The Rev. Jenn Parks-Snyder began her appointment as pastor of First United Methodist Church (UMC) of Hershey on July 1.

Previously, she was the pastor at Lightstreet UMC in the Lewisburg district for 11 years. She also served as an assisting elder for the Lewisburg District for two years. Prior to that, she was the associate pastor at First Hollidaysburg UMC for three years and served as the pastor to Caledonia Charge in the Chambersburg area for three years and Powell's Valley Charge in the Harrisburg area for four years. She received her Master of Divinity in May 2006 and her Doctor of Ministry in church leadership in May 2018 from Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C.

For more information about First UMC, visit http://www.firstumchershey.org. Throughout August, in-person worship services will be held at 8 and 10 a.m. on Sundays, with the 10 a.m. service livestreaming on the church's YouTube channel.