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Nozomi Ikuta

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C. Nozomi Ikuta Cohort III

Rev. C. Nozomi Ikuta is the pastor of Denison Avenue United Church of Christ. Nozomi was born in Cleveland and grew up in Brook Park, Ohio. She graduated from Berea High School, Carleton College in Minnesota, Harvard Divinity School in Massachusetts, and New York Theological Seminary in New York City. She is delighted to be able to live and work in the richly diverse Denison/Lorain neighborhood on Cleveland’s west side and to help the Denison Congregation strengthen its neighborhood outreach and engagement. Nozomi is fluent in Spanish and has also studied German, Greek, and Japanese. Her other interests include Taiko (Japanese drumming), Tai Chi (Chinese health and martial art form) and going for walks in the woods.