Rev. Rachael Pryor, Conference Minister, was raised at Sylvania United Church of Christ near Toledo, Ohio, where she developed an enduring commitment to extravagant welcome, faithful generosity, and advocacy for justice.  She holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Michigan and an M.Div. from Princeton Theological Seminary.

Before coming to the SCNC, Rachael served as Associate Conference Minister with the Kansas-Oklahoma Conference and as part of the Tri-Conference staff team in Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota. She also spent 7 years working with Kansas Interfaith Action in statewide legislative advocacy and education. Rachael has served as a pastor to local congregations of the UCC and the ELCA in interim, transitional, and settled calls. She currently sits on the Board of Trustees for Chapman University (ex officio) and on the Board of Directors for the Cornerstone Fund, a financial ministry of the UCC. She is a Doctor of Ministry candidate at Pacific School of Religion.

Rachael and her four children live in Ventura, California with their two cats. She enjoys cooking for friends, board games, reading, cold weather, and travel to new places.