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Rev. Wendy Woodruff, Pastor

Rev. Woodruff comes to MMCC after nearly thirty years in the telecommunications industry.  After retiring in 2003, she attended and received a Master of Divinity degree from Chicago Theological Seminary.  She has been an active leader in MCC for the past fifteen years, as a board member and lay representative.  She participated in two church plants in Geneva, Illinois and Cleveland, Ohio.  While in seminary, she was an intern at Open Door United Church of Christ, which is located on Chicago’s South Side and has a primary ministry to the African American Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer community.  Just prior to coming to Milwaukee, Rev. Woodruff served as Associate Pastor for Leadership Empowerment at MCC Illiana in Lake Station, Indiana.

 
Rev. Wendy

Mary Woodruff, Rev. Woodruff’s spouse of eight years, manages the computer library systems for the Public Libraries in Naperville, Illinois.  The Woodruffs plan to make their home in the Bayview neighborhood.  They have one son, John Shields, who lives with his wife, Jennifer Shields, in Warrenville, Illinois.
 
“I am excited about the opportunity to serve the MMCC congregation and the larger Milwaukee community,” Rev. Woodruff said.  “My passion is outreach to those who are on the edges of society: the elderly, young Queer folk, people who are differently-abled -- anyone who struggles to be an active, accepted part of society.  Christ calls us to reach out to those on the edges and to care for the stranger.”