Meet our Staff
Mark was five years old when he first experienced the movie Star Wars. The saga has been an integral aspect of his life ever since. Growing up he moved around quite a bit, following his dad who worked for Lowe’s Hardware: Boone, Asheboro, Seagrove, Greensboro, Troy, Norwood, Mt. Airy, and Seagrove
again. His first day of high school at Southwestern Randolph High School he did not know a soul. In high school he learned it is okay to be inquisitive, fell in love with literature, and found a niche in drama.
He applied to North Carolina State University with hopes of being an Architect. He graduated in 1995 with a degree in Religious Studies. He learned taking a leap of faith involves risk without certainty of the outcome, found a love of the Hebrew language, and the blessing of second and third chances.
He entered Duke Divinity School anticipating pursuing a PhD and teaching at the college level. He graduated in 1998 pursuing ordained ministry in the Western North Carolina Conference. He has served a variety of appointments: High Point, Concord, Gastonia, Charlotte, Monroe, Weddington, Southern Union County, and now Pineville. He has learned lessons in each appointment, many the hard way. He continues to learn that God’s grace is sufficient, even for him. In May of 2021, he fulfilled the lifelong dream of pursuing a doctoral degree graduating from Candler School of Theology at Emory University with a Doctor in Ministry in Biblical Interpretation and Proclamation.
Mark has four amazing children. EC is a graduate of Charlotte Latin ’20 and recently graduated as a Theatre Major at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington concentrating in Performance and Technical Theatre. James is a graduate of Central Academy of Technology and Arts ’21 in Monroe and is in his third year at UNCW as a Film Studies Major. Bridget is taking classes at CPCC and will be applying to Appalachian State University for Fall 2025. William is a Freshman at Charlotte Latin. In November 2024, Mark married the love of his life, Andrea Conder. Andrea is a United Methodist Pastor currently serving St. Francis UMC in Charlotte. Mark and Andrea are kept on their toes by the ever-affectionate and mischievous four-year-old Airedoodle, Cokie. (Named after the late Cokie Roberts, Journalist and Political Commentator).
Elizabeth has lived in the Charlotte area all of her life. She has worked in various church offices as an office manager over the last decade. Her past experiences include HR, business ownership, and office management. She completed a course in Multicultural/ Multiethnic interpretations and diversity, which has been tremendously beneficial to her career and to every day life. She and her husband, Carl, will celebrate their 12th wedding anniversary this year and they have a 6 year old daughter named Harper. She is so appreciative of the warm welcome we have all given her. She looks forward to serving PUMC.
Nancy is originally from Silver Spring, MD but has lived in Charlotte for over 30 years. She loves all things worship and has served as Music Minister/Worship Leader in 3 churches in Charlotte, Indian Trail and Locust. She also serves in Emmaus, Chrysalis and Epiphany Ministries and is the state board president of Epiphany MInistries of NC. She describes herself as out-of-the-box, sometimes unconventional, but also appreciates tradition that strengthens the Body of Christ. She is a purple haired, pierced, tattooed lover of Jesus who also has a heart for ministering to those who have been marginalized by the church. She enjoys getting to know her church family and serving the Lord alongside each of us!
Josh Parman
Accompanist
Originally from Nashville, Josh is a recent transplant to the Charlotte area to be closer to his family. He has previously worked for several churches and theaters in the Milwaukee, Cincinnati, Little Rock, and Nashville areas as a singer, pianist, organist, cellist, conductor, composer, arranger, and choir director. Josh holds two degrees in music composition from Middle Tennessee State University and the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. In his free time, Josh enjoys reading and has been known to fish.
Meriwether is originally from Apex, North Carolina, a town near Raleigh. She moved down here in 8th grade, so, at this point, most of her life has been in the Charlotte area. She went to University of South Carolina and majored in Media Arts. It’s a broad major basically encompassing all things production - writing, sound, editing, ect. She learned about Pineville UMC from her former Band Director, Martin Dickey. He taught her brother how to run a soundboard in high school and then she followed in her brother’s footsteps in college. She is happy to be here to help make sure everyone can see and hear the worship. She enjoys spending time with her goofy but loving dog, Goose, and her opinionated and silly cat Yeti.