Churches in McKeesport Michael Clark and Stephanie Hall JMA471 Investigative Reporting April 29, 2013

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For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat. I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink. I was a stranger and you invited me in. I needed clothes and you clothed me. I was sick and you looked after me. I was in prison and you came to visit me. Then the righteous will answer him, Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you? The King will reply, Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me. --Matthew 25:35-40 . Religion has long been an important part of life in McKeesport, but since the decline of the local steel mills, houses of worship have taken on an additional role: They fight to repair the town through a helping and heeling relationship with McKeesport residents. Church leaders have moved beyond the confines of their walls and into the plans to revitalize McKeesport by attacking violence and by building a stronger community bond. In 2010, the then mayor of McKeesport, Jim Brewster, expressed his concern in an article from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette about the violence in his city, especially the number of violent acts committed by the youth. Brewster gave church leaders an up-front view to the problem by taking them on drives through McKeesport at night. Along the way, he encouraged the church leaders to make sure these kids have the right mentors and role models. Church leaders took up the challenge, some with new efforts and others by bolstering programs already in place. The Rev. Darrel Knopp, former pastor of McKeesport Presbyterian Church and chair of the McKeesport Committee on Crime and Violence, collaborated with the current mayor, Michael Cherepko, to implement a campaign of dignity, hope and love. This Respect campaign is an uplifting promotional campaign to instill pride within the residents of McKeesport, as stated in an article from the Post-Gazette. Knopp and Cherepko hope that this campaign will work to reduce the amount of violent acts committed by emphasizing the positive acts that can be done in the city. The campaign includes visual reminders of the message, including personal-sized buttons, small banners for display around homes and offices, and large banners placed above major intersections in the city, according to an article in the Tribune-Review. The kick-off event for the campaign took place on Jan. 16, 2013, at City Hall and was supported by all of McKeesports City Council members,. Cherepko said that local churches, the ministerium, task forces, school districts, girls and boys clubs, UPMC and the YMCA are all working together to solve this problem of violence.

Clark and Hall Even though Knopp retired from ministry, he assured the City Council in 2012 that he would continue to participate in the push to strengthen the city. At the meeting, Cherepko praised Knopps involvement with the Respect campaign and with the HeadStart Program, Narcotics Anonymous, A Second Chance, and Valley Voices. [Cherepko] said a lot of the things [Knopp] does are amazing. [Cherepko] said once again it is about having such special people in this community that go above and beyond their duties to make McKeesport a better place to live, the meeting minutes stated. The Catholic agency Auberle has long been working with young people to combat violence and associated problems that they face. Auberle provides residential care, foster care, emergency shelter, in-home intervention, education, vocational and workforce development, student assistance, and substance abuse and mental health programs for boys and girls, men and women, Auberles website stated.

Located at 1101 Harman Street in McKeesport, Auberle blossomed from McKeesportian Pauline Auberles final request that her money be used by the Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese; the boys home opened in 1952, and the girls section opened in the late 1980s. Auberles spirituality department emphasizes a persons connection to a higher power. Although it is a Catholic-based agency, Auberle presents a foundation for moral and ethical living, not a religious dogma, its website states. Through events, group meetings and worship services, Auberle works to lead the McKeesport community from violence to cooperation. St. Stephen Episcopal Church has evolved from a congregation establishing a town to a smaller community of worshipers revitalizing their town. Despite reduced population caused by the steel mill decline, the wave of emigration from McKeesport and the Anglican-Episcopal split, St. Stephen remains an important part of the community. I see that the success of the church is servanthood. We survive because we act as servants to the community, the Rev. David L. Kinsey said. Kinsey joined St. Stephen in 2011. Originally expecting to leave midway the year, Kinsey was asked to stay through the end of the year, then through 2013 as the priest in charge, he said. Ill stay as long as you need me, Kinsey told the church, even though he is retired from ministry.

Clark and Hall Kinsey also runs an electrical business and frequently travels to give motivational speeches, he said. He was pastor of St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Canonsburg from 1969 to 1994, where he earned the Clergy Person of the Year title.

Kinseys philosophy of service and his willingness to put the community first provides a commendable example for his congregation, said Miles Richards, a St. Stephens parishioner and member of the churchs historical committee. Father Dave has been very strong; hes been very good, Richards said. Kinsey said: One of the things Ive always challenged for all the churches Ive served is to see that the church is just a physical building to relax and unwind because the church is really outside of those walls. You have to do something in the community, and people bought into that. ... I asked, What can we do collectively to enhance the community of McKeesport? With the help of Cherepko and the City Council, St. Stephen contributes to food banks and the Salvation Army, Kinsey said. During 2012, the Krafters, a crafting group at St. Stephens, raised $130 dollars through a tree angel fundraise for the Salvation Army. St. Stephen and 23 other churches participate in monthly ministerium meetings. I volunteeredmore like they roped me into itfor this very successful group. ... I will be leading conferences with the ministerium so we can more effectively use resources together, more effectively meet the needs of the community, Kinsey said. Some of St. Stephens resources go towards weekly meetings for a support group, Alcoholics Anonymous and a 12-step program that take place in St. Stephen parish. Although Kinsey could not gauge the success of these programs, he said they must be effective because they continue to occur. While St. Stephens community service often operates on a citywide scale, the parish does not overlook the needs of its individual members. Even though the number of attendees has diminished, especially recently, the parish continues to hold two Eucharistic Rites on Sundays, one at 8 a.m. and one at 10 a.m. Kinsey mentioned that the congregation takes care of a homeless marine who attends St. Stephen every Sunday. The secret for any church to be successful is that the pastor has to display tremendous love for the people. If the people see it from your heart that you love them, then they will follow you, Kinsey said The 8 a.m. service is very small. It was once a viable service with over a hundred people, but the Anglican-Episcopal split [of 2010] took a toll on the church. Today, we had nine people. Its mostly for the elderly. They like to get up that early, Kinsey said, adding that the 10 a.m. service is more popular and has a full choir.

Clark and Hall The Anglican-Episcopal split divided the church on issues such as saints and feast days, and female and openly gay priests, Richards said. But, St. Stephens has been experiencing declining numbers for decades, and this problem plagues most churches in McKeesport. While we do have a good group of diverse members, we have far more funerals than we do baptisms, Raymond Hancharik, a cantor in training at St. Nicholas Byzantine Rite Catholic Church, said. McKeesport suffered a severe loss when the steel industry left, Kinsey said, attributing St. Stephens survival to the tenacity of the people. They just believe in the church.

Richards provided other reasons: it has been the only Episcopal church in McKeesport and is centrally located. In addition, Richards stated, St. Stephen has established itself as a middle church on the scale of religious sternness. St. Stephen is not a high church, a church of the smells and the bells as many stricter Episcopal churches are called, nor is St. Stephens a low church, like Episcopal churches that verge on being Methodist, Richards said. [St. Stephen] has always had, from what I can tell, a vibrant ministry and well-attended, and it just hung in there, Richards said. But the strength of St. Stephen does not stop with the leadership. The congregation actively participates in keeping St. Stephens an attractive place. Richards has taken it upon himself to improve St. Stephens appearance. I bought new Episcopal and American flags when they started to go ratty, Richards said, adding that he also encourages fresh landscaping. People here are loyal to the Episcopal church and committed to St. Stephens and want to keep a presence in downtown McKeesport. As far as I can tell, St. Stephens isnt going anywhere. Neither is the nearby Bethlemen Baptist Church, were the Rev. Earlene Coleman share Kinseys civic-minded sense of ministry. She encouraged her congregation to participate in the 2010 U.S. census, according to an article by the Post-Gazette. Census counts determine the amount of federal funding distributed to an area. Medicaid allocations, foster care, substance abuse treatment and vocational education are all calucated on census population data. Im going to encourage them that its something very beneficial for the community, if not for you personally, because of the good it can do for McKeesport to work to bring the community back, Coleman told the Post-Gazette. City Hall supported Coleman by establishing multiple locations with census representatives to assist McKeesport citizens with the questions on the census forms.

Clark and Hall Another McKeesport church strengthens the community through the sharing of a meal. Holy Family Polish National Catholic Church in McKeesport holds annual pierogi sales for the community to raise funds to support the church, as is common with ethnic churches around Pittsburgh.

