Reverend Rob Schenck (pronounced SHANK) is the President and co-founder of Faith and Action, a Christian missionary outreach to elected and appointed officials in Washington, DC. Faith and Action is headquartered directly across the street from the U.S. Supreme Court building. Rev. Schenck’s mission on Capitol Hill is to bring the Word of God to bear on the hearts and minds of America’s policymakers.
In the course of his ministry work, Rev. Schenck has met and personally spoken with President George W. Bush, former and current Speakers of the House, Senate Majority Leaders, numerous members of Congress, and all nine Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court. He frequently appears in major media outlets.
In July 2006, Rev. Schenck successfully defended a granite display of the Ten Commandments in the front garden of Faith and Action’s headquarters. The Washington, DC city government had demanded the display’s removal and threatened fines and property seizure.
Rev. Schenck has been involved in the defense of other public displays of the Ten Commandments and other Christian symbols around the country. Recently, he assisted local leaders in preventing the removal of a cross from a war memorial on Mt. Soledad in San Diego, CA.
Rev. Schenck holds ministerial affiliation with both the Evangelical Church Alliance and the Methodist Episcopal Church. He currently serves on the boards of the Evangelical Church Alliance, the Exchange Club of Capitol Hill, the Institute on Religion and Public Policy, the Methodist Episcopal Church, the National Clergy Council, and the National Pro-Life Religious Council. Rev. Schenck is a trustee of Gospel of Life Ministries and a member of the American Academy of Ministry, the American Academy of Religion, the Center for Bio-ethics and Human Dignity, and the National Association of Evangelicals.
Rev. Schenck has been married to Cheryl Elizabeth (Smith) Schenck since 1977. Mrs. Schenck is a school-based occupational therapist. They have two adult children.
