Jasper Green Pennington, Episcopal clergyman, was born in 1939. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1973 and became rector of St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Ypsilanti, Michigan, in 1983, a position he held until his retirement in 2001. During his retirement he served at other Episcopal churches in Southeastern Michigan, including St. Clement's in Inkster, Michigan. Pennington has had a great interest in historic preservation, and has been active in the restoration of Ypsilanti's Highland Cemetery, and as a member of the Washtenaw County Historic District Commission.
From the guide to the Jasper Green Pennington papers, 1969-2007, (Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan)