Pastor Ginny Miles received her undergraduate degree from Grove City College and was called to the ministry later in life.  She graduated from the Lutheran Seminary in Philadelphia and completed her studies for the ministry at the Moravian Seminary in Bethlehem.   Along the way she also took course work at Drew University.  She has served as Director of Christian Education at Lehman Memorial UMC in Hatboro and Associate Pastor at Doylestown UMC before her assignment to Penns Park UMC in 1997.  Rev. Miles is an ordained Elder in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference.  Ginny lives in Buckingham Township with her husband,  Bill; they have two grown children.

Jenny Smith
Seminarian
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Jenny Smith, a student at The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia, has begun serving Penns Park United Methodist Church as part of her fieldwork experience.  Her service there will continue with Pastor Ginny Miles through next May.

Jenny is a member of Asbury United Methodist Church in Norristown where she has sung in the choir, taught Sunday School and held leadership positions on numerous committees.  She is a Christ Servant Minister in the Eastern Pennsylvania Annual Conference.  Jenny has also been active in the local affiliate of Habitat for Humanity and is a member of the Methodist Federation for Social Action.

Her education background includes a bachelor’s degree in English & Psychology, a masters in General Experimental Psychology, and she has done graduate work at both the University of Missouri and Carnegie Mellon Graduate School of Industrial Administration.  Recently retired from a career in the field of usability and human factors, she is a part-time instructor at The Art Institute and Drexel University.

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Eric lives in nearby Newtown PA with his wife, son and daughter. He is our Music/Choir director and the churches Pianist/Organist. Eric is an accomplished musician and performs professionally for local restaurants and banquet halls. He also plays electronic synthesizers, guitar, and bass. Eric is a baritone tenor and occasionally sings a vocal solo for our services.   

In 1971 Eric began playing trombone in a brass choir for a Lutheran Church in East New York.  Since then Eric has performed professionally with some of the area’s well know dance and show bands. In 1991 Eric became a member of the New Jersey Air National Guard and while in training school, Eric volunteered to play organ\piano for Catholic services St. Mary’s Chapel, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, TX. That same year, he was asked to direct the Keesler Choral on Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, MS.  More recently, Eric worked as an assistant music director for St Andrews Youth Choir and he helped organize a Teen Music Ministry for Newtown United Methodist Church. Eric currently teaches music at New Hope Academy in Bucks County PA.