Get to know us
Who we are and what we believe
Leaders
Rob Maine
Lead Pastor & Elder
Rob is the lead and founding staff-elder of Renaissance Church. He and his wife, Lauren, are from Youngstown, OH where they married in the summer of 2009. After getting married they More
Rob Maine
Rob is the lead and founding staff-elder of Renaissance Church. He and his wife, Lauren, are from Youngstown, OH where they married in the summer of 2009. After getting married they moved to Louisville, KY for Rob to study at seminary. While living in Louisville they served at Sojourn Community Church where Rob was eventually invited on staff. After spending almost four years in Louisville, they were sent out to Pittsburgh to plant Renaissance Church in February 2013. They have two daughters, Lucy and Norah, and one son, Miles. As the lead pastor of Renaissance Church, Rob provides the theological and practical vision to carry out the church’s mission.
Hannah Zappa
Administrative Assistant & Deacon over Renaissance Kids
Hannah is the Administrative Assistant of Renaissance Church and provides administrative support to Renaissance elders & servant leaders. She serves as the Deacon of Renaissance Kids. She is married to Luke More
Hannah Zappa
Hannah is the Administrative Assistant of Renaissance Church and provides administrative support to Renaissance elders & servant leaders. She serves as the Deacon of Renaissance Kids. She is married to Luke and they have two daughters - Georgia and Bennett
Kyle Shafer
Music Director
A Pennsylvania native, Kyle comes to Renaissance after 9 years in Dallas, TX. He married his middle school church camp crush, Paige in 2016 and received his Bachelor's of Music from More
Kyle Shafer
A Pennsylvania native, Kyle comes to Renaissance after 9 years in Dallas, TX. He married his middle school church camp crush, Paige in 2016 and received his Bachelor's of Music from the University of North Texas in 2017. In the Summer of 2021, God presented an opportunity to join our team, and in early 2022 provided unexplainable clarity and ease in his family's transition across the country to PGH. His affections for Christ are stirred through spending time with his family & community group, and through playing & watching sports, and he is thrilled to be able to call Renaissance his church home. Kyle and Paige are parents to Jubilee, Maisie, Calvin, and Mollie.
Andrew Hughes
Non-Staff Elder
Andrew serves as an elder and has been part of Renaissance since 2017. Andrew also serves in a variety of other ministries, as well as caring for community group leaders. After More
Andrew Hughes
Andrew serves as an elder and has been part of Renaissance since 2017. Andrew also serves in a variety of other ministries, as well as caring for community group leaders. After studying music in college, Andrew married his wife Kelly in 2005 and moved to Virginia Beach for seminary. In 2009, God directed their path Pittsburgh. Today, Andrew and Kelly have four children: Graham, Eden, Jamir, and Mya. Andrew’s day job is in engineering at Uber Advanced Technology Group.
Daniel Emmons
Non-staff Elder
Daniel serves as a non-staff elder at Renaissance. He is a gifted musician who has served the church for many years through worship and technology. In addition to eldership and the More
Daniel Emmons
Daniel serves as a non-staff elder at Renaissance. He is a gifted musician who has served the church for many years through worship and technology. In addition to eldership and the music team, the Emmons' also serve as Community Group leaders.
He and his wife Celia originally joined Renaissance in 2014 after meeting Pastor Rob in a coffee shop. After a season in Philadelphia, the Lord brought them back to Pittsburgh and we were thrilled to welcome them back into membership.
They live in Glenshaw with their children, Will, Ana, and West (as well as their dogs George and Dayton).
Michelle King
Deacon of Benevolence
Michelle has attended Renaissance since 2014. Her experience in social work and her servant-heart uniquely equipped her to help develop and formalize this ministry at Renaissance. More
Michelle King
Michelle has attended Renaissance since 2014. Her experience in social work and her servant-heart uniquely equipped her to help develop and formalize this ministry at Renaissance.
Karl Muecke
Deacon of Finance
Karl serves as Deacon of Finance. Long before he was a deacon, he was serving Renaissance on the Counting and Finance teams, advising the budget and the development of HR policies. More
Karl Muecke
Karl serves as Deacon of Finance. Long before he was a deacon, he was serving Renaissance on the Counting and Finance teams, advising the budget and the development of HR policies.
Karl and his wife Tanya live in Highland Park with their daughters, Poppy and Lola.
View Beliefs
The Bible:
God wrote the Bible through men without error.
God:
God exists eternally in trinity: Father, Son, and Holy spirit.
Jesus:
Jesus Christ is the Son of God who became a man, lived a sinless life, died on a cross, was buried, rose bodily from the grave, and ascended into heaven to redeem sinful people.
Holy Spirit:
The Holy Spirit is the supernatural agent who applies salvation to sinful people, regenerating, indwelling, sanctifying, and sealing them until the day of Christ’s return.
Humanity:
God has created all humans in His image. He has created them uniquely male and female.
Sin:
All people are sinful and in need of salvation.
Salvation:
Salvation is the gift of God brought to sinful people by grace alone, and received by personal faith in the lord Jesus Christ. True christians will be kept by God’s power forever.
The Church:
The Church is the universal, global, and local body of Christ consisting of all Christians in all times and in all places.
Jesus Return:
Jesus will return to earth to judge all people and to rule and reign with His saints forever.
At Renaissance Church, Jesus and God's Gospel of grace is at the heartbeat of everything we do.
However, it’s not enough to say “we believe in Jesus,” or “we believe in the Bible,” without answering the questions, “What do we believe about Jesus?” and “What do we believe that the Bible specifically teaches?” Having a high view of theology and doctrine helps us answer these questions so that we can know and love God more fully, and love others as God has loved us first.
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