WE ARE A COMMUNITY COMMITTED TO PRACTICING THE WAYS OF JESUS TOGETHER
WE PROFESS THE LIFE, DEATH, AND RESURRECTION OF JESUS AND HOLD TO CHRISTIAN ORTHODOXY BEST EXPRESSED IN THE NICENE CREED AND APOSTLES’ CREED.
KALEO IS A CHURCH PLANT IN DOWNTOWN PHOENIX, ARIZONA. OUR COMMUNITY FORMED IN 2018 IN HOMES AROUND TABLES.
IN SEPTEMBER OF 2019 WE OFFICIALLY BEGAN MEETING CORPORATELY AT historic GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH on third street.
SHARED LEADERSHIP
KID’S DIRECTOR
“Fairy tales do not tell children that dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children that dragons can be killed.” — G.K. Chesterton
“The more I teach the more I discover that building Emotional Intelligence/Emotional Quotient (EQ) through Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is the most powerful thing I can do. This work must start with me, for I cannot give something I do not have. When I awaken myself, then and only then can I attempt to awaken the minds of those I teach.”
I have been married for almost 5 years to my husband Steafan. We met at Trader Joe’s, He was working / I was shopping (that’s a story!) I’m a new mom to my one-and-a-half-year-old baby girl, Maeve Liana Byrne (that’s been wild). I’m an artist and my primary medium is movement. I’m the co-creative director for a movement festival called Blaktinx, I’m a PAIR and staff member for another art org called nueBOX. I’m happy to be the Director of Kaleo Kids and help create a vision for children at the intersection of justice and Jesus.
CO-PASTOR
I have long held the dream of planting a church that shares leadership and centers life around the table. After my wife, Kate, and I moved to Phoenix in 2014 as she began medical school, the dream took on a new life. We partnered to plant Kaleo Phoenix in 2018. I love joining people as we walk the path of being transformed by the Spirit of Jesus whether we are drinking good coffee, sharing a meal in the neighborhood, or playing basketball. As a pastor of Kaleo I strive to grow our awareness of the presence of Jesus in and around us.
CO-PASTOR
I come from a family of pastors. My late grandmother was a traveling pastor in the inner city of Chicago and my Dad is an ordained minister. At the age of 13, I fell in love with the ministry and knew it was what I wanted to do with my life. By the age of 18, I was working in full-time ministry and have loved the local church ever since. The current racial climate inspires me daily to advocate for Biblical justice. I work to bring vibrant creativity to everything I do. In my spare time, you can find me recording a podcast called Millennials In Ministry or supporting my husband who’s a Youth Pastor at Neighborhood Ministries.
