Elders

South Hills Bible Chapel is governed and lead by a group of elders. Elders have the responsibility of overseeing all SHBC 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)

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Jim and Janice Lambach were married in 1981 and have two grown children, Jillaine and Jacob. They moved to Pittsburgh in 2002, and joined South Hills Bible Chapel at that time. Jim works for Bayer Corporation as a Marketing Manager. He holds a Bachelor degree in Chemistry, and an M.S. in Polymer Engineering. Jim became a Christian in 1974, and rededicated his life to Christ in 1981. He has served in several roles at SHBC: 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 SHBC website.

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Mike and Cathie McCormick have been members of SHBC for 20 years, have been married 38 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. Cathie has been a viable part of Women’s Ministries since its inception. Mike graduated from Clarion University with a BS in Business Administration. He has been involved in investments and insurance for over 25 years. As President, General Securities Principal and Financial Operations, Mike oversees all departments for BenchMark Financial Network.

Bill McDougall

Bill and Judy McDougall have been members of the Chapel since 1990. Bill was raised in a strong Christian home and accepted Christ as his Savior at an early age.  Judy was led to the Lord through a friend in high school. They met in college and have been married 31 years. Bill and Judy live in Upper St. Clair and have four daughters, Jillian (married), Tara, Kacie and Meghan. Bill has served as a deacon on the Finance Team for the past ten years and Judy was actively involved in the Children's Ministries for a number of years. Bill is a Regional CFO for Infrastrux and holds a BS in Accounting and an MBA.

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Ron received a Doctor of Ministry degree (D. Min. in April 2000) and a Master of Theology (ThM in 1984) degree from Dallas Theological Seminary. He also holds a Master of Arts degree in Education. Ron joined the SHBC staff in 1989. He and his wife, Lori, and their four children, Brittany, Garrison, Lara and Mackenzie, live in Peters Township.

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Lou and Joyce Motter have been members of SHBC 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 SHBC. They are active in a small group study. Lou spent his career with Reliance Electric in marketing and sales, and retired after 35 years of service. Joyce has quit retirement to become the office manager at Gabriel Medical Associates.

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Scott and Jackie Myers have been members of SHBC for nine years. They have been married 33 years and have three grown children, KC, Drew, and Leslie. 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 an ABF class leader and teacher for the last seven years, and has also served on the worship team and as an ABF coach. Jackie has been a Women’s Bible Study leader for a number of years, and is currently the Women’s Ministries 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.

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Harry and Marilyn Obley have been members of SHBC since the early 1970’s, have been married 50 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. Marilyn discovered her calling by the Lord through His Word. Harry saw the fruit in her life and made his commitment after struggling for a year with John 14:6, where the Lord stated he is the only way to salvation. Harry claims 1 Corinthians 15:10 to presently describe himself: “But by God’s grace I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect.” The Obleys have served SHBC 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. Harry graduated from Westminster College and soon thereafter served in the US Army Signal Corps in Orleans , France. Upon his return to the US , he resumed a 40-year career at Mellon Financial. He retired in 1996.

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Bill and Mary Lou Stentz have been members of SHBC for close to 21 years, having joined shortly after moving to Pittsburgh from Albany, New York in 1986. At the time of the transfer from Albany, Bill was working for Unisys in computer sales management. Mary Lou and Bill both grew up in Ashland, Ohio. They graduated from Ashland High School in 1957 and 1956 respectively and Bill continued schooling at Ashland University, where he received a dual major in Economics and Accounting. After graduating from Ashland College in 1960, Bill joined Burroughs Corp (which later became Unisys), and worked there for 36 years. Bill and Mary Lou attended the Grace Brethren Church in Ashland and later Wooster, Ohio. Raising three children and leading the Youth Group at the Wooster Grace Brethren Church kept them busy. In 1974, they were transferred to Birmingham, Michigan (headquarters of Burroughs). They lived there for 13 years before transferring to Albany, New York. While in Birmingham, the Lord led them to a wonderful church, Highland Park Baptist Church, with an excellent Christian school. The Stentz kids attended the school and Bill served on the school board while Mary Lou worked in the church office. Their family now includes three children, Jeff, Lisa and Wendy; their spouses, Julie, Wes Mills and Jeff Thompson; ten grandkids and one great grandchild. Mary Lou and Bill celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 2008.

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Joe and Ginger Weise have been members at the Chapel since 1994 and have been married for 44 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 alter call in a small Baptist Church located outside of Philadelphia. Joe currently leads the Helping Hands Ministry, serves on the Human Resource Team, leads an ABF class and a small group 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. They also enjoy helping in the kitchen for the Wednesday night dinners. Joe and Ginger met at Juniata College where they both graduated. Joe retired from Sears in 1994 where he worked for 32 years.

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 SHBC 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. Karen is the SHBC coordinator for PRISM, a ministry to international students. Jim holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from West Virginia University and an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University. He is currently employed by Siemen’s as a Project Engineer.

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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. Floyd committed his life to Jesus at age seven but veered off-course occasionally over the next several years. At age 35, he recommitted his life to Christ. At that same time, Jane committed her life as well. They have now been members of SHBC since 1988. Floyd and Jane have lived in different areas of the United States during Floyd's career and have now settled into a delightful retired life, spent partly in Pennsylvania and partly in Florida.