Kurt W. Skelly - Senior Pastor

Thank you for taking the time to browse the website for Harvest Baptist Church. Our desire is that these pages would provide a snapshot of some of the most important aspects of our ministry. The marvels of modern technology will enable you to share a part of our lives. However, the medium of the Internet, as powerful as it is, will simply not provide the entire picture. For that, you will need to visit!

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It is one of the great privileges of my life to be able to pastor the people of Harvest Baptist Church. Thank you for spending some time online with the people I love.

Born in San Antonio, Texas, when his father was in the military, Pastor Skelly was reared in Connecticut, from which his family originated. At 16 years of age, Pastor trusted Christ as his personal Savior in Newington, Connecticut.

Pastor met his wife Wanda at Hyles-Anderson College where he also earned a Bachelor of Science degree as well as a Masters degree in Pastoral Theology. A Masters of Divinity degree was attained at Emmanuel Baptist Theological Seminary.

Pastor and Wanda moved to the New Kensington area in 1996 when he answered the call to pastor here at Harvest. The Skellys have four children: Nathaniel, Joshua, Caleb, and Hannah.  Pastor Skelly is a featured speaker at many Youth Conferences and Teen Camps across the country.  He is known for is energetic, substantive Bible preaching.

Pastor's philosophy of ministry is this: "God has a prepared place for a prepared person. My job is to know Him intimately. He will direct me and use me under the authority of my local church ministry to honor Him."

We praise the Lord for Pastor Skelly's sensitivity to the Holy Spirit and for his strong leadership and vision for Harvest Baptist Church.