About Us

OUR TEAM

Meet the leadership for Wilkinsburg Sanctuary Project for Peace

2024 Board Officers

President
Rev. Janet Hellner-Burris
Christian Church of Wilkinsburg

Vice President/ Head of Chaplains
Rev. Thomas Mitchell
Covenant Church

Secretary
Vacant

Treasurer
Evelyn Christie
St. Mary Magdalene Parish

Executive Co. Representative
Rev. Jerome Hurst
Ethnan Temple Seventh Day Adventist Church

Board Members

Tammy Brown
Wilkinsburg Youth Places

Carol Calloway
Christian Church of Wilkinsburg

Paulette Davis
Family Support Center
El Bethel Temple

Bishop Michael Golphin
Deliverance Baptist Church

Cheryl Hoskins
Resiliency Project Trauma Ministry

Mary Ann Hvizdos
Resident and Exec. of Blessed Be Educators

Rev. Caitlin Werth
Waverly Presbyterian Church

Representatives

Jace Ransom
Allegheny County Youth and Family

George Spencer
Mad Dads

Josh Fleitman
CeaseFirePA

Community Chaplains

CLICK HERE for more about the Community Chaplains.

Thomas Mitchell, Chair
Covenant Church of Pittsburgh

Chuck Esposito
Pastor, St. Stephen's Episcopal Church

Janet Hellner-Burris
Christian Church of Wilkinsburg

Michael Golphin
Deliverance Baptist Church

Jerome Hurst
Ethnan Temple Seventh Day Adventist Church

Pete Smith
Covenant Fellowship Reformed Presbyterian Church

Caitlin Werth
Waverly Presbyterian Church

Partners

Allegheny County Youth and Family Services
Andre Scott, Talent Coach for Art and Talent Show for Peace
Bible Chapel
Blessed Be Educators
Brian Seiffert, Project Peace: Sleeping Octopus & WCDC Stonge Neighborhoods
Center for Civic Arts
Center for Loving Kindness, Jewish Community Center
Ceasefire PA
Christian Church of Wilkinsburg
Community Forge
Covenant Church of Pittsburgh
Covenant Fellowship Reformed Presbyterian Church
Deliverance Baptist Church
El BethEl Temple
Ethnan Temple Seventh Day Adventist Church
Frank Tillman, Art Coach for Art and Talent Show for Peace
Hosanna House
Mad Dads
Mulberry Community Church
Off Center Recording Studio
Rebuilding Together Pittsburgh
Representative Ed Gainey’s office
South Avenue United Methodist Church
St. Mary Magdalene Roman Catholic Parish
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
Steve Hellner-Burris, Project Peace: Hosanna House
Waverly Presbyterian Church
Wilkinsburg Community Ministry
Wilkinsburg Family Support Center
Wilkinsburg Youth Project
Wilkinsburg Police Chief, Cookie Coleman
Wilkinsburg Mayor, Marita Garrett

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