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Board of Trustees for 2010:
• Kerry Fraas
• Tony Condello
• Greg Heibert
• Jay Roy
• Bob Jamison
• John Stahl-Wert
• Janet Helms
• Rick montgomery
(Administrative Assistant)
Meetings of the Full Board
are scheduled for the third
Thursday of alternating months unless otherwise indicated.
Time/Location - 5:30 P.M.
The Pittsburgh Experiment Office.
Executive Committee:
Executive Director: Kerry Fraas
Director Emeritus:
The Rev. Paul Everett
The Rev. Carter F. Birely
About The Pittsburgh Experiment
The Pittsburgh Experiment is a Christian inter-denominational ministry, which provides spiritual resources
to business, professional and working people (including senior-management levels) and to area churches.
Built on helping Western Pennsylvanians to apply their faith in day-to-day business relationships, The Experiment also has focused on and assisted individuals suffering from job stress and corporate downsizing.
In its five decades as a marketplace ministry, The Experiment has had a positive life-changing impact on thousands of lives. Its success has led to the establishment of similar groups in Cincinnati, Cleveland-Akron and Columbus (OH), Park Ridge (NJ), Jacksonville (FL), Mobile (AL) Portland (ME) and Jackson (MS), and
also in Australia, Canada, East Africa, Sweden and Zaire. The Experiment has close ties to the ministry of
the late Dr. Norman Vincent Peale via The National Experiment & Guideposts and its roots are linked to the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous. The current Executive Director is Kerry Fraas.
History
The Rev. Samuel Moor Shoemaker, whose ideas strongly influenced the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous, founded The Pittsburgh Experiment in 1955. From 1952-61, Dr. Shoemaker served as Rector of Calvary Episcopal Church of Pittsburgh, following a 26-year career as Rector of Calvary Protestant Episcopal Church
in New York City. In 1955, Newsweek named him as one of the 10 greatest preachers in the United States,
and Time profiled him in "God & Steel in Pittsburgh". In 1956, the Pittsburgh Jaycees named him Man of the Year in Religion. The birthing vision challenge for The Experiment in the 1950's was "to make Pittsburgh as famous for God as it is for steel". Former Directors include The Rev. William, H. Cohea ('55-'58), Mr. Paul M. Offill ('58-'60), The Rev. Donald T. James ('60-'69), and The Rev. Paul F. Everett ('69-'95). 
TPE Founder - The Rev. Samuel Moor Shoemaker
In 1955, Newsweek named him as one of the 10 greatest preachers
in the United States, and Time profiled him in "God & Steel in Pittsburgh".
In 1956, the Pittsburgh Jaycees named him Man of the Year in Religion.
The birthing vision challenge for The Experiment in the 1950's was
"to make Pittsburgh as famous for God as it is for steel".
Did You Know
The Pittsburgh Experiment name is a reference to the "30 Day Prayer Experiment". Many individuals are introduced to the ministry through this activity, which revolves around two or more people joining together
daily in prayer for 30 days to pray about a circumstance in their personal
or professional lives. Through praying, the individuals become more aware
of God's presence in their lives. Sometimes those praying witness a resolution to the matter through a change in the circumstances, and sometimes they witness a change in themselves as a result of prayer.
The Pittsburgh Experiment celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2005.
