Michelle is ordained in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). She dreams of a world where all people know their inherent worth and value as children of God and recognize that same value and worth in others. She believes that God is much bigger than any man-made religious box and follows Jesus as one who taught us to break open the boxes where we try to keep God. Michelle believes that working for peace and justice are the vocation of every Christian and has a passion for helping people live into that vocation.
Kayshia Rosenbury is our Administrative Assistant at Ekklesia Campus Ministry! With her skills in bookkeeping and communications, she's here to keep us organized and connected. Blink and you’ll miss her zipping through emails, sprinkling a little bit of magic (and maybe a tiny bit of messes) everywhere she goes.
Ekklesia Student Staff
Rue Lohn, a passionate, creative, and radically driven theology student leading the way for our ministry's new extension at Ozarks Tech (OTC)!
Rue had already made a significant impact, working with youth across the area through various churches while coordinating the Connecting Grounds community youth group.
Rue brings a special focus on creating spaces for neurodivergence and acceptance, and we couldn’t be more excited to have them on board!
Duck is a junior majoring in communication studies and double minoring in diversity studies and religious studies. Xe hopes to become an interfaith chaplain and work with collage students or in a hospital. Duck loves to do art and sells earrings and paintings and other knickknacks xe makes. Xe hopes to accomplish making Ekklesia a welcoming space for all, and have some great events this year.
UMHE Board Members
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Samantha Nichols, Co-President, Leigh, NE
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Tona Rowett, Co-President, Alumni, Moyock, NC
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Orion Peterson, Secretary, Alumni, St. Charles, MO
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Tyler Hendrix, Treasurer, Alumni, Aurora CO
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David Rauch, Local Church, Billings, MO
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Rev. Jenn Simmons, Local Church, Springfield, MO
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Gary Tebbenkamp, Local Church, Springfield, MO
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Father David Kendrick, Local Church, Springfield, MO