Elders and Deacons
The Bible Chapel is governed and lead by a group of elders. Elders have the responsibility of overseeing all The Bible Chapel ministries and members. While much of the day-to-day ministry is delegated to the Pastoral Staff, deacons, and/or ministry leaders, the job of the elder remains a weighty task.
Elder Qualifications:
Here is a trustworthy saying: If anyone sets his heart on being an overseer, he desires a noble task. Now the overseer must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. He must manage his own family well and see that his children obey him with proper respect. (If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God’s church?) He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same judgment as the devil. He must also have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the devil’s trap.
1 Timothy 3:1-7 (NIV)
An elder must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, a man whose children believe and are not open to the charge of being wild and disobedient. Since an overseer is entrusted with God’s work, he must be blameless–not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain. Rather he must be hospitable, one who loves what is good, who is self-controlled, upright, holy and disciplined. He must hold firmly to the trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine and refute those who oppose it.
Titus 1:6-9 (NIV)
Elders
Greg DeVore
Greg and Barb DeVore have been members of The Bible Chapel for over 11 years. They have been married for 32 years. He and Barb have served in various ministries including Sunday school and singing in the choir. Prior to becoming an elder, Greg served as a deacon for five years.
Jim Lambach
Jim and Janice Lambach were married in 1981 and have two grown children, Jillaine and Jacob. They moved to Pittsburgh in 2002, and joined The Bible Chapel at that time. Jim became a Christian in 1974, and rededicated his life to Christ in 1981. He has served in several roles at The Bible Chapel: Stephen Minister, leader of Connections Adult Bible Fellowship,1st-2nd grade Sunday school teacher, and volunteer at the Lawrence project. Janice serves as a liaison for The Bible Chapel website.
Mike McCormick
Mike and Cathie McCormick have been members of The Bible Chapel for over 20 years, have been married 39 years and have three children. Mike came to know Christ in 1975 after a personal friend witnessed to him, and through the witness of Cathie, who had come to know Christ a year earlier. Mike served as a deacon and then as an elder. He has been very active, including teaching adult Bible classes and leading smalls groups. (On Sabbatical)
Ron Moore
Ron received a Doctor of Ministry degree (D. Min. in April 2000) and a Master of Theology (ThM in 1985) degree from Dallas Theological Seminary. He also holds a Master of Arts degree in Education. Ron joined The Bible Chapel staff in 1989. He and his wife, Lori have four children: Brittany, Garrison, Lara and Mackenzie.
Lou Motter
Lou and Joyce Motter have been members of The Bible Chapel since December of 1998, have been married 43 years, and have three grown children (Wayne, Brenda, and Jodie) and six grandchildren. While Lou attended church his entire life, he trusted in Christ as his Lord and Savior in 1982. Lou serves as an elder and on the Care Giving team and Lou and Joyce head up the marriage ministry at The Bible Chapel.
Harry Obley
Harry and Marilyn Obley have been members of The Bible Chapel since the early 1970’s, have been married 53 years. They are “best friends” and have three adult children and seven grandchildren. Churched all their lives, they have believed in Jesus Christ for the last 40 years or so. The Obleys have served The Bible Chapel throughout the years leading small groups, teaching Sunday school, leading Bible studies, Missions Ministry, Library, VBS and more. Harry has served as an elder since 1992 to his retirement in 2006. (Emeritus)
Joe Weise
Joe and Ginger Weise have been members at The Bible Chapel since 1994 and have been married for 46 years. They have two grown daughters and five grandchildren. Joe became a Christian at age 29. God had been working in his life for several years prior to his committing his life to Christ during an altar call in a small Baptist Church located outside of Philadelphia. Joe currently leads the Helping Hands Ministry, serves on the Human Resource Team, leads Life Groups while Ginger has been involved with Women’s Bible study and supports Joe with discipling new believers, and visiting and communicating to those in the church who are hurting.
Jim Werner
Jim and Karen Werner have been married for 27 years and are the parents of four children, Eric, Craig, Kurt and Celia. In 1990, they began attending The Bible Chapel where they heard the gospel and accepted the Lord as their Savior. Over the years, they have served as Sunday School teachers, most recently for sixth grade. Jim, an elder for the past five years, serves as liaison for the Missions team and the elder board.
Floyd Wiseman
Floyd and Jane Wiseman met their freshman year at Carnegie Tech, now Carnegie Mellon University. They married two years after Floyd graduated and Jane received her Master’s degree in psychiatric social work. They recently celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary. Floyd and Jane have three children, all girls (two of whom are twins) and have been blessed with 12 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. They have now been members of The Bible Chapel since 1988. (Emeritus)
Scott Myers
Scott and Jackie Myers have been members of The Bible Chapel for ten years. They have been married 33 years and have three grown children, KC, Drew, and Leslie, and two grandchildren. Both Scott and Jackie have attended church from an early age. Scott came to know Jesus as Lord and Savior at the age of four, and Jackie was 12 years old when she came to know the Lord. Scott has been a class leader and teacher for the last six
years, and has also served on the worship team. Jackie has been a Women’s Bible Study leader and Women’s Ministry Director. Scott is an engineer at Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory and is a retired Army Reservist. He has a BS degree from the United States Military Academy, and an MBA from Waynesburg College.
Deacons
Bridges, Brad
Boardley, Paul
Bragg, Chad
Colussy, Tim
Eisnor, James
Gorton, Ken
Gross, Eric
Hinton, Billy
Hunter, Tim
Jones, Ron
Paul, Dilo
Rock, Tom
Rollage, Mike
Sarles, Jon
Schneider, Al
Stombaugh, Dave
Tripoli, Paul
Vancil, Mike
