Melissa Ireta, Craft Leader and Co-Founder Houston Chapter
Tanto Craft Studio, Owner
Melissa grew up with a super crafty mom and all about recycling dad. She has been creating and upcycling since she was a tiny tot. Her mom taught her to sew, crochet, make paper, decoupage, embroider. Along the way Melissa has learned to gocoo, needle felt, screen print, make jewelry and is always learning new things. She started tanto as a way to share her creations, although parting with them is difficult sometimes!
Melissa also works part-time at Sew Crafty, teaching craft classes, leading Mother-Daughter craft night and manning the desk on the weekends. She loves to teach and to inspire creativity.
Holly Ebel, Flock Leader and Co-Founder Houston Chapter
Director of Midtown Spirituality Center
Holly is a United Methodist minister who understands herself as an urban missionary.
She grew up in the United Methodist Church in Brenham, TX.
As a young adult, she grew disillusioned with 'the church'
While her faith in God never dissipated, her tolerance for organized religion did.
During her phase of disillusionment, Holly began the study and practice of other faith traditions. Eventually, this study led her back to Christianity and 'the church'.
She realized the teachings of Jesus Christ were impeccable.
As she returned to the church, Holly began to dream of ways to make the teachings of Christ and the Christian tradition accessible to others who were "turned off" by organized religion.
Holly received her Master's of Divinity Degree at Perkins School of Theology
at Southern Methodist University.
Here she received academic awards for adventurous and creative learning
as well as for preaching.
Holly is committed to the teachings of Christ, United Methodist theology and the way of John Wesley.
Her vision is to create a spiritual community that embodies the teachings of Christ in a bold new way.
Holly is a United Methodist minister who understands herself as an urban missionary.
She grew up in the United Methodist Church in Brenham, TX.
As a young adult, she grew disillusioned with 'the church'
While her faith in God never dissipated, her tolerance for organized religion did.
During her phase of disillusionment, Holly began the study and practice of other faith traditions. Eventually, this study led her back to Christianity and 'the church'.
She realized the teachings of Jesus Christ were impeccable.
As she returned to the church, Holly began to dream of ways to make the teachings of Christ and the Christian tradition accessible to others who were "turned off" by organized religion.
Holly received her Master's of Divinity Degree at Perkins School of Theology
at Southern Methodist University.
Here she received academic awards for adventurous and creative learning
as well as for preaching.
Holly is committed to the teachings of Christ, United Methodist theology and the way of John Wesley.
Her vision is to create a spiritual community that embodies the teachings of Christ in a bold new way.
create. reflect. give back.
-Church of Craft Houston
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