Associate Pastor
Melissa Rynders

OFFICIAL BIO TO COME

In the meantime, the Top Ten Things to know about Associate Pastor Melissa Rynders (and her husband Rob):

1. They are both big baseball fans, and their favorite team is the Oakland A's

2. They love to do mission work, in fact they met each other working for Sierra Service Project.

3. Melissa just ran her first 10K in the Whiskey Row 10K in Prescott.

4. Both Melissa and Rob graduated from Claremont School of Theology with a Master's of Divinity.

5. Between the two of them, they have traveled to Guatemala, Honduras, England, Canada and Israel.

6. Melissa has been dancing since the age of 7, and likes to incorporate the arts into worship.

7. They both love to do youth work and have been doing it for many years.

8. Melissa's parents are both United Methodist clergy in the Desert Southwest Annual Conference.

9. Melissa graduated from the University of Arizona, and Rob graduated from Long Beach State University.

10. They are both big fans of reality shows, especially The Amazing Race and Survivor.