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THE RUBY PROJECT

All About Us

What Sets Us Apart

Who We Are
The Ruby Project is a Christ-centered nonprofit helping people heal, rebuild, and move forward with clarity, dignity, and purpose.
Our work is rooted in Scripture and shaped by lived experience, ministry leadership, practical tools, and supportive community.

Since 2018, we have also partnered with Mending the Soul and continue to honor and refer to their Christ-centered healing work.

Why You Can Trust Us
We take biblical integrity seriously. Our groups and programs are led by vetted, trained, spiritually mature leaders who are committed to living out the faith they teach.
We are clear about what we are—and what we are not. The Ruby Project is not a counseling center, crisis center, or licensed mental health provider. We provide faith-rooted support, education, creative healing experiences, and practical resources designed to help people take meaningful next steps.
Rooted in truth. Led with care. Built to help people move forward.
 

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Meet Our Founders

Ivan and Marcia Kirk founded The Ruby Project with a shared commitment to biblical truth, healing, and helping others rebuild with hope.

Pastor Ivan serves with steady leadership, a strong teaching voice, and a deep care for people and the church.

Marcia helped shape the vision and foundation of The Ruby Project, drawing from her background in leadership, ministry, and life experience. She now serves in a quieter advisory role, continuing to support the mission through Christ-centered tools and resources that help others move forward with clarity and purpose.

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   About
Marcia 

Marcia Kirk is the founder of The Ruby Project, a Christ-centered initiative focused on mentorship, leadership development, practical learning, and helping people move forward with greater confidence and purpose. For more than 21 years, she has served alongside her husband, Pastor Ivan Kirk, gaining firsthand experience in ministry, mentoring women, supporting leaders, and walking with people through seasons of growth, challenge, and change. Marcia also brings decades of professional leadership experience, including global program management, technology, training, organizational systems, and the development of senior project leaders. She now draws from both her professional and ministry experience to help others build practical skills, strengthen leadership capacity, and prepare for meaningful opportunities in work, ministry, and life. Her heart is simple: share what she has learned, equip others generously, and create resources that make knowledge more accessible. The Ruby Project was born from that mission. Through mentorship, career and leadership development, technology education, creative learning, and Christ-centered personal growth, Marcia hopes to help others rise, heal, grow, lead, and eventually help someone else do the same. The Ruby Project may carry her fingerprints, but the glory belongs to Jesus.

Meet the Hearts Behind
The Ruby Project

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Pastor Ivan Kirk

Founding President / Governance

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    Isaiah Kirk

    Junior Software Engineer

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    Stephanie Burrell-Hammer

    Steering Committee Member

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    Lynda Hawkins

    Steering Committee Member

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