Rev. Dylan Parson, Senior Pastor

Dylan is an ordained elder in the United Methodist Church. He grew up in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, and has been serving the communities of the South Hills Partnership since July 2019, after graduating from Duke Divinity School in Durham, North Carolina. Before returning to Pennsylvania, he served churches in diverse contexts across North Carolina, from Raleigh to the Blue Ridge Mountains.

He is drawn to the Wesleyan/Methodist tradition’s focus on both personal and social transformation, and is interested in theologies of liberation and the theology and history of the Appalachian region.

Dylan lives in Pittsburgh’s Allentown neighborhood with his wife, Stormie, and their two dogs, Beans and Pretzel.

Rev. Margaret Bowman, Associate Pastor

A ordained priest in the Anglican Church in North America, Peg has been serving the churches of the South Hills Partnership for many years, most recently as associate pastor, appointed in July 2021. A native of the Philadelphia area, she graduated from Trinity School for Ministry in Ambridge, Pennsylvania. Before receiving a call to pastoral ministry, Peg was an entrepreneur, as well as tax collector for Carnegie Borough. Passionate about music, she was also a longtime church organist.

Peg lives in Carnegie with her husband, Neil, and enjoys rescuing cats.