Ministry Staff

senior pastor

Brent Horan

Brent grew up in a small town in Texas where his family attended a Catholic church. A major part of his early years was tennis and he even ended up playing collegiate tennis at Texas A&M. It was at A&M that the Lord opened his eyes to the truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ. After college, he spent nine years as a tennis professional at a club in Dallas, Texas. In 2006, he met his wife Katie, who is also a graduate of A&M. In 2010, they moved to Charlotte, NC for Brent to attended Reformed Theological Seminary, where he received his M.Div. After graduating in 2013, they returned to Dallas and Brent served as an assistant pastor at Providence PCA for three years. In July of 2016, Brent began his work as senior pastor at FRPC. Katie and Brent now have two boys, Stowe and Boston. If Brent isn’t working, you would probably find him on the golf course (or doing something athletic), reading a good book (hopefully, with ice cream nearby), or spending time with his family (probably playing some form of superheroes with the boys).

Associate Pastor

Jim Weidenaar

Jim was born and raised in Michigan. He earned degrees from both Calvin College and Calvin Theological Seminary, during which time he met and married his wife, Deb. After seminary Jim worked as a retail manager for four years. In 2002, they moved to Philadelphia to study at Westminster Theological Seminary, where he finished his PhD. From 2012-2022 Jim worked for Harvest USA, directing the Pittsburgh office and developing church equipping efforts. Jim joined the staff of First Reformed in September of 2022, though he and his family had been attending and involved since moving to Pittsburgh in 2012. When Jim is not at work, he enjoys doing home improvement projects, road trips, or taking walks with Deb, their daughter Abby, and their dog, Cocoa.

Minister in Residence

Jim Spitzel

Jim Spitzel recently retired from full-time ministry and now serves as our Minister in Residence. In high school, Jim heard the gospel at a Young Life ranch and God’s redeeming grace created in him a new heart. He then began a journey to serve Jesus Christ, first as a Young Life leader, while he was attending Duquesne University as a music student. During this time Jim became a “regular” at the Ligonier Study Center learning the doctrines of grace from Dr. R.C. Sproul. His journey continued on to Gordon-Conwell Seminary where he was blessed to study under Dr. Roger Nicole. Since graduation, Jim has served Presbyterian churches in Flushing, NY, Roanoke, VA, and Pitcairn, PA. Jim serves FRPC in the areas of congregational care, music ministry, and outreach.

Ruling Elders

Elder

Bob Bremmer

Bob Bremmer has been a member of FRPC since the early 1970’s and has served as a Deacon and a Ruling Elder; he is currently a member of the Administration Committee. He earned his undergraduate degree from Duquesne University, and a MBA from the Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh. Bob is “semi-retired” and lives with his wife Cathy in Penn Hills. They have 3 children and 10 grandchildren. He enjoys building and gardening, and serving where he is planted.

Elder

Fran Campbell

Fran became a Christian while attending a Bible study at work at the age of 19. He and his wife Beth were married at FRPC in 1988 and live in Murrysville. They have 4 children, and 5 grandchildren. Fran is a registered Professional Engineer in the states of Pennsylvania, New York and Maryland. He worked as a structural engineer for various consulting engineering firms for over 30 years and now does consulting work as well as managing his rental property business. Fran has been at FRPC since 1986 and served 9 years as a deacon and had served previously as a ruling elder for 9 years.

Elder

Brian Dutton

Brian Dutton has been a member of First Reformed Presbyterian Church since 1997 and a ruling elder since 1998. He earned a BA and JD from the University of Pittsburgh and works as an attorney at NextTier Bank. He and his wife, Debbi, live in Forest Hills with their three children.

Elder

Isaac Kumar

Isaac was born in India and grew up in a Christian home. He went to church every Sunday, attended Sunday school, etc. However, when he was 14, he declared himself as an agnostic (if not atheist). But God in His grace, through His unmistakable providential circumstances brought him into His fold in his freshman year. Isaac has been a part of FRPC since moving to Pittsburgh in 2014 to work at Carnegie Mellon University. He and his wife, Kelsey, were married in 2017.

Elder

Scott Magnuson

Scott Magnuson is married to his wife, Ann, and they have two married daughters and two granddaughters. Scott has been a ruling elder at FRPC since 2004 and served as chairman of the PCA’s national college ministry, Reformed University Fellowship. He is an estates, trusts and tax attorney who resides in Murrysville.

Elder

Glenn McGuire

Glenn McGuire has been a member of First Reformed Presbyterian Church since 1995 and served as a deacon since 1998. He was recently elected as an elder. He has been president of The Final Touch, Inc., a furniture refinishing and repair business, since its inception in 1991. Glenn and his wife, Janet, are the parents of four sons.

Elder

Paul Sabella

Paul Sabella has been a member of First Reformed Presbyterian Church since 1999. He served as a deacon from 2000 to 2017. He now serves as a ruling elder. Paul has worked as a teacher in the Pittsburgh Public Schools for over 20 years. He and his wife, Amy, have one married daughter, twin sons in college, and a daughter at home.

Elder

Rick Stiffler

Richard (Rick) Stiffler is a ruling elder at First Reformed Presbyterian Church. He received a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Florida Institute of Technology and a PhD in Materials Engineering Science from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He is a registered Engineer in the state of Pennsylvania and is employed at Bechtel-Bettis. Rick has served as a trainer and responder for MTW’s Disaster Response Ministry and on several different committees of the Pittsburgh Presbytery. He and his wife, Sandy, have one daughter and three grandchildren. Together they serve as area representatives for Voice of the Martyrs.

Elder

Walter Turner

Walt and his wife, Jane, have been active members of First Reformed Presbyterian Church since 1971, serving in Sunday School, Youth Group, VBS, and organizing mission trips and conferences at the church. They have three adult daughters, Rebecca, Amy, and Ruth, and four grandchildren. Walt is a graduate of Michigan State University and Chairman of Turner Dairy Farms, Inc. Walt has been a ruling elder at FRPC since 1975, serving on the Administration, Christian Education, and Mission committees at the church. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees at Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis and has served on the Board of Directors of Trinity Christian School. He and Jane enjoy their grandkids, theater arts, sunsets, gardening, canoeing, and sailing.