was born in Manhattan and has lived in the South Bronx, Newark, Cincinnati, Western New York, Poughkeepsie, Ireland, Russia, Harlem, Chelsea, and New Jersey. Bowie is Rector of Christ Church in Short Hills, where she has served since June 2016. 

Bowie was Wisdom Year Resident and Deacon at the Parish of Calvary-St. George’s and was sponsored for ordination in the Diocese of New York by the Congregation of St. Saviour at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine.  Her professional lay ministry in New York included service as Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministries at St. James’ Episcopal Church; Executive Director of Faith House Manhattan; and a redesign of EpiscopalChurch.org as Web Content Editor at the Episcopal Church Center. 

From 2010-11, Bowie was a lay member on the Task Group selected to produce a new liturgy for same-gender blessings on behalf of the Standing Commission of Liturgy and Music. Her ecumenical experience includes serving on the Steering Committee for Christian Churches Together and as an Episcopal Delegate for the National Council of Churches in Christ. She was a co-founder of Transmission, an emerging house church, and has been involved in experimental ministries since 2006. 

Bowie majored in Religious Studies at Vassar College, received her M.Div. from Union Theological Seminary in New York City, a Master of Sacred Theology and a Diploma in Anglican Studies from General Theological Seminary. She has been published in The Huffington Post, The Anglican Theological Review, and The Episcopal New Yorker. Bowie and her husband, George Mathew, a conductor and humanitarian, live in Short Hills with their son and daughter.