Our Staff
Jack Tickle, senior pastor
Pastor Jack has been leading our congregation for the past two years.
Jack graduated from Slippery Rock University in 2008 with a degree in Communications, Emerging Tech, and Multi-media. He graduated from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary in 2013 with a Masters in Divinity. He lives in Fairview with his wife Carolyn (his partner in ministry) and two children Chelsea and Bianca. He also has a cat named Princess Poppy.
Pastor Jack has worked as a children's, youth, and young adult minister as well as pastoring our local church. He is very passionate about connecting Christians within a local congregation and ecumenically to empower them to share the love of Christ with the world. He loves to encourage others in using their gifts they have been given and pursuing their unique calls to ministry. He believes we are all called to ministry, it is a matter of discovering how everyone is uniquely called to serve.
Pastor Jack is a self-declared nerd who casts a wide net of likes. He enjoys comic book movies, fantasy and sci-fi books, repairing computers, video games, and just about anything Star Wars related.
Pastor Jack has been leading our congregation for the past two years.
Jack graduated from Slippery Rock University in 2008 with a degree in Communications, Emerging Tech, and Multi-media. He graduated from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary in 2013 with a Masters in Divinity. He lives in Fairview with his wife Carolyn (his partner in ministry) and two children Chelsea and Bianca. He also has a cat named Princess Poppy.
Pastor Jack has worked as a children's, youth, and young adult minister as well as pastoring our local church. He is very passionate about connecting Christians within a local congregation and ecumenically to empower them to share the love of Christ with the world. He loves to encourage others in using their gifts they have been given and pursuing their unique calls to ministry. He believes we are all called to ministry, it is a matter of discovering how everyone is uniquely called to serve.
Pastor Jack is a self-declared nerd who casts a wide net of likes. He enjoys comic book movies, fantasy and sci-fi books, repairing computers, video games, and just about anything Star Wars related.
Brenda Widger, worship leader, music director, and preschool director
Brenda has worked in worship ministry for more than 35 years, holds a Bachelor of Music Education Degree from Mercyhurst College and a Master of Worship Degree from Liberty University. She is currently working toward her Doctor of Worship Studies at Liberty with a special emphasis on pastoral counseling, with plans to graduate in the summer of 2020. Brenda lives in Fairview with her husband Dave and four children.
Brenda has worked in worship ministry for more than 35 years, holds a Bachelor of Music Education Degree from Mercyhurst College and a Master of Worship Degree from Liberty University. She is currently working toward her Doctor of Worship Studies at Liberty with a special emphasis on pastoral counseling, with plans to graduate in the summer of 2020. Brenda lives in Fairview with her husband Dave and four children.