The Pastor

Ryan Flemming aka DJ Rhino
Ryan was born in a small city and raised partly in suburbia and partly in a rural area on a small farm. He met Christ at age 12 at a youth conference and solidified his walk with Christ in high school. During this time he sensed God’s call to ministry and he developed a love for Hip Hop. At the same time the church he was attending started an outreach to the inner-city which God used to plant a seed in his heart for future ministry. He attended Bethel College in Mishawaka, IN and graduated with a B.A. in Christian Ministries while concentrating on inner-city ministry and racial reconciliation. In 1996 he bought his first set of turntables and began djing at school and with the hip hop groups Collaboration and Wax Musim that provided opportunities to perform from New York to LA.


In 1999 he followed God’s call and moved to Gary, IN. In 2000 he bought a home in "the hood" and started working with a church as their yout/associate pastor. In 2002 he married Johanna, who is from Brooklyn, New York. In 2005 they started the process of launching The Revolution. Ryan and Johanna have two children, Gabriela age 3 and Isaiah 7 months. Ryan is active in his community through forming a block club in his neighborhood, being part of the Glen Park Weed and Seed Initiative, and leading The Revolution to be dynamically involved in the community. He is still active as a DJ doing mixtapes, radio shows, and live events. Ryan has a passion for Gary and its people. He wants to see people revolutionized by the power of God that will in turn make a lasting change in the city.