Rector
The Very Reverend Michael Pearson
Fr. Pearson has been the Rector of St. Mary’s Church since February 2001. Prior to coming to St. Mary’s, he was the Rector of St. Luke’s Church, Anchorage, Kentucky. He has also served parishes in Connecticut and Rhode Island.
Fr. Pearson did his undergraduate work at Duke University and received his Master of Divinity degree from Princeton Theological Seminary. He also studied at the University of Edinburgh (Scotland) and General Theological Seminary (New York, New York). He is married to Julia and they have a daughter in college.
Associate Rector
The Reverend Jane Cornman
Mother Cornman has been the Associate Rector since August 2005. She came to St. Mary’s after earning her M.Div. at Yale Divinity School. Prior to her calling as an Episcopal Priest, she served as Director of Operations for Messiah College’s urban satellite campus at Temple University, in North Philadelphia.
In addition to the general priestly duties she shares with Father Pearson, Mother Cornman is responsible for ministry to children and families, and runs the youth program. As a wife and the mother of two middle school children, these responsibilities are close to her heart. She and her husband, Douglas, have been married for 20 years.
