Rhodes College
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RUF is a Christian ministry at Rhodes College.
All Rhodes students are welcome regardless of personal or religious background. We welcome the "convinced" and the "unconvinced" and invite all students, not matter who they are, to RUF.
We want RUF to be a place where a student can come with questions, find fellowship with others, worship God, serve others, and grow in their knowledge of the gospel of Jesus Christ and His work on their behalf.
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Meet Our Team
John Craft
John Craft grew up in Memphis, TN. After graduating from Vanderbilt University, where he studied philosophy and film studies, he moved to Athens, GA to complete a two year internship with RUF at the University of Georgia. While doing intern training, he met his wife Leigh, who was an RUF intern at Winthrop University. After they got married, John and Leigh moved to St. Louis, MO to attend Covenant Theological Seminary. After graduating and doing some college ministry in St. Louis, John and Leigh moved to Chattanooga in 2007 to do RUF @ UTC. Now having moved back to Memphis, they are both excited to be serving with RUF @ Rhodes College. John and Leigh have two children, William and Lizzie.
James Rantzow
James is a native Memphian. He went to the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa where he majored in Nonprofit Management. After graduating, James accepted a full-time job with a Summer Camp/Retreat Center in Bolivar, TN. After a year and a half at his camp, James decided to come back to RUF. He loves spending time outside doing anything active and also hanging with anyone over a meal or cup of coffee. He is thrilled to be back on a college campus where he gets to hang out and work with Rhodes students.
Summer Huelle
Summer is from Tarpon Springs, Florida and graduated from Johnson & Wales University in Charlotte, NC. There she studied Baking & Pastry, Food and Beverage Entrepreneurship and minored in Sommelier. Through her involvement with RUF during her four years of undergrad, she experienced the grace of Jesus in a new way and left with a deeper understanding and relationship with God. Summer spends her free time exploring new coffee shops, running, rock climbing, and hosting dinner parties. After three years of the RUF Internship at Rhodes College, she is excited to continue her call to ministry as Campus Staff.
Leslie Janikowsky
Leslie grew up in a Navy family, but always called Maryland home. She is a graduate of the University of Virginia where she studied Political Science and English. At UVA, Leslie became involved with the ministry of RUF. After graduating, she began working as an RUF intern at Rhodes College in Memphis, TN. In 2014, she was called to continue serving with RUF at Rhodes in the Campus Staff position. While serving as Campus Staff, Leslie completed her Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at the University of Memphis.
Leslie is also finishing her Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at the University of Memphis. She loves coffee, UVA basketball, baking chocolate chip cookies, and training for half marathons.