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Pastor Miriam became the Co-Pastor of Faith UMC in July of 2025 alongside her husband, the Rev. Justin Snider. Miriam has served in a variety of local church ministry settings for 20 years.
She served in a rural area (a two-point charge near Marshall from 2006-2011), then in a university setting (Associate Pastor at Urbana Wesley from 2011-2018) and most recently in a suburban parish (Chatham UMC from 2018-2025).
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Miriam and Justin are thrilled to serve alongside one another and alongside you in the same church.
About Miriam
Pastor Miriam has a heart for intergenerational worship, the equipping of lifelong disciples of Jesus Christ as well as coming alongside others in rebuilding faith and practice during and after deconstruction.
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Pastor Miriam grew up in a small town near West Lafayette, Indiana. Miriam and Justin met while students at Greenville College in Illinois. While at Greenville, they ran Cross Country and Track & Field and did a radio show together. They married in 2002 and moved to Champaign, IL. It was then that they joined the United Methodist Church (Champaign First UMC) and started in the ordination process. The next year they moved to Durham, NC to begin divinity school at Duke Divinity School.
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Miriam is a 2002 graduate of Greenville University (Communication: Public Relations) and a 2006 graduate of Duke Divinity School (MDiv).
Miriam and Justin have two kids (Sam, 17 & Katie, 13) and a mini-doodle dog named Penny.
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Pastor Miriam enjoys anything Enneagram and GallupStrengths.
Her hobbies include sewing, creative projects, hiking, reading, and travel.