The current UniteBoston team is a tight-knit group of people that is committed to one another and to joining God in His work in this city. If you believe in Christian unity and want to be a part of a community that is working to make the unity we share in Christ visible, please prayerfully consider joining our team!
We are the volunteers who work hard to accomplish the mission of UniteBoston.
If you are interested in joining our team, click here to learn how you can Help UB!
UniteBoston Core Team
Kelly Steinhaus
What is her role for UniteBoston?
She is the Team Leader (Executive Director) for UniteBoston.
How did she get involved with UniteBoston?
She was visiting different churches and noticed the disconnectedness between different Christian groups. There were so many amazing events taking place and yet no one knew what else was happening; people were not connected to the events that best matched their interests and passions. She felt the need to create an infrastructure for communication which would use today’s technology to connect the Christian community in new ways. She and Mike Lloyd initiated the UniteBoston weekly email newsletter in the fall of 2011, which was the beginning of UniteBoston.
What does she like most about UniteBoston?
Kelly loves visiting Christian pastors and leaders throughout the city, learning what they do and the beauty of God’s work within each individual Christian community. She considers it a joy to understand how God is working corporately throughout the city, to see the function and purpose of each part of the body coming together as one.
About Kelly:
Kelly is pursing a career in full-time ministry, and is studying part-time at Boston’s campus of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. She enjoys playing guitar, running along the river, reading, watching the sunrise, and climbing mountains. She currently lives in Brookline.
Craig Miller
Church / Ministries:
Life Church Boston (Home church)
International Community Church (Ministry Affiliation)
What is his role for UniteBoston?
Director of Finance
How did he get involved with UniteBoston?
Met with Mike and Kelly after responding to an email communication in search for fulfilling this role.
What does he like most about UniteBoston?
Infrastructure is key in developing and growing an organization.
About Craig:
Craig is a tax accountant and business advisory consultant and currently pursuing his certified public accounting (CPA) license. In his spare time, he enjoys solving puzzles of all sorts, reading, or spending time with family and loved ones.
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Church / Ministries:
Washington Street Baptist Church
What is his role for UniteBoston?
Director of Events Management
Why Chris enjoys serving with UB:
I appreciate UniteBoston’s call to unite people. We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other. (Romans 12:5)
About Chris:
Chris grew up on the North Shore of Boston and has heart for the people of Massachusetts. He loves New England sports, especially the Patriots and Red Sox. He keeps an active lifestyle and is grateful for God’s grace and love.
UniteBoston Reps Profiles
UniteBoston Reps connect church and community. By building relationships with pastors, and also connecting with city leaders, they learn about what God is doing within a neighborhood and discern how churches and ministries can collaborate together to further God’s work.
We would love to meet you to hear about what God is doing in your midst and connect you with others who are engaged in similar work!
To connect with your local UB Rep, email Kelly at kelly@uniteboston.com
Steven Hardy
Home Church:
St. Paul’s Parish, Harvard Square (Catholic)
UB Reps Focus:
Cambridge (Harvard Square, Porter Square)
Why Steven enjoys serving with UB:
“I hope to be an instrument of dialogue that can lead to some form of unity between churches in the area”
About Steven:
Steven is a safety and training coordinator at a research facility in Cambridge, and a self-described “arm chair theologian and historian.”
Bond Hsu
Home Church:
Rescued Church
UB Reps Focus:
Jamaica Plain
Why Bond enjoys serving with UB:
“I enjoy serving with UniteBoston because I find fellowshipping with Christians beyond my home church to be very enriching.”
Kerline Jean-Louis
Home Church:
Horeb Baptist Church, Somerville
UB Reps Focus:
Haitian/Haitian-American Young Adults; Racial Reconciliation
Why Kerline enjoys serving with UB:
“I love how UniteBoston serves to connect believers from all stages and walks of life, with varied interests and life experiences, and demonstrates the strength both in our differences and commonalities.”
About Kerline:
Kerline is one of the founders of Kingdom Collaborative Network, which seeks to advance the Kingdom of God and effectively impact our local and global communities by fostering unity and collaboration among believers.