In 2011, Holy Familys pierogi sales brought in the money necessary to aid in the purchase of an ice machine and a refrigerator for the parish, according to an article in the Post-Gazette. These sales take place throughout November, December, February, March and April, with a three-day festival occurring in August that raises around $120,000, according to the Post-Gazette. In a symbiotic relationship, the community of McKeesport ensures that the churches survive because the churches help the community survive.

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CAPTION: Most of the denominations found in McKeesport now have less than half the number of churches that they did in 1941. NOTE: Other includes the following denominations: Apostolic, Assembly of God, Christian, Christian Science, Christian and Missionary Alliance, Church of Christ, Church of God in Christ, Congregational, Disciples, Evangelical, Evangelical and Reformed, Holiness, Miscellaneous, Pentecostal, Reformed, Seventh Day Adventist, Spiritualist, Undenominational, and United Brethren. Presbyterian

Clark and Hall Presbyterians were the first religious group to establish a presence in McKeesport, believed to have origins dating back to 1798 when First Presbyterian Church gathered, according to records at the McKeesport Heritage Center.

First Presbyterian Churchs present building was dedicated on Feb. 2, 1902, according to the McKeesport Heritage Center records. But, the name has been changed. As a result of a merger in 1968 with Walnut United Presbyterian Church, First Presbyterian Church is now called Immanuel United Presbyterian Church. Central Presbyterian Church was organized on Dec. 8, 1891, as a place of worship for people who had moved onto the hill from the downtown area, according to records at the McKeesport Heritage Center. Without paved streets, residents on the hill found it difficult to travel downtown for services during much of the year. By 1912, 700 members attended Central Presbyterian, many of which joined during the churchs consolidation with Second Presbyterian Church on Fifth Avenue. The number of Presbyterian churches has fluctuated every 10 years since 1920, ultimately declining from five churches in 1920 to two churches in 2009, according to the McKeesport Yellow Pages.

Baptist Baptist churches in the community also dates back far in the history of McKeesport. James Penney, a devout Baptist, settled in the city around 1815 with his wife, Jane. They were two of the seven members who attended the first organizational meeting for the McKeesport Regular Baptist Church in 1820, according to the Heritage Center records. Regular Baptist Churchs building was constructed in 1867 on the corner of Walnut Street and Sixth Avenue. The church purchased land in 1902 at Locus Street and Olive Street to build a new church building and a place for the priests to live. They dedicated the present church in 1904 and in 1907 changed the name to First Regular Baptist Church of McKeesport, according to the Heritage Center records. In 1952, the First Regular Baptist congregation merged with the Hungarian Baptist Church, according to the Heritage Center records. The oldest African-American church in McKeesport is Bethlehem Baptist Church. According to records at the McKeesport Heritage Center, the church was established on Oct. 20, 1889, and was comprised of 15 members. But, this congregation did not have its own structure and the first services were held at McKeesport Regular Baptist Church.

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The land on which the current Bethlehem Baptist Church building stands was purchased in 1903 and the building was constructed the same year. The Rev. D.H. Pressley, who descended from a line of hard-working ministers, organized classes to train leaders in the church and to instruct individuals who wished to convert, according to the Heritage Center records. Pressley also established a mission school in Haiti named Bethlehem Baptist School. The Rev. J.H. Hayes took over for Pressley in 1951 and remained the leader until he passed away in 1962. Under Hayes leadership, about 370 new members joined the church, and the church donated over $4,000 to Haiti and $3,000 to high school graduates for further education, according to the Heritage Center records. The number of Baptist churches in McKeesport has steadily declined since 1941, dropping from eight then to three in 2009, according to the McKeesport Yellow Pages.

