Rev. Erik “Skitch” Matson

Campus Pastor

Skitch is the Campus Pastor here at Kingston UMC. You can expect to see and hear from him weekly in worship, as well as throughout the week. Along with this role, he runs the youth program for Kingston UMC and Princeton UMC, and is the Methodist college chaplain (Wesley Foundation Director) at Princeton University.

Skitch is especially curious about the intersections found in art, ecology, community, and spirituality, so it comes as no surprise that he loves playing music, taking walks in the woods, cooking with friends, and hearing how God is working in people’s lives. He’s spent almost a decade in ministry in both churches and summer camps, and received his Masters of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary and a B.S. in Physics from Point Loma Nazarene University.

Rev. Jenny Smith Walz

Rev. Jennifer ‘Jenny’ Smith Walz has been called to help people come more fully alive as deeply committed disciples of Jesus Christ, particularly through practices of spiritual formation, liturgy, and community-building justice and service. She and her husband Robert, an engineer, have an elementary-aged son, Elliot.
A graduate of Baylor University and Duke Divinity School, Rev. Jenny is a trained coach and spiritual director. She served churches in Arizona for 12 years and was on the pastoral team at Trinity UMC in Hackettstown for six years. She takes great joy in getting to know people from diverse backgrounds, and she would love to get to know you and your story. “There is always a place for you to join us as we explore faith and joyfully respond to God’s love.”