Leadership

We are thrilled to introduce our dedicated leadership team. Together, we strive to create a welcoming environment where everyone can grow in faith and community.

Allison Park Church Lead Pastor

Meet Pastor Josh Leake

Josh has been part of the APC team since 2014 and serves as the Lead Pastor. He is passionate about discipleship and helping people grow into spiritual maturity. Josh and his wife, Alyson, have three children.

Pastoral Leadership

Joe Schafer

Joe Schafer is the Interim Lead Pastor and has been with APC for over 20 years and now oversees the Hampton campus and central departments. He and his wife, Rachael, have been married for 22 years and have two children.

Gregg Jacobs

Gregg is the Butler Campus Pastor and has been part of the APC community since 2004. He and his wife, Kyra, have two adult sons. Outside of ministry, Gregg enjoys custom woodworking and restoring old trucks.

Kyler Sederwall

Kyler Sederwall is the North Side Campus Pastor and has been part of the APC team since 2016, serving in young adults, missions, and outreach before becoming the North Side campus pastor. He and his wife, Becky, have three children and love being part of the APC family.

Board

Giannie Braafhart

Giannie has served on staff as the RED Youth Director at the North Side Campus for the last 5 years. She founded Grace International Ambassadors, which provides resources to internationals in order to help them with long term civic assimilation to the United States as well as help bridge the communications within the community. She has a Masters of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication and a Bachelor of Arts in Advertising.

Ed Wall

Ed is currently employed at JSP, a multinational manufacturer of engineered polyolefin foams, where he is currently the Plant Manager at the Butler facility. He is a graduate of Penn State University with a degree in Operations Management. Ed has served in ministry for over 15 years in various leadership and volunteer capacities and has been a part of a new church launch. Ed and his wife Natalie live in Butler.

Antwan Worsham

Antwan currently works for the Social Security Administration as a District Manager. He and his family have been attending APC for over 9 years. He currently serves on the Baptism Team Nursing Home Preaching ministry and a Prayer Leader. Antwan has his BA from the University of Pittsburgh with a double major in Political Science and Africana Studies MBA from Point Park University. He is also a licensed Minister and certified Chaplain with the Assemblies of God. Antwan is married to Rebecca and they have two daughters, Alanna and Nola.

Vicki Mitchell

Vicki is currently working part time for Heartland Hospice as a hospice nurse. She is currently working with Debbie Lynch as a volunteer pastor for the PrimeTimers at APC. She graduated from Research College of Nursing (Kansas City, MO) 1976. She also graduated from Northeast Ministry School 2014, and is a credentialed minister for the Assemblies of God. She has been married to her husband since 1976 and they have 2 daughters, and 2 grandchildren.

Dave Herbert

Dave has been a small business owner for the last 45 years. Dave and Cindy are now coordinators of the Celebrate Recovery ministry at the Hampton Campus of Allison Park Church which they began in 2001. He has been married to his wife, Cindy, for nearly 47 years. Dave and Cindy have one son and God has blessed them with twin grandchildren.

Dave Andrews

Dave is a Client Executive with KPMG, a global tax, audit and management consulting firm with an office in Pittsburgh. He graduated from Grove City College with dual bachelor of science degrees in computer systems and mathematics. Dave Andrews has attended the Hampton campus of APC for 30 years. He is currently serving as a Trustee of APC and is also serving as Board Chairman for the Network of Hope. In the past, Dave has also served as Board Liaison, on the Serve Team, and as a Small Group Leader at APC. Dave and his wife, Sandi, have two children, Connor and Sydney in Hampton.

LaToya Sawyer-Ndizeye

LaToya is a finance and banking attorney at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC. She obtained her legal degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and her undergraduate degree from Wake Forest University (NC). LaToya has attended APC since 2010 and serves in a variety of capacities. She and her husband, Jackson, met at APC and have two young sons.

Overseers

Niecy Dennis White

Niecy Dennis White is the Founder and President of Workforce Development Global Alliance Inc. (WDGA). A graduate of Duquesne University and Greater Works School of Ministry, Niecy served over 25 years at Mellon Financial Corporation (now BNY Mellon) in Operations and Human Resources. She resigned in 2007 as VP of Talent Engagement to focus on WDGA. In August 2015, Niecy became lead pastor of The Lord’s Church of Pittsburgh – founded by her parents: Archie and Claudette Dennis. Serving alongside is her devoted husband—Curtis White and her adopted nephew / son: Archie Dennis IV.

Ron Heitman

Ron Heitman was elected Assistant Superintendent of the Illinois Assemblies of God in June 2017 with a special assignment of church planting in the urban, inner city and suburbs of Chicago. Ron has served as pastor of Evangel Assembly of God in Hanover Park since 2004. Ron has established a network of ethnic parent-affiliated churches (PAC) including Evangel Indian Church, Espanol Evangel Church, and Evangel Mongolian Church. Ron and his wife Tamra reside in Bartlett, Illinois, and have two daughters in college, Makenna and Matison.

Brad Leach

As founder and lead pastor of City Life Philly, Brad loves to preach inspiring messages that help people laugh, cry, and love Jesus more deeply. Brad is husband to Leah, and father of Gabby, Claire, Caleb, and Karis. Originally from Michigan, Brad gladly made the move to Philly in 2010 when it became clear that God was calling him to start a new church in this beautiful city. Brad has been a pastor for over 16 years.

Ron Johnson

Ron Johnson is the Senior Pastor at One Church in Longwood, Florida. One Church is currently meeting in 8 locations. Before this, he pastored Bethel Temple in Hampton, Virginia for 16 years until 2008. He has been a spiritual dad to Jeff Leake since 2003.

Financial Task Force

Steve Chaney

Steve Chaney functions as APC's CFO. He is the president of Chaney & Associations, founded in 2002, to serve churches and faith-based non-profits with cloud-based accounting services.

LaToya Sawyer-Ndizeye

LaToya is a finance and banking attorney at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC. She obtained her legal degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and her undergraduate degree from Wake Forest University (NC). LaToya has attended APC since 2010 and serves in a variety of capacities. She and her husband, Jackson, met at APC and have two young sons.

Benjamin McPherson

Ben is a global finance manager for PPG as well as the owner of a Pittsburgh based CPA firm. He has a Masters degree in Accounting and a Bachelors in Business Administration, both from Ohio State. Ben has attended APC since 2017 and has 3 young boys with his wife Jessica.

Jordan Frazier

Jordan Frazier is the Chief Financial Officer of the YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh. Jordan graduated from Robert Morris University with a B.S.B.A in Economics, Finance, and Accounting and is a Certified Public Accountant in the state of Pennsylvania. He resides with his wife, Abriel, in Shaler.

Church Planters

Ryan Kick
Dave Leake
Dustin Kipe
J. Min Gardner
Colin Robinson