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CITY MISSIONS PROJECT WORKDAYS JULY 30 & AUGUST 6 On July 30, join Act in supporting the South Oak Cliff community & Dallas Code Compliance by assisting with a back-to-school drive, alleyway clean-ups, and a trash pick-up. On August 6, join us in serving West Dallas Community School. Volunteers of all ages are needed to clean, garden, help with teacher projects, and other tasks.
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HARVEST TRAINING FOR SMALL GROUP LEADERS AUGUST 5 & 6 | OAK LAWN WEST Harvest USA actively works to develop resources that will equip church leaders and laypeople to understand a biblical view of sexuality and to minister to men, women, and families who are affected by sexual struggles. On Friday evening and Saturday morning, Harvest will provide training for Small Group leaders in our church. For more information, please contact pat.hobin@pcpc.org.
MISSIONARY LUNCH AUGUST 14 | 12:30 P.M. Join us for a lunch to honor our home church missionaries Hillary & Terrance Luker. This will be a sendoff for them as they return to Italy.
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HELPING HANDS AUGUST 20 | 8:00 A.M. | OAK LAWN WEST Be the hands and feet of Jesus and join the deacons and other volunteers to help single moms, widows/ers, senior adults, and those with chronic illness by doing odd jobs (light repairs, maintenance, and minor jobs) around their homes. Register on the PCPC app.
FERVENT: A NIGHT OF WORSHIP & PRAYER AUGUST 30 | 7:00 – 9:00 P.M. | PCPC CHAPEL Join PCPC Women as we gather together to fervently pray for our church, city, and world and seek to ignite a movement of prayer among our church family.
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The mission of Care and Counseling is to provide deeply meaningful support to all who are hurting, broken, and/or grieving by being the hands and feet of Jesus to them and by pointing them to the great healer and comforter Himself. We have groups for men and women. Find out more at pcpc.org/care/.
MEET THE NEWEST MEMBERS OF OUR FAMILY & MISSIONS MINISTRIES Our desire is that the families of PCPC would orient their lives around the family of God and prioritize their union with the body of Christ above all other affiliations in this world. To that end we are excited to announce Pete Hatton and Katherine Steinbrueck as new leadership for our family ministries team.
We are also excited to introduce Sam Leopold, who will bring PCPC’s missional outreach in our city and around the globe under one unified effort to equip and disciple our members to fulfill the Great Commission in their everyday lives.
PETE HATTON
KATHERINE STEINBRU ECK
SAM LEOPOLD
Pastor to Families
Senior Director of Family Ministries
Pastor of Missions
Pete comes to PCPC from Redeemer Church in Edmond, Oklahoma, where he has served as the Senior Pastor since 2009. Prior to Redeemer Church, Pete was the Campus Minister for RUF at Baylor University from 2002 to 2009, where he helped mentor and shepherd many current PCPC members. He formerly held roles at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Waco and Trinity Christian Academy in Addison.
Katherine has been a member of PCPC since 2014 and has held many leadership roles across the church, including teaching Sunday School for Pre-K and Elementary, leading a Thursday Morning Bible Study small group, and serving on various committees. Before moving to Dallas, Katherine worked at Christ the King Presbyterian Church in Houston as the Female Youth Ministry Lead and Assistant to the Youth Pastor.
Sam comes to PCPC from a 14-year tenure with Cru, serving most recently in New York City as a chaplain and Faculty Commons minister at New York University while leading Cru’s efforts at Manhattan and The Bronx campuses. Prior to Cru in New York, Sam served as an overseas missionary in Rome, Italy, with Agape Italia (Cru in Italy) and helped launch student movements across the country. He completed his theological education at Reformed Theological Seminary in New York City and pastoral ministry training at Redeemer Presbyterian Church’s City to City training program.
Pete has 3 adult children: Rebecca (married to Jed Spurgeon), David, and Jonathan. Pete will join us full-time in September after he and Kristen get their youngest son off to the University of Arkansas.
In the community, Katherine has served as President of the St. Mark’s Parents’ Association and also as a member of the St. Mark’s Board of Trustees. Katherine and her husband Brian have 3 sons: Parker (16), Will (14), and Cameron (12) who have all grown up at PCPC.
In his role as the Pastor to Families, Pete will focus his time on four main areas:
In her role as Senior Director of Family Ministries, Katherine will be responsible for 3 main areas:
Sam’s wife, Kimberly, was born in Dallas but grew up in Knoxville, TN, and attended Miami University in Ohio, where Kimberly and Sam met. Kimberly is currently on staff with Cru’s Family Life and will be transitioning her work to Dallas, sharing Christ through the context of parenting and marriage. God has been faithful to draw the Leopolds together while calling them both to ministry, and they love serving together as a team. Sam and Kimberly have three daughters: Eloise (8), Evelyn (7), and Emory (2). As a family, they love road trips, exploring new places, playing games, and finding the best pizza place in town!
• Walking with families through seasons of both joy and suffering while raising their children
• Leading the Family Ministry team: the Ministry Leaders of Nursery, Preschool, Elementary, Middle School, High School, Female Discipleship, and VBS & Special Events
Pete’s wife Kristen is a Christian author and counselor, whom Pete calls “his greatest asset, supporter, and companion.”
• Ensuring that we meet our Christian Formation objectives and uphold church doctrine throughout our Children’s and Youth ministry areas • Engaging with families on Sunday mornings to welcome families, children, youth, and visitors
Visit our website to find out more about our new staff members. pcpc.org/staff-announcement
• Working with the new Senior Director of Family Ministries to cast vision and help execute the day-today operations of our Nursery, Preschool, Elementary, Middle School, and High School ministries
• Implementing a Family Ministry strategy to execute the Christian Formation goals for PCPC’s children and youth • Working with the Family Committee to maintain an active Sunday presence throughout our Family Ministries
As Pastor of Missions, Sam will serve PCPC and our mission to extend the Kingdom of Jesus Christ in four primary ways: • Giving leadership, direction, and staff oversight to PCPC Missions Ministries including Global Missions, City Missions, Global Local Ministries, and Church Planting • Caring for and partnering with PCPC Missionaries and Ministry Partners • Mobilizing our congregation to engage and serve in PCPC Missions Ministries • Equipping our members for evangelism