Pastor Ruth was born in Goshen, IN to Rev. Dennis and Dr. Sherri Irish. In 2017 she married her husband Elijah and later they welcomed two children, Lily and Finley. She graduated from Spring Arbor University with a Bachelors in Pastoral Ministry in 2015. In 2018 she graduated from Asbury Theological Seminary with an MDIV. Ruth was then ordained as an elder in the United Methodist church in 2022. Prior to coming to Flushing UMC she has served at Macon UMC, Britton Grace UMC and Midland First UMC.
