Rev. Taves joined Eliot as our Minister of Congregational Life in 2020. She grew up on a farm in Southwest Ontario, Canada, and has served congregations in the United States since 2004. She and her partner are gradually transforming their small property in the Meramec River Valley into a Missouri native plants sanctuary.  Her social justice passions are racial, reproductive, and environmental justice.

Rev. Taves earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the University of Waterloo, with a focus on Canadian political and social history. She earned her Masters of Arts in History at York University specializing in immigration and religious and cultural history.  She completed her Masters of Divinity at the University of Toronto School of Theology, specializing in pastoral care. 

✉ ktaves@eliotchapel.org