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We want to celebrate the ministries of our Western PA District churches, and we need your help!

As we work on several upcoming communication projects, we'd love for you to send us photos and short video clips that showcase your church. We're looking for things like:

  • Photos of your church building and property (both current and historical)

  • Baptisms, VBS, worship services, fellowship, Sunday morning greetings

  • Community outreach, service projects, and other ministry moments

  • Anything that captures the life and ministry of your church

Please email your photos and videos to Rachel Michalko at michalkor@cmawpa.org by July 31.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact Rachel at 724-255-5594.

We'd love to receive photos and videos from every WPA church! If your submission includes identifiable people, please make sure you have permission for the images to be used in our communications, including our website, app, social media, newsletters, and printed materials.

Thank you for helping us tell the story of what God is doing across our district!

The IRS has recently raised its expectations for organizations operating under a group exemption. As you know, the C&MA holds a single IRS group ruling determination for all churches. Under the updated requirements, every church must update its Articles of Incorporation to meet current standards. Churches that do not comply will be removed from the C&MA group exemption.

To ensure district-wide compliance, the District Office will complete these updates on behalf of each church. Once your church’s filings have been submitted to the state, an invoice for the $70 state filing fee will be issued to your church.

Accredited churches must follow the Uniform Constitution for Accredited Churches. Developing churches must be incorporated and have Articles of Incorporation that meet current standards (2025 Manual of the Christian and Missionary Alliance).

We anticipate completing all updates by the end of 2026.

If you have any questions, please contact our office at 814‑938‑6920.

IRS Compliance Changes

Join us as we celebrate God’s calling and faithfulness in the lives of these individuals and their families during their consecration and ordination services as they are set apart for ministry.

Upcoming Consecration & Ordination Services

Rev. Wesley Sherry
Sunday, July 12 at 6 p.m.
Gospel Collective Church
1000 Broadway Ave.
East McKeesport, PA

Rev. Derek Howell
Wednesday, July 15 at 6:30 p.m.
Dorseyville Alliance Church
3703 Saxonburg Blvd.
Pittsburgh, PA