Rev. Dr. Edward P. Saxman, is a 1984 graduate of West Virginia Wesleyan College, Buckhannon, WV, a 1993 Master of Divinity graduate of Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, Pittsburgh, PA, and a 2004 Doctoral graduate of Wesley Theological Seminary. Pastor Ed began preaching in 1989 as a student pastor assigned to Amity UMC. He is an “ordained elder” within the Western Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church. Pastor Ed is currently the Washington District Youth Co-coordinator and is currently a Co-Dean for the Creative Arts Thing Camp at Jumonville. He serves as President of the Goodwill Housing Board of Directors and is a member Institutional Review Board for the University of Pittsburgh. 

Ed and his wife, Susan have three children: Paul, 21 yrs; Megan, 18 yrs; and Jonathon, 12 yrs. The Saxman family came to First United Methodist Church of Bridgeville in July of 1995 from Amity UMC and hopes to stay for a significant tenure.

Formerly a self-employed potter, Ed loves to create wheel-thrown pottery and has used this and other art forms often in seminar and worship settings. He also enjoys singing, karate, running, reading, and computers.

Pastor Ed would love to have you join him at First UMC to grow in grace and service to the Lord as we celebrate the love of God.