Leadership

Ruth Harder began as pastor at Rainbow in September 2013. Ruth is a 2007 Masters of Divinity graduate of Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary and a 2001 graduate of Bethel College. Ruth is married to Jesse Graber, who is a high school art teacher. Prior to coming to Rainbow, Ruth served at LaSalle Street Church in Chicago and Bethel College Mennonite Church in North Newton, KS.

You can learn more about Ruth and her ministry by reading her blog called Over and Around the Rainbow.

Rosi serves as Associate Pastor at Rainbow, and has been part of the Rainbow staff since 2001. Her primary responsibilities are directing the adult choir and coordinating worship participation by congregants of all ages, as well as occasional preaching and community-building tasks. Rosi has a doctoral degree in organ performance from the University of Kansas, and a Master of Arts in Religious Studies from Chicago Theological Seminary. She was ordained in 2020.

The Church Administrator is the central point upon which other staff, volunteers, members, committees, and boards depend to make communication and other logistics effective and efficient. Sarah began in this roll at Rainbow as of December 2020.