The Rev. Jen Rude
Pastor Jen Rude, a 2005 graduate of the Pacific School of Religion, Berkeley, CA was extraordinarily ordained in November 2007. She currently serves as Youth Outreach Minister at The Night Ministry in Chicago. The Night Ministry is an interfaith organization, started almost 35 years ago by churches and synagogues seeking to be a presence of faith on the nighttime streets. Jen specifically works with homeless and runaway youth, many of whom are gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender.
Jen currently serves on the ELM Board of Directors as the Proclaim Program Chair. In 2011 Jen Rude was approved for reception by the ELCA Metro Chicago Synod.
