Rev. Ruth Everhart
While I was growing up I spent summers working as my Dad's secretary at Eastern Christian Junior High School where he was principal. This was only slightly worse than actually being a student in that school. In High School things improved when I got a job in an institutional kitchen and could have water fights using the very powerful dish-room hose. During college I was a waitress at IHOP, which explains my strange fondness for orange-roofed buildings. After graduating from college with a triple major in English, Education, and Religion, I became a legal secretary. This is what I was doing when I felt called into ministry in 1984. I was ordained on October 14, 1990 by Genesee Valley Presbytery.
I'm an author: I have a passion for writing, both fiction and non-fiction, and have completed a couple novels about a clergywoman, which are not likely to be published anytime soon. Currently I'm working on a manuscript on the subject of Pilgrimage, based on my trips to Israel/Palestine (2005) and Jordan (2007).
Random facts: You might also like to know that I enjoy Brussels sprouts more than the average person and I have always wanted to ride a motorcycle across the United States.
My life as a Pastor:
| Jan 2002-present |
Solo Pastor, Stated Supply Poolesville Presbyterian Church (Poolesville, Maryland) |
| Mar 2000-May 2001 |
Interim Associate Pastor Vienna Presbyterian Church (Vienna, Virginia) |
| Aug 1993-Aug 1999 |
Solo Pastor Rock Creek Presbyterian Church (Tallula, Illinois) |
| Sept 1990-July 1993 |
Associate Pastor Penfield Presbyterian Church (Penfield, New York) |
Other things I've done:
- Legal Secretary, Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly, Minneapolis, MN (1985-1990)
- Legal Secretary, Maslon Edelman Borman & Brand, Minneapolis, MN (1982-1985)
- Word Processing Operator, Hamilton Associates, Minneapolis, MN (1980-1982)
- Assistant Cook, Yellowstone National Park, Grand Canyon (summer 1980)
- Waitress, Breakfast Just Breakfast, Grand Rapids, MI (1979-1980)
- Assistant Cook, Yellowstone National Park, Old Faithful (summer 1978)
- Clerical Assistant, Faber Bros. Broadloom, Prospect Park, NJ (summer 1977)
- Barmaid, a bowling alley, Grand Rapids, MI (two weeks)
- Waitress, IHOP, Grand Rapids, MI (during college)
- Kitchen Worker, The Christian Sanatorium, Wyckoff, NJ (during high school)
My education:
| 1989, Master of Divinity |
United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities (New Brighton, Minnesota) |
| 1979, Bachelor of Arts |
Calvin College (Grand Rapids, Michigan) |
| 1975 |
Eastern Christian High School (North Haledon, New Jersey) |