Kyle Johnson
Home Church:
Grace Chapel, Watertown
UB Reps Focus:
Watertown / Racial Reconciliation
Why Kyle enjoys serving with UB:
“It is an amazing thing to spend time learning about what God is doing around Boston and casting vision for how churches can work together across theological and cultural barriers.”
About Kyle:
Kyle and his fiancé Joelinda are very involved in the Black Lives Matter movement. Kyle will be studying in a doctoral ministry program at Boston College starting this fall.
Erik Johnson
Home Church:
Aletheia Church / St. Peter’s Episcopal
UB Reps Focus:
Cambridge (MIT/Central Square)
What Erik enjoys about UB:
“I really enjoy getting to know Christians from various backgrounds, serving with them and learning more about Jesus and His Kingdom. I want to see churches from across traditions come together in service, worship, and witness.”
Ralph Kee
Home Church:
International Community Church
UB Reps Focus:
Boston’s South End
Why Ralph enjoys serving with UB:
“I have lived in the South End since 1971, and planted South End Neighborhood Church as a very intentionally neighborhood-focused church. I believe that South Enders need to see the whole Jesus more fully in this neighborhood, and that includes biblically-focused inter-church collaboration by bible-based South End churches.”
About Ralph:
Ralph, with his wife Joanne and their two small children moved into Boston’s South End in 1971, called by God to this particular neighborhood to church plant and instigate other ministries. Ralph is still here, loves the South End, and is anxious South End churches fully show Jesus in this neighborhood.
Cooper McCullough
Home Church:
Brookline Church of Christ
UB Reps Focus:
Allston/Brighton
Why Cooper enjoys serving with UB:
“I believe the mission of Christians pushes it to unite and serve those in its neighborhood. UniteBoston is a great vehicle for this work!”
About Cooper:
Cooper is a so-called millennial who loves his family and friends. He has roots all over the Midwest, South, and Southwest, but has really enjoyed being a New-Englandah for the past couple of years. He is about to finish his masters degrees in social work and theology at Boston College and hopes to pursue a career in both therapy and faith-based advocacy for social justice.
Rudy Mitchell
Home Church:
South End Neighborhood Church
UB Reps Focus:
South End, Boston
Why Rudy enjoys serving with UB:
“I am learning and teaching various approaches to community and church research, and this provides an opportunity to further use these in practical applications along with others and learn what they are doing.”
About Rudy:
Rudy is Senior Researcher at Emmanuel Gospel Center and teaches Introduction to Theological Studies at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Boston. He enjoys books, gardening, and hiking.
Jason Oneida
Home Church:
Dormition of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church / St. Mary’s Cambridge
UB Reps Focus:
Greek Orthodox / Rosindale Neighborhood
Why Jason enjoys serving with UB:
“It’s an amazing opportunity to engage with and learn from other Christians, bringing the Orthodox Church into Boston’s ecumenical scene.”
Donald Osgood
Home Church:
Gateway Ministries, Inc.
UB Reps Focus:
The city of Boston
Why Donald enjoys serving with UB:
About Donald:
Rev. Donald and his wife Vanessa are pastors of Gateway Ministries. In addition to being a husband and father, Donald also works for the city of Boston’s streetworker program at Boston Medical Center. In his free time, he loves playing chess.
Burke Rea
Home Church:
St. Collumbkille Parish (Catholic)
UB Reps Focus:
Brighton/Allston
Why Burke enjoys serving with UB:
“UniteBoston challenges me to engage in ecumenism outside of my comfort zone – which I see as far more effective in bringing real unity.”
About Burke:
Burke is a student at Boston College, working toward his Master’s degree in philosophy. When not studying, he enjoys playing tabletop games, searching for new music, and drinking far too much coffee. He attends St. Columbkille Parish and Symphony Church.
Sarah Smith
Home Church:
Purpose Living Restoration Ministry
UB Reps Focus:
Dorchester – From Grove Hall to Dudley Street on Blue Hill Ave
Why Sarah enjoys serving with UB:
“My passion has always been and will continue to be to share resources. In partnering with UniteBoston, I will have an opportunity to connect with like-minded people with a strategic approach for unity within the Christian community