Peter de Vries

Born and raised in a Pennsylvania coal-mining town, Rev. Peter C. de Vries Ph.D. studied at Penn State University and Princeton Theological Seminary. While working as a full-time pastor, he earned a Ph.D. in Religious Studies at the University of Pittsburgh, with a focus on the theory of Biblical interpretation. He has taught New Testament exegesis at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, trains church leaders in Ghana, and has held several leadership positions in the Presbyterian Church at the regional level. He has been a Presbyterian pastor since 1988, and has served Old Union Presbyterian Church of Mars (near Pittsburgh) since 1993. He is married to his best friend, and has three children, two grandchildren, and a goofy little dog.