Rev. Dawan Buie, Senior Pastor

Aldersgate United Methodist Church is proud to serve the community under the leadership of Rev. Dawan Buie.

Rev. Buie was born in San Pablo, California.  His family moved to New Jersey.  He received a Bachelor of Arts in Religion from Franklin and Marshall College and received a Master of Divinity Degree from Princeton Theological Seminary.

Rev. Buie served as a chaplain and church intern before moving to Youngstown, Ohio.  He served Centenary, Trinity and Lockwood United Methodist Churches in Youngstown, Ohio before being assigned as associate pastor at Medina United Methodist Church.  He was appointed to Aldersgate United Methodist Church in 2023.

In addition to serving as a pastor, he is President of the East Ohio Conference Black Pastor’s Fellowship, President of the North Central Jurisdiction of Black Methodists for Church Renewal, and a member of the East Ohio Conference Equitable Compensation Committee.

Pastor Buie is married to Hawa, and they have two daughters.