Mission Statement

I am the vine, you are the branches. Those who abide in me, and I in them, bear much fruit, because apart from Me, you can do nothing."

We rejoice that God calls us through His Son, Jesus Christ, to be one of the "branches" of Christ's family. Just as the vine feeds the branches, God sustains us by His Word; and, by the love and forgiveness we receive through Jesus Christ. So that we can "bear much fruit", we believe it is our mission to worship and serve Jesus Christ by proclaiming His Gospel to all persons. As servants of Christ, we pray that His Holy Spirit will continually reveal to us how we can always be a community of love, hope and reconciliation. We pledge to "abide more fully in Him",to "grow stronger branches", and to "bear more fruit", all to the glory of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Alleluia! Amen.(adopted by the Session on May 9, 2001)

            Although it is not known when a congregation began meeting in Uniontown, Presbytery of Redstone minutes record requests for ministers to preach here from 1799 until 1817. In 1817, the Reverend William Wylie was invited to serve as Stated Supply and was later installed as the first pastor in 1819. Services were held in the courthouse until 1827, when the first church was built. Two more buildings followed. The present church building was dedicated on March 8, 1896 as First Presbyterian Church. Meanwhile, Central Presbyterian Church (later renamed Second Presbyterian Church) was formed in 1893. On February 4, 1962, these two congregations re-merged to form Trinity United Presbyterian Church and the First Presbyterian building was retained. This body of believers continues to proclaim their faith in Jesus Christ and to minister within and beyond Uniontown.

           Our beautiful church was designed by Pittsburgh architect William Kauffman in the French Gothic style. Closely resembling H.H. Richardson’s Trinity Church in Boston, the style is often called Richardson Romanesque. It is built of Peninsula blue sandstone and roofed with deep red corrugated tile. The massive square lantern tower, rising 150 feet above the ground, dominates the downtown skyline.

            The interior of the church is ornately decorated with a vine motif inspired by Jesus’ words in the Gospel of John: “I am the vine, you are the branches. Apart from me, you can do nothing.”

            Perhaps the most beloved and outstanding feature of the building is the beautiful stained glass windows from the Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company of New York. Part of Louis C. Tiffany’s award-winning exhibit at the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago, they were purchased and donated by a member of the congregation. The window designs were taken from art masterworks by celebrated artists and include:

            The Nativity – Carl Muller

            The Adoration of the Magi – Hans Hoffman

            Christ in the Temple – Hans Hoffman

            The Ascension – Hans Hoffman

            The Resurrection – A. Naack

            The Madonna and Child – C. Von Bodenhausen

            Christ Blessing the Children – B. Plockhorst

Session Elders

Harry Albert	Bill Cahn	J.W.Eddy
Jacquelyn Core	Ingrid Orsted	Susan Fox
Doug Yauger	Todd Porterfield	Vickie Leone
Joseph Simon	George Tanner	Retta Semans
Robert Spellman	Eric Williams	Ellen Ulmer

Clerk of Session: Mark Fike

Board of Deacons

Class of 2012	Class of 2013	Class of 2014
Kathy Cahn	Meg Cahn	Linda King
Debra Hammond	Angela Leone	Bill King
John Rapano	Clara Link	Bill Ulmer
Patty Yauger	John Nass	Eldora Wallencheck

Auditors:   Harry Springer, Doug Yauger, James Carbin