The Rev. Rae Lynn Schleif is the senior pastor having arrived to Linworth June 29, 2008.  She has served congregations in the United Methodist Church since 1981, the year she was ordained, and most recently served as a District Superintendent in northwest Ohio, the Maumee Watershed District for eight years.  Rae Lynn enjoys all aspects of congregational life, including congregational care, administration, teaching and preaching.  She is a graduate of United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio, however she currently serves on the Board of Trustees at the Methodist Theological Seminary in Delaware, Ohio.  In her free time, Rae Lynn enjoys gardening, traveling, reading and running with her dog, Jasper.