Dr. Jack C. Stepp
Lead Pastor:

God called Jack C. Stepp, our senior pastor, into the ministry of the Gospel at seven years of age. His definite sense of call was confirmed in a special anointing at fifteen when he began preaching in youth rallies and special services. He attended Olivet Nazarene University where he served as Spiritual Outreach president, an evangelistic organization of 800 Christian college students, and as student body president. He was the national convention chairman for the American Association of Evangelical Students during the Vietnam War era, and planted an inner-city work to touch the lives of children and their families with the love of Jesus Christ.

Pastor Stepp graduated with his master’s degree at the top of his seminary class, and then earned a doctorate from the Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1976. While in seminary he served for several years as youth and children's pastor in Kansas City, and then as senior pastor in a Detroit church for 6 years. There he became district youth president, director of youth ministries over a four-state region, and served on the denominational Youth Ministries executive council.

Pastor Stepp and his wife Kay became Pentecostal Christians in 1982 and moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he served as a staff pastor at the City of Faith Hospital while Kay attended a Bible Institute.

Pastor Stepp came to South Hills Assembly in the summer of 1990 after serving for several years as senior pastor of the Word of Life Fellowship in Steubenville, Ohio, where the church thrived with a major relocation effort.

Pastor Stepp's main responsibilities are the proclamation of the Word and leadership of the church's ministries with the help of the Pastoral Staff, Deacon Board and Hillcrest Christian Academy Leadership Committee. He teaches the Sanctuary Bible Class on Wednesdays and in the SHA School of Ministry on Tuesday nights. The Stepps are often hosts on CTV’s “Focus 4.”

Pastor Stepp was born in Miami, Florida, and was raised near Chicago, Illinois. He and Kay were married in 1970.

Kay was born in Ottumwa, Iowa. She and Pastor met while in college, and after graduation, she taught secondary English. Kay home schooled their 3 sons in their elementary grades; all three are graduates of Hillcrest Christian Academy.

Kay is Executive Director of Compassion Connection, a 501 (c) (3) branch of South Hills Assembly. She also oversees prayer and an adult mission's trip for the church. She is credentialed with the Assemblies of God.

The Stepps eldest son, Jason is in his medical residency in Hershey, PA. He and his wife, Rebekah,have two children, Joshua and Alyson. Shawn is in Physician Assistant training in Portland, ME. He and his wife, Jenna, have two children, Marie and Elena. Jared is children's pastor at South Hills Assembly. He and his wife, Jessica, are expecting their first child in January.