Peter D. Weaver
Peter D. Weaver (born 15 January 1945) is a retired bishop of The United Methodist Church. Education Weaver was educated at West Virginia Wesleyan College where he earned a B.A. in 1966. He then earned a M.Div. at Drew University in 1969 and became a Doctor of Theology in 1975 after concluding studies at Boston University. Weaver also holds honorary doctorates from Lebanon Valley College (1999), Albright College (2000), and West Virginia Wesleyan College (2007). Ordained ministry Before election to the episcopacy, Weaver served the Western Pennsylvania Conference as a pastor. He entered the ministry in 1967 as a deacon by Lloyd Christ Wicke and was ordained an elder by Roy Calvin Nichols in 1969. He held appointments as: Pastor, Whitaker United Methodist Church, 1971–77 Senior Pastor, Smithfield United Church (UCC and UMC), Pittsburgh, PA, 1977–88 Senior Pastor, First United Methodist Church, Pittsburgh, PA, 1988–96 Adjunct Faculty, Drew Theological School, 1980 Faculty, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, 1990 Episcopal ministry He was elected a bishop of the United Methodist Church by the Northeastern Jurisdictional Conference in 1996. He was then appointed as the resident bishop to various Annual Conferences: Philadelphia Area (Eastern Pennsylvania and Peninsula Delaware Conferences) (1996-2004) Boston Episcopal Area (New