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Meet our Staff @ South Shore
Rev. Sarah B. Miller
Senior Pastor
Sarah is a native Floridian and a cradle United Methodist. She was born, raised, and educated in Lakeland, Florida. She and her husband, Andrew, are high school sweethearts. They met through the music programs of their home church, First United Methodist Church, in Lakeland. They were engaged on December 23, 2004 and married two years later to the date because Andrew wanted December 23 to be their anniversary.
Sarah and Andrew graduated from Florida Southern College in Lakeland in 2007 and then moved to Atlanta to pursue their seminary educations at Candler School of Theology at Emory University. They finished their degrees in 2010 and returned to Florida for Sarah to begin serving pastoral appointments. She served as an associate pastor at New Horizon Church – a United Methodist Congregation and as the senior pastor at Reeves Memorial UMC and Tuskawilla UMC prior to joining the ministry team at South Shore UMC.
Sarah and Andrew welcomed their son, Joshua, in the Fall of 2017. Joshua loves to swim, play outside, run Ninja courses, and sing. He is a generous purveyor of high-fives, monster truck facts, and smile-worthy sound effects. Family fur members, Sabine the hamster, Bark Vader the mini-Bernadoodle, and Padme the sheepadoodle add to the family joy and shenanigans.
(Can you tell they are fans of galaxies far far away!?)
Andrew serves as a Facilities Lead with the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute. He also owns his business, The Wood Monk, building custom tables and cabinetry and serves as the Director of Youth Ministry at South Shore UMC.
The Millers like to travel and explore, both near and far. Sarah and Andrew have travelled extensively in the United States, Central America, and Western Europe. They have travelled to Nepal in the Far East and Israel in the Middle East. They hope to head to the Far West in 2026 to visit Australia and New Zealand for their twentieth wedding anniversary.
Sarah looks forward to meeting you and partnering with you as together South Shore extends its mission and witness into our neighboring community. Sarah is praying for you and hopes to connect with you soon!
Sweet Blessings,
Sarah
Philippians 1:3-6
Jeanie Cofer
Office Administrator
Jeanie Cofer was born and raised in Corry, Pennsylvania and graduated from Penn State University with a bachelor’s degree in Business Management. She moved to Florida in 1995 with her husband, Jeff. They have 2 daughters, Jenna and Madison.
Jeanie has been a member of South Shore UMC since June 2006 and began her ministry as a volunteer. In May 2012, Jeanie was blessed to join the South Shore UMC staff as our Director of Children's Ministry. In March 2022, Jeanie began serving as South Shore UMC's Office Administrator, sharing her gifts in administration and organizational leadership.
In her spare time, Jeanie likes getting creative and making home made cards, scrapbooking and painting on canvas.
Kari Hamada
Director of Worship
Andrew Miller
Director of Youth Ministry