet Karas (2025), Leah Cul len (2025), Steve Huntington (2025) Stewardship: Jeff Todd (2027), Toby Eberhart (2027) Worship & Music: Cate Mettenburg - Chair (2025), Howard Havlicsek (2026) B O A R D O F D E A C O N S The ministry of deacon as set forth in Scripture is one of compassion, witness, and service, sharing in the redeeming love of Jesus Christ for the poor, the hungry, the sick, the lost, the frien dless, the oppressed, those burdened by unjust policies or structures, or anyone in distress . Persons of spiritual character, honest repute, exemplary lives, brotherly and sisterly love, sincere compassion, and sound judgment should be chosen for this ministry. - G 2.0201 Book of Order 2017-2019: The Constitution of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Part II Co-Moderators: Connie Richless and Kim Power Secretary/Treasury: Megan Sweringen Class of 2025: Brian Baxter, Courtney Borntraeger, Susie Dull, Jane Flannery, Connie Richless, Megan Sweringen, Isabel Tuttle +++ Class of 2026: Don Boyd, Toby Eberhart, Brenda Karas, Beth Lockwood, Fay Powell, Kim Power, Katie Walker +++ Class of 2027: Christine Bennett, David Clark, Debbie Demmler, Juli Huntington, Kathleen McGhee, Rob Scott, Amy Stabingas

1/1 MISSION Reaching out to serve our neighborhood, our city, our nation, and our world. Hunger Ministries Find out More International Ministries Find out More Next Gen Ministries Find out More Harvest Fair Find out More Transformation Ministries Find out More Peace & Justice Ministries Find out More Our Mission Legacy Find out More Service Opportunities Find out More

1/1 TRANSFORMATION MINISTRIES Supporting local ministries that address housing insecurity, poverty, and recovery. Open Hands Ministries Open Hands Ministries works to empower black families to build multi-generational wealth through improved financial literacy and skills. Open Hands works to remove barriers to homeownership by acquiring, rehabbing, and renovating vacant properties. You can learn more about Open Hands Ministries here . LIGHT OF LIFE RESCUE MISSION Located on Pittsburgh's North Shore, Light of Life provides food, shelter, and hope to men, women and children experiencing homelessness, poverty, or addiction. You can read more about Light of Life here OFF THE FLOOR: FURNITURE BANK Off the Floor Pittsburgh is a faith based volunteer ministry which, since 2004, has provided basic used furniture like beds, dressers, tables, and chairs to disadvantaged families who lack these items. Off the Floor invites you -- individuals or teams -- to assist with furniture deliveries and pickups. They also need volunteers in their warehouse which is located on the North Side near Acrisure Stadium. SOJOURNER HOUSE Founded in 1991 by a group of women from Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church, Sojourner House and Sojourner House MOMS (Mentoring, Opportunity, Motivation, Spirituality) provide compassionate, faith-based residential recovery services to mothers and children in the Pittsburgh area. They help addicted mothers learn to break the intergenerational cycle of poverty and chemical abuse while rebuilding damaged relationships with their children. Sojourner House believes women can shatter the chains of addiction and hopelessness when surrounded by what means most to them: their children. Learn more about how you can support this ministry! CIRCLES: SHARPSBURG Circles Sharpsburg includes residents of Sharpsburg, Millvale, and O’Hara Township. We serve individuals and families of all backgrounds. Circle Leaders enjoy support from each other and from community volunteers in addressing employment, transportation, and childcare issues which hinder progress towards financial stability. Members of FCPC serve as Allies in this weekly program and (pre-COVID) provide dinner 1x/month. To help with the meals, contact FCPC Mission Committee member Amy Martin (agnevinmd@gmail.com ). To learn more about being involved in the Circles program, contact the Coordinator Kathleen Stanley at 412.977.9136 or Kathleen.lipinski@faithfoxchapel.org .

Classes and fellowship groups for adults. R (5) R (5) 1/1 Offering classes and fellowship groups for our adult members and the community . Upcoming Events Recurring Groups