LIFE AT APC
We want you to live your best life. We believe we can do that through four key areas:
Experience God
We are committed to creating an environment where God meets you where you are.
Live Connected
We all need people to do life with. We do this through Life Groups & Support Groups,
Discover Purpose
We were made to serve. At APC you’ll find ways to volunteer online, at a campus, or in your community.
Make A Difference
We want to help you discover how you can make a difference in the world.
Our Pastor: Jeff Leake
Jeff Leake has served as the Lead Pastor of Allison Park Church in Pittsburgh, PA for more than 29 years. He is an author of five books.
Jeff has helped to parent 30 new churches over the last twenty years, and many of these churches have reproduced to create a movement of well over 100 new churches.
He and his wife, Melodie, have been married for over 30 years and have five children and nine grandchildren.
Our Leadership
Our leadership is committed to helping you change the world one life at a time.
Our Story
Allison Park Church began with a woman named Arlene, who began praying for a new church to be planted in the North Hills of Pittsburgh in the early 1950s. A small group of ladies wrote to 18 different denominations asking them to consider starting a new church in an old church building that was available on Duncan Ave.
At the time, Pastor William Bailey, was the lead pastor at Evangelistic Temple on the North Side. He responded to their letter and began holding home Bible studies with these ladies, in the spring of 1966. By fall, services were held on Sundays at the Odd Fellows Lodge.
In 1968, William’s son, D. Ronald Bailey became Allison Park Church’s first senior pastor. He continued as the lead pastor at Allison Park Church until early in 1991, when he resigned to take a new assignment in California.
At that time, Jeff Leake had been an associate on the APC staff, and the congregation invited Jeff to officially become the new lead pastor at Allison Park Church. He and his wife Melodie have served in this capacity ever since.
WANT TO LEARN MORE?
If you’re new to Allison Park Church or want to learn more about how you can get connected, please check out our Get Involved page for more info, or fill out a connect card and a pastor will get in touch with you!