Lightstreet United Methodist Church

Rev. Jennifer Parks-Snyder came to Lightstreet United Methodist in July of 2010.  

Jenn began in ministry in 1999 and was appointed her first charge in 2000 in the Halifax, PA area.  She served there for 4 years.  The next appointment was serving 3 churches and overseeing a 4th in Chambersburg, PA.  That appointment was 3 years.  Pastor Jenn comes to us from First Hollidaysburg UMC, where she served as the Associate Pastor for 3 years. 

She graduated from Shippensburg College in December 1996 and then received her Master of Divinity in 2006 from Wesley Seminary in Washington, DC.  Jenn was ordained June 12, 2010. She received her Doctorate of Ministry in Church Leadership from Wesley Seminary in May 2018.

Pastro Jenn is married to Scott Snyder.  Scott comes from Reading, PA where they met through friends Jenn had at Albright College.  They have three sons, Lucas, Alex and Davis.  

Pastor Ron is a retired United Methodist pastor, an elder in the Susquehanna Conference, who teaches, preaches and generally assists Lightstreet in various pastoral capacities.  Pastor Ron and his wife Denise have one adult daughter, Aubrey.  Denise is a native of Lightstreet.  

Office hours , subject to change, are Wednesday, Thursday and Friday mornings.  If there is no one at the church, you are encouraged to let a phone message, send an e-mail or contact the pastor at home or the church secretary at home.

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Council Chair - Deb Sokol

Church Treasurer - Amy Dent

Chair of Finance - Kristy Yohey

Chair of Trustees - Russ Kressler

Chair of Staff-Parish Relations - Kelly Sneidman

Chair of Missions - Lori Farver / Terri Lazar

Chair of Lay Leadership (Nominations) - Rev. Jenn Parks-Snyder

Lay Leader (Church Connection Chair) - Doug Sitler

Lay Member to Annual Conference - Doug Sitler / Kelly Sneidman

Chair of Worship - Rev. Jenn Parks-Snyder

Recording Secretary of Church Council  and Youth Rep - Haley Pensyl

Our congregation has several speakers who have taken courses through the United Methodist Church to become Lay Speakers:

Dwayne Deska

Chris Klock

Blair Staley

Pam Szilagyi

Stefan Szilagyi

Michele Valencik

Jacqueline Woodward