Born in Goshen, Indiana Cynthia grew up on a lake in Northern Indiana. She became a member of the United Methodist Church in 1968 where she participated in the children’s choir, Girl Scouts, attended Summer Choir Camp at Epworth Forest, Bible school, Sunday school and week long summer camp.
Cynthia has a background in Art education with a focus in oil portraiture painting. She studied with Martin and Margie Stevens at the age of 16, was a student of Art Education at Western Michigan University, and a guest student of Drake University under the direction of Abner Hershberger at Goshen College in Florence Italy.
Cynthia began working at a large public library as display assistant and Graphic Artist, where she prepared advertising materials and illustrations through lithographic printing. She also presented displays for Library Collections. She was on staff at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church where she directed the children’s choir and substituted as director for the Adult choir. Cynthia worked at CPI Corporation, otherwise known as, Sears Portrait Studios, as photographer, studio manager and district training manager.
Volunteer positions that Cynthia has been involved in are First Grade Sunday School Teacher, New Mother Counselor, Parent Teacher Coop Secretary, Art History and awareness elementary level, Bicycle safety awareness elementary level, Confirmation Class Teacher, Greeter/Usher, Liturgist, Evangelism Chair, Bible School Co-director, Bible School Music Leader, Worship and Arts Committee, Sanctuary Choir member, Hand bell choir member, Disciple Class Leader, Meals on Wheels Delivery, Administrative Council Member, Communion steward to the homebound, and NODA volunteer at Geisinger Hospital.
Cynthia enjoys singing in the Bicentennial Choir and with her family, gardening and wood crafts in her spare time.

Cynthia can be reached by calling the Church Office, (570) 784-1407, or via email at lamvisits@wesleybloom.org .