Methodist Many historians believe that there were Methodists among the early settlers in McKeesport, but there are few records to prove it. The first statistical evidence of any Methodist organization was a class started by the Rev. J.E. Miller in 1832 and a prayer meeting held by 12 associates of the Miller family, according to the Heritage Center records. The first organized Methodist church dates back to 1841. First United Methodist Churchs original building stood near Market Street and Fifth Avenue in 1843. In 1846, a two-story red brick building replaced it. In 1876 at Walnut Street and Penney Avenue, another new structure was built, in which around 800 people could be seated to accommodate McKeesports rapid growth. It burned down from a fire in 1924, according to the Heritage Center records The height of the churchs membership came in the 1950s when around 1,800 people attended church services, according to the Heritage Center records. Methodism expanded greatly in McKeesport during the last two decades of the 19th century. The Swedish Methodist Church of McKeesport in 1886 and 1887 served 11 parishioners who emigrated from central Sweden where a revival was occurring, according to the Heritage Center records. The churchs name changed to Jenny Lind United Methodist Church in 1887 and operated out of rented space. Beulah Park United Methodist Church began as a Sunday school in 1889 in what was then a part of the Versailles Township, now in the Ninth Ward of McKeesport, according to the Heritage Center records. The church took its name from the farming community, which had just been organized into lots under the Beulah Park Plan. The school grew so rapidly that four lots had to

Clark and Hall 10 be purchased, on which a massive tent was placed, according to records from the Heritage Center. On Dec. 2, 1920, 17 people met in a home on Riverview Avenue and organized Calvary Methodist Church under the guidance of the Pittsburgh district superintendent, according to the Heritage Center records. Worship occurred in the basement of the Pentecostal Church on Locust Street, and in 1921, the congregation acquired a building of its own. The number of Methodist churches in McKeesport has remained steady around eight since the 1920s.

Roman Catholic The first Roman Catholic Church in McKeesport, named after St. Peter the Apostle, began on land that two cattle dealers donated on Market Street. The small brick structure was build in 1846 and became the center from which 11 other Catholic Churches developed in the city, according to the Heritage Center records. Redemptorist Fathers from Pittsburgh visited the St. Peter community during its early years to serve as guest ministers. According to the Heritage Center records, St. John Nepomucene Neumann, the United States first male saint, was among these fathers. St. Marys German Catholic Church was the first Catholic church founded with a strong ethnic background and a language other than English. The Rev. Adam Tonner organized the church on Fifth Avenue in August 1887, according to the Heritage Center records. St. Marys now stands at Locust Street and Olive Avenue, alongside its convent and rectory. Dedicated in 1908, the churchs interior is painted in the Beuronese style with murals done by two fathers from New Hampshire and a local artist. The structure imitates early Christian Basilicas in Italy and is said to be the only church of this style in the United States that is architecturally correct, according to the Heritage Center records. The number of Roman Catholic churches in McKeesport spiked in the 1960s and has since declined to less than half of that number.

Episcopal

Clark and Hall 11 The first Episcopal group in McKeesport assembled as early as 1869 as an itinerant mission by the name of Mifflin Township Sunday School, according to St. Stephens Episcopal Churchs history book, Commitment. At that time, it was not uncommon for parishioners to cross the river on logs to attend the services that took place in a little red schoolhouse on Market Street, in parishioners homes or in nearby Lutheran and Presbyterian church buildings, according to the history book. The congregation did not receive its current name, St. Stephens Episcopal Church of McKeesport, until Easter of 1871. Nearly a year later, building began on the churchs structure. The church building was completed by 1873 and cost $2,800, according to Commitment. In 1886, construction on a larger church began in the same location that St. Stephens stands today at 220 Eighth Ave. in McKeesport and cost $22,000, according to Commitment. St. Stephens Church was the first stone building in downtown McKeesport other than private residences and was built by a man who specialized in constructing Episcopal churches, Miles Richards, a St. Stephens parishioner and member of its historical committee, said.
Photograph courtesy of the McKeesport Heritage Center

During the mid to latter parts of the 1900s, the Redevelopment Authority of McKeesport tore down nearly every building on St. Stephens block, leaving St. Stephens as the only structure to last over a hundred years, according to Commitment. An 1886 article from McKeesport News published in Commitment stated that the stone building proves that the rector and the people of the church believe that McKeesport will be a great city in the near future and that it deserves now, as it will then, a building of which the whole town may feel proud. Richards mentioned that St. Stephens past leadership has moved up the ranks

in the Episcopal Church. Mark Lawrence, a former priest at St. Stephens, is now the bishop of South Carolina. According to the website of the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina, Lawrence presided over St. Stephens from 1984 to 1997 and became the bishop of South Carolina in 2008. Lutheran

