Rex Espiritu is a worship leader emeritus for Sunday evening worship services of prayer and praise at Mount Lebanon United Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  He has grown up in the Presbyterian Church (USA) as a pianist/musician, vocalist, composer, arranger and director.  After serving full time on the pastoral staff at Faith United Presbyterian Church in Medford, New Jersey upon graduating from Princeton Theological Seminary with the M.Div.  (previously serving part time as the Associate Director of Music at Faith Church while pursuing graduate studies at Princeton), Rex is now serving as senior pastor at First Presbyterian Church in New Castle, Indiana.  In addition to leading worship, serving as a leader in Stephen Ministries, preaching and other things involving pastoral ministry, he has taught a Sunday school class on Spiritual Gifts.  
    Milestones in his journey over the last decade or so as a worshiper include leading over 2,000 men in worship at a Promise Keepers Wake-Up Call 1994 and as a band leader with several thousand men at a PK Mega Wake-Up Call 1995 in the Pittsburgh Civic Arena.  Rex has also served as an Evangelism Volunteer and as a Counselor/Intercessor with his wife at the Billy Graham Crusade 1993, Fasting & Prayer 1996, the Greater Pittsburgh Community Leaders Prayer Breakfast 1997-1999 with the Pittsburgh Leadership Foundation/Pittsburgh 2000, March for Jesus, PrayerWalk/USA and PK conferences.  Other seminars/events attended include serving as a worship leader for the Transition into Ministry 2006 conference in Indianapolis, participating in the Excellence From the Start 2002/2005 National Gathering sponsored by the PC(USA) Office of Theology and Worship, the National Presbyterian Seminarians Conference sponsored by Presbyterians For Renewal and the Mars Hill Society at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary (1999seminar) and at Simpsonwood (2001seminar), the 20th Annual PRMI Northeastern Conference with David Bryant of Concerts of Prayer International on Hope-Filled Prayer for Revival at Princeton Theological Seminary 1999, the 1st World Mission Initiative (WMI) Conference at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary 1998, Renewing Your Mind with R.C. Sproul of Ligonier Ministries 1998, Harvest/Prayer Evangelism 1996, Vineyard Music Group Why We Worship Seminar 1998, Integrity's Hosanna! Music Come and Worship 1995, and Maranatha! Music - Worship Leaders Workshop 1994.
    As an ordained Elder under care of Session at Mt. Lebanon Church, he was ordained a Minister of Word & Sacrament in December 2004 by Pittsburgh Presbytery where he served in leading worship for the Sacred Steps Stewardship Conference 1998.  In the interest of nurturing a heart for mission and worship, Rex has also served in leading worship for the Sunday morning service and other contemporary worship venues for the 93rd and 94th annual New Wilmington Missionary Conference 1998 & 1999.  He has served on two teams as worship leader for Spirit Alive 1997-1998 conferences in Casper, WY toward congregational renewal sponsored by Presbyterian and Reformed Ministries International and has also attended and served on team for a number of Dunamis Project conferences toward leadership development. He was previously employed as a Senior Systems Engineer at a high technology firm in Pittsburgh.

For correspondence, please contact:

First Presbyterian Church   
765.529.3703 office
765.529.3711 fax
1202 Church St/Box 491
New Castle, IN  47362
office@newcastlefpc.org

Building Community through Christ   Rev. Rex Espiritu Senior Pastor / Head of Staff First Presbyterian Church 1202 Church St., Box 491 New Castle, IN 47362 rex.espiritu@newcastlefpc.org IM: rexespiritu www.newcastlefpc.org office: fax: mobile: 765.529.3703 765.529.3711 609.506.0685

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