Pastor John Bender

John Bender began serving as pastor at Pittsburgh Mennonite Church on August 1, 2004. John is married to Marilyn and they have three young adult daughters. John graduated from Eastern Mennonite University in 1978 and from Eastern mennonite Seminary in 1983. John and Marilyn started Raleigh Mennonite Church and served there as Co-Pastors from 1986-2004. John feels called to live and work in an urban setting and to invite people to participate in God’s nonviolent reign of justice, mercy and reconciliation. John enjoys working in the yard, playing table games, sporting events, camping with family, and hanging out with friends.

Kyle Wetherald

Kyle grew up in beautiful Columbiana County in Ohio but for the last several years has spent time away from home, attending the University of Akron and Bluffton University, where he had the opportunity to spend a semester in Pittsburgh learning about issues in urban life. He is proud to be back in Pittsburgh serving and learning with the PULSE program, through which he has been placed as the Pastoral Intern at PMC. Kyle enjoys watching Scrubs, working with computers, exploring Pittsburgh, getting to know people, and eating delicious food. Feel free to invite him over for dinner.

Ken Zeleny

Ken lives Pittsburgh and especially his neighborhood of Brighton Heights/New Allegheny. His greatest passion is for his community of faith where he has served faithfully for many years in many capacities. He enjoys his computer and is addicted to Facebook, music, community development, reading, Gertrude the 14 year old Westie, his many friends and “chattin’ to the Lord” on PAT buses.