Meet Our Pastors

Pastor Matthew (Matt) Pensinger

Pastor Matthew Pensinger is the senior pastor at Grace. He began serving here in July 2022. Over the prior 15 years, Pastor Matt served as associate pastor at Trinity in Mount Joy PA, as lead pastor at Epiphany in Burtonsville MD, as assistant pastor at Good Shepherd in Gaithersburg MD, as lead pastor at Grace in Camp Hill PA, and as associate pastor at St. Matthew in Hanover, PA.

Pastor Matt is a 2002 graduate of Penn State University and a 2006 graduate of the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg (now United Lutheran Seminary).

He is married to Deborah Pensinger, a high school biology teacher, and they have one daughter, Maura.

Pastor Matt and his family currently reside in Hanover PA. His interests include Bible study, history, running, various fandoms, and disc golf.

Pastor Cody Danner

Associate Pastor
[email protected]

Pastor Cody Danner is our associate pastor at Grace. He started serving Grace on September 6, 2022. Pastor Cody received his Masters of Divinity at United Lutheran Seminary in May of 2022. He graduated Thiel College in 2015 with a Bachelor’s degree in Theological and Youth Ministry as well as a minor in Music.

Pastor Cody is married to Kyla Danner, who is a speech and language pathologist. Together, they have sons Jonah & Ezra, a dog named Bishop, and a cat named Gus. They are currently living in Hanover, PA.

Pastor Cody’s interests include football (huge Eagles fan), disc golf, tabletop board games, and spending time with friends and family.