Staff Bio

The Reverend Sherry L. Lantz was appointed to serve as the Pastor of Cedarville United Methodist Church beginning July 1, 2009. Sherry is an Ordained Elder in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church. Prior to her appointment to Cedarville UMC, she served as Pastor of Discipleship and Congregational Care at West Lawn UMC in West Lawn, PA; she also served as Minister of Youth at Hempfield United Methodist Church, Lancaster, PA; and as a chaplain for Hospice of Lancaster County, for Lancaster General Hospital, and for the former Saint Joseph Hospital in Lancaster. A native of Lancaster County, Pastor Sherry graduated from J. P. McCaskey High School. She completed ninety credit hours of study as a Psychology major at Millersville University, graduated from Lancaster Bible College with a BS in Bible, with an emphasis in Christian Life and Ministry (1996); received certification in Clinical Pastoral Education through Lancaster General Hospital (1997); completed studies for a Master of Divinity degree at Lancaster Theological Seminary (2000) in Lancaster, PA, and has been earned the Doctor of Ministry degree from Wesley Theological Seminary (2022) in Washington, D.C. Pastor Sherry and her husband, Gordy, are blessed with two grown children and six grandchildren.