David Penning

David Penning serves as a Bereavement Coordinator and Chaplain at HarmonyCares since September 2015, bringing extensive experience in grief support and spiritual care. Previously, David held dual roles as Bereavement Coordinator and Chaplain at Grace Hospice from September 2015 to November 2023. David's ministry experience includes serving as a Pastoral Intern at The River in 2014, where preaching and mentoring skills were developed, and as an Intern Pastor of Youth and Community Ministries at New Community Fourth Reformed Church from 2009 to 2014, leading youth programs and facilitating community engagement. Academic credentials include a Master’s Degree from Western Theological Seminary and a Bachelor of Religion from Hope College.