About Us | Unnamed No More

Our Story

This ministry was born at the intersection of faith, professional experience in gender-based violence, and a deep commitment to the church’s call to protect the vulnerable. What began as a final assignment for an Old Testament seminary course with Dr. Anna Marsh transpired into a Bible study at Messiah Lutheran Church in Columbus, Ohio. A question emerged from that class: How can churches faithfully respond to abuse?

In 2024, this ministry was selected for a Lutheran SEEDS Fellowship through Luther Seminary, which grew the ministry to include other safe church initiatives to meet the needs of ELCA churches. To date, Unnamed No More has partnered with Lutheran faith communities to include 40 ministry workshops, workshops, Bible studies and sermons breaking the silence over abuse, exploitation, and sexual violence.

At its heart, this ministry supports faith communities to name harm honestly, respond with accountability, and center the voices of those impacted by abuse. In doing so, it reflects the church's distinct mission to embody Christ's call to protect, care for, and uphold the dignity of all people.

Mission: Equipping church leaders and faith communities to engage in theological reflection and faithful actions over the harms of elder abuse, domestic violence, child abuse, and sexual violence.

Vision: A world where every church is a sanctuary of safety and healing for those affected by gender-based violence (GBV) embracing our Christian calling to protect, care for, and uphold the dignity of all people.

About the Director

Staci Stought

Staci Stought is a retired Sexual Assault Police Officer with specialized forensic expertise in Child Abuse. She currently serves as the Pastoral Care Minster at Messiah Lutheran Church in Reynoldsburg, Ohio, and is completing her Masters of Divinity at Luther Seminary. She is endorsed for ordination in Word and Sacrament within the Evangelical Lutheran of America (ELCA).

Drawing on her experience in child abuse forensic investigations, along with offender safety planning and child protection, She brings professional expertise and theological reflection into service for the church.

Staci is deeply committed to ensuring churches are sanctuaries of safety and healing for those impacted by gender-based violence. This reflects the church’s distinct responsibility to embody Christ’s call to protect, care for, and uphold the dignity of all people.

Our Board

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Katherine Cameron

Katharine Cameron is an ordained Deacon within the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. She has a background in both congregational and outdoor ministry, with a passion for relationships and a love of digging into the stories and context of the Bible. She currently serves at All Saints Lutheran Church in Worthington, OH. Katharine studied psychology and sociology at Wittenberg University in Springfield, and graduated from Trinity Lutheran Seminary in Columbus. She is married to Evan who is an ELCA pastor. Together they have two children and hope to one day visit every National Park.

Darlene Hills-Clinksdale

Darlene Hills-Clinkscale, M.S. ED. is an advocate, speaker, survivor, and educator committed to faith-based prevention of domestic violence. She is the founder of SIBIS (Stop It Before It Starts, LLC), a prevention-focused initative dedicated to equipping faith communities with education and tools that interrupt cycles of abuse before harm occurs. Her work centers educating advocates, agencies, and spiritual communities on how to form partnerships that share areas of training expertise, resources and referrals. This will strengthen our joint community response and prevention strageties to end gender-based violence (GBV).

Ryan Currens

Ryan Currens is an ordained ruling elder in the Presbyterian Church (PCUSA), and currently serves as Vicar of Living Joy Lutheran Church in Prior Lake, Minnesota. He is a seminarian in at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities, where he is also employed. Raised in rural eastern Iowa, Ryan served as an infantry soldier in the U.S. Army before spending his early adult years as a firefighter. He later worked for several years as a lay employee in Lutheran and Catholic congregations in the Minneapolis area. Ryan has been endorsed for ordination in the ELCA for Word and Sacrament by the Minneapolis Synod.

Staci Stought

Staci Stought is the founder of Unnamed No More, a Lutheran Safe Church Ministry. She is a retired Sexual Assault Police Officer with specialized forensic expertise in Child Abuse. She currently serves as Minister at Messiah Lutheran Church in Reynoldsburg, and has been endorsed for ordination for Word and Sacrament in the Southern Ohio Synod for the ELCA. She also serves in the Trauma Recovery Center at Grant Hospital, giving spiritual care and advocacy to co-victims of homicide. She is the mother of four boys and has been married to her husband, Wes, for 28 years. She has a passion for running, travel, and hiking.

Chelsey Hinrichsen

.Chelsey Hinrichsen is currently studying for ordained ministry in the ELCA and brings a strong foundation in communications and digital media to her work. She has led social media strategy and managed public relations efforts that expand organizational reach and deepen community impact. Grounded in a philosophy of radical compassion, Chelsey is committed to trauma-informed care as an essential part of healing and restoration. She approaches the harm of gender-based violence through a restorative theological lens and sees her role in ministry and leadership as a call to collective action. Chelsey believes deeply in cultivating communities where every person can experience safety, dignity, and hope.

Annetra Bush

Annetra Bush brings decades of experience in ministry, nonprofit leadership, and social services to the board. Annetra has over ten years of experience leading a Christian nonprofit focused on inclusion and justice initiatives both locally and abroad, as well as many years of preaching and speaking in non-denominational settings. She is currently a Chaplain Resident at Grant Hospital and completing her Master's of Divinity at Luther Seminary, where her research centers on justice and reconciliation, belonging, and gender equality. A Central Ohio native, Annetra, is the proud wife of Alex and mother of three adult children .

Rebecca Carr

Rebecca Carr brings more than 14 years of financial leadership experience. Throughout her career, Rebecca has used her financial expertise to support organizations serving underserved and vulnerable populations, including individuals experiencing homelessness and survivors of human trafficking. Rebecca holds a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting from Walsh University and a Master of Business Administration from Youngstown State University. Beyond her professional roles, she volunteers her time and expertise to support nonprofit organizations, helping them navigate financial complexity.