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The first Lutheran church established in McKeesport that remained a Lutheran church was Concordia, according to the Heritage Center records. It opened on Oct. 21, 1888, originally under the name Evangelical Lutheran Trinity Church until 1939. According to the Heritage Center records, in the early years of the churchs existence, services were conducted in German, but by 1922, English services were held on alternate Sundays. Although German services still occurred, by 1931, English became the language of Sunday services. The final German service took place on Pentecost Sunday in 1943. The General Council of the Lutheran Church in America established a mission in McKeesport and a congregation named St. Johns Lutheran Church in 1889, according to the Heritage Center records. Today, the Lutheran presence in McKeesport has dwindled down to one church from the five that existed in the 1970s.

Jewish Community Gemulas Chesed Anshe Ungarn (Men of Hungary) was the first organized Jewish congregation in McKeesport, according to the Heritage Center records. The founders, a small group of mill workers, recalled the passionate spirit and religious sternness of their heritage and joined together to worship in that manner. They did not have a synagogue, so services took place in rented spaces. Achavas Achim (brotherly love) began around 1892 from a group who left Gemulas Chesed Anshe Ungarn, according to the Heritage Center records. This congregation was short-lived because many members returned to Gemulas. The Jewish community in McKeesport used to be vibrant, but within the past 40 years, the Jewish presence evaporated. According to the McKeesport Yellow Pages, four Hebrew congregations existed in McKeesport in 1941. The number increased in 1950, but since then, their presence has declined to nothing. Many businesses were owned by people of the Jewish faith. I dont think there are any synagogues in McKeesport today, Kinsey said.

Byzantine Rite Catholic Church

Clark and Hall 13 The first Byzantine Rite Catholic Church founded in McKeesport was St. Nicholas, named after the patron of the Greek Catholic Church and part of the Archeparthy of Munhall, according to the Heritage Center records. St. Nicholas has been able to remain a relevant cornerstone in the city of McKeesport since its foundation on May 14, 1901. St. Nicholas Byzantine Rite Catholic Church has been overcoming obstacles to its survival for the past 112 years. Although its original foundation burned down and its current financial foundation may be unstable, those associated with St. Nicholas hold faith that it will prevail. Two months after St. Nicholas, led by the Rev. Julius A. Medveczky for six years, purchased its frame-structure building, it burned to the ground, according to the Heritage Center records. In 1903, a new brick church was build and dedicated. The Rev. Valentine Gorzo took over as the leader of St. Nicholas after Medveczky, and under his 35 years in authority, the church purchased six buildings, one of which became a school, according to the Heritage Center records. Despite early setbacks to the churchs building and the early turnover in leadership, St. Nicholas was more stable than other Byzantine Rite Catholic Churches in McKeesport. St. John the Baptist, a Ukrainian parish, opened in 1902 as part of the Archdiocese of the Byzantine Ukrainian Rite and moved through 12 pastors in a span of 13 years. It was not until more structures were built and acquired by 1915 that St. John the Baptist could flourish as a church. The 2009 McKeesport Yellow Pages indicate that St. John the Baptist has survived. Another group of immigrants, Hungarians, established an ethnicitybased Byzantine Rite Catholic Church. In 1913, the Transfiguration of Our Lord opened under the Archeparthy of Munhall, according to Heritage Center records. St. Nicholas remains the best story of survival. The core of [St. Nicholas] is made up with people of German and Slovakian extraction, the Rev. Donald Voss said.

Photograph taken by Michael Clark

Clark and Hall 14 Voss has been the head priest at St. Nicholas for 10 years, enjoys working in McKeesport and stressed the tradition as the basis of attraction for people. My favorite part about this area is the strength of the Byzantine Catholic community. St. Nicholas is important because it keeps the tradition alive for people who are looking for an Eastern slant on Catholicism, Voss said. Many churches in McKeesport have not had the financial stability to keep running. A church is like a business, Voss said. Without a steady income, you cant keep a church running. Crippling churches had one of two options to choose from: either find another church of the same religion that would accept a merger or shut down entirely. Like every church, longevity relies on the generosity and attendance of the parishioners. St. Nicholas may have a fate similar to so many churches that are now abandoned, empty spaces that line the streets of the city. Voss and Raymond Hancharik, a cantor in training at St. Nicholas Byzantine Rite Catholic Church, are patiently optimistic about the future of St. Nicholas. People know this church. They migrated here from the old country. When they come back here, they come back to their roots, Voss said. Hancharik stressed one important phrase that is commonly heard around the church: As Father always says, faith comes first.

Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary Russian Orthodox Church Photograph taken by Alyssa Kramer

Eastern Orthodox Eleven years after the first group of Serbians arrived in McKeesport, they, along with Russian immigrants, purchased a church building in 1900 to establish the first Orthodox Church community. Even though the congregation was initially led by a Russian priest, the Russian group eventually left the parish, according to the Heritage Center records.

Bishop Tikhon, who later became the Patriarch of Moscow, consecrated St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church in May 1901. St. Sava

Clark and Hall 15 became the first Serbian Orthodox Church in the eastern part of the United States and the second in America. It is affiliated with the Patriarchal Church, whose headquarters were stationed in the then-existent Yugoslavia, according to the Heritage Center records. On June 1, 1924, a Greek Orthodox group in McKeesport of recent emigrants from Greece rented a room on Walnut Street to worship. They brought in a reverend to serve as the first priest of Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, according to the Heritage Center records. The McKeesport Yellow Pages from 2009 stated that St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church still retains a presence in the city, alongside Ukrainian and Russian Orthodox churches.

National Catholic Holy Family Polish National Church was founded by 66 families in 1921. It was dedicated to the principles and ideals of the Polish National Catholic Church, which had its beginning in Scranton, Pa. in 1897 when a group of Poles severed their ties with the Catholic Church of Rome, according to the Heritage Center records. Seeking freedom within the churchs administration, they desired a church built on democratic principles. The first mass was held on Christmas Eve in 1921. By 1922, they named the church Holy Family and secured a charter, according to the Heritage Center records. St. Cyril Methodius Slovak National Catholic Church was organized in 1922 as the CzechoSlovak Independent Catholic Church of McKeesport. Like the Polish National Catholic Church, the Slovak church is independent of Rome, according to the Heritage Center records. Holy Family Polish National Catholic Church retains a vibrant presence in todays McKeesport and contributes to the citys strength.

To imbed the interactive map of churches tied to a nationality: <img src="//cdn.thinglink.me/api/image/376133795771842561/1024/10/scaletowidth#tl376133795771842561;626328886" width="1024" class="alwaysThinglink" /><script async charset="utf-8" src="//cdn.thinglink.me/jse/embed.js"></script> CAPTION: With the influx of immigrants seeking work in the western Pennsylvania mills during the first half of the 20th century, numerous new churches were tied to a nationality to recapture what was left behind. Sources

Clark and Hall 16 McKeesport Heritage Center McKeesport Yellow Pages from 1941, 1950, 1960, 1970, 2000, 2009 St. Stephens Profile Commitment the churchs history book Interview Miles Richards Interview with Rev. David L. Kinsey http://ststephensmckeesport.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/2013_annual_meeting.pdf Kinsey hopes to give St. Stephens new life - the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, May 5, 2012 Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina website (http://www.dioceseofsc.org) St. Nicholas Profile Interview with Donald Voss, pastor of St. Nicholas Interview with Raymond Hancharik Little Steps Plans to curb violence in McKeesport - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-south/plans-arise-to-curb-violence-inmckeesport-252508/ McKeesport council embraces respect Pittsburgh Tribune-Review http://triblive.com/neighborhoods/yourmckeesport/yourmckeesportmore/3229239-74/respectmckeesport-campaign Respect Campaign in McKeesport. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-east/respect-campaign-in-mckeesport669817 Interview with Michael Cherepko by Ryan Van Dinter McKeesport City Council meeting minutes Dec. 5, 2012 Auberle website http://www.auberle.org Allegheny County Assessment website property record for Auberle Communities, bureau stumping for full participation in 2010 census Pittsburgh Post-Gazette http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/news/us/communities-bureau-stumping-for-fullparticipation-in-2010-census-237740/ Pierogies fill church coffers with dough Pittsburgh Post-Gazette http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sectionfront/life/pierogies-fill-church-coffers-with-dough292512/