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Traveling church settles in South Fayette Amplify Church offers Sunday services with live music By Andrea Iglar It used to be the entire church was in a U-Haul truck. Since 2019, Amplify Church had been unpacking equipment from a moving truck each Sunday at various temporary locations in the South Hills. This year, the church settled into a permanent home in South Fayette Township. Amplify Pittsburgh South opened 5,845 square feet of renovated space in Bursca Business Park and began holding Sunday evening services in January. Campus pastor Jon Lloyd said the project took nearly a year. “The way it came out exceeded anything I could have expected,” he said. The non-denominational Christian church also operates in Pittsburgh, Plum and Philadelphia. South Fayette services normally are
held at 6 p.m. every Sunday, featuring a message from the pastor, modern worship music and livestreams from the Pittsburgh campus. Length is about 90 minutes. The facility, which accommodates about 125 people, includes a large worship space with a stage and three learning centers for children up to fifth grade. The entire Lloyd family, of Bethel Park, is involved in the South Fayette campus. Jon’s wife, Nikki Lloyd, runs the children’s ministries. Their son Braden, a high school senior, is a drummer in the band. Daughter Riley, 14, helps with child care, and Noah, 13, is on the audio-visual production team. Music features instruments such as electric guitar, bass and keyboard. Since 2011, Amplify Sound has released several recordings, including a live album and DVD featuring original songs.
“Music is a huge part of what we do as a church,” Mr. Lloyd said. This summer, Amplify plans to launch a teen program and host food trucks. Special services this spring will be held at 7 p.m. on Good Friday and 10 a.m. on Easter Sunday. New attendees are welcome to drop in for a service or to contact the church for a tour and additional information. Mr. Lloyd said the church aims to help people feel they belong. “One of the most important aspects of church is to give people an opportunity to feel they can be part of a family-like organization, make friends and feel valued,” he said. Amplify Church, 600 Bursca Drive, Suite 603, South Fayette: 412-793-1600; Facebook, Instagram, YouTube; Amplify Church mobile app; amplifychurch.com.
◀ Jon and Nikki Lloyd, second and third from left, are pastors at the South Fayette campus of Amplify Church. Their daughter, Riley, left, and sons, Noah and Braden, also are involved in the church. Submitted photo
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