Our Team.
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Staff
Charlotte Tsuyuki Lehman
Co-Pastor
Laura Kraybill
Co-Pastor
Julie Larson
Office Manager
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Laura Wallace
Music Director
Debbie Cook
Bookkeeper
Team
Dedication. Expertise. Passion.
This is your Team section. It's a great place to introduce your team and talk about what makes it special, such as your culture or work philosophy. Don't be afraid to illustrate personality and character to help users connect with your team.
Co-Pastor
Charlotte Tsuyuki Lehman
I’ve never met anyone else with the same name as me, and that’s been like my experience of life as a biracial woman of some color born at the very end of the Baby Boomer generation and not raised to be leader and yet I have become one.
Co-Pastor
Laura Kraybill
I joined the Reba Place Church community as Co-Pastor in 2022. I have an MDiv from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary and am ordained in the Illinois Conference of Mennonite Church USA. Before coming to Reba I worked in campus ministry, hospital chaplaincy, and theater education (MA in Theater Education, Emerson College). I grew up in London, England as a missionary and pastor’s kid and have lived in many places. My passions include building cross-cultural relationships, youth and young adult ministry, the arts in worship, and nurturing vibrant, inclusive faith communities. For fun I like to sing, dance, cook, read, hike and make cards.
Office Manager
Julie Larson
I have been a part of the Reba Place Church community since 2008 and was drawn to the neighborhood by the vibrant life and expression of the church. Originally from Minnesota, I now live in the area with my husband and three kids, and am excited to be a part of the community-building efforts at Reba to create a thriving and life-giving experience.
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Music Director
Laura Wallace
I started attending Reba Place Church after graduating college and moving to Chicago in 2011. From my very first visit, I could tell this place was special. We sang songs in a variety of genres—gospel, folk, old hymns, and even a song in Spanish—and then we did a congregational dance together! These were things I was not accustomed to in my evangelical church upbringing. I was hooked. I knew this would be my new home church. Twelve years later (in 2023), I became the Music Director, a role in which I joyfully carry on these musical traditions as well as introduce new ones.
