The Ruffs have been attending St. Michael’s since 2011 and felt at home in this warm and welcoming community from the start. While he always felt like he belonged, Dan finally made it official and became an Episcopalian by being received in 2019.

Dan has served on the Stewardship Committee for the past 5 years and has been the chair for the last 3. He has coordinated the annual blood drives at St. Michael’s for the last 5 years and is thrilled to report that the St. Michael’s drives have collected 217 units of blood since 2018, making the difference between life and death for numerous individuals. Dan has also served on the mowing ministry for the past few summers, helping to keep the lawn looking its best. Previously, Dan served on the Mission and Outreach Committee, the Buildings and Grounds Committee, and was a Rebuilding Together house captain.

In his time in these various roles, it has been driven home time and time again that every single success is due to the wonderful and generous community here at St. Michael’s. He is convinced that as long as we continue to choose to make it so, this little church will have a significant impact in the greater community.

Dan is married to Karen, the Minister for Children and Families, and they have both enjoyed watching their children Isabel and Adam grow up within the St. Michael’s community. They are amazed and more than a little proud to see the adults their children have become.

Dan and the family love to travel, and love the outdoors. Dan was able to scratch that itch for 6 years as an Assistant Scout Master in Adam’s troop, and now he and Karen are once again enjoying traveling to new places together as a couple. Dan works as a trademark paralegal, helping companies and individuals obtain and maintain their trademarks. In his free time, he’s always got some project around the house he’s working on, or something he is tinkering with in the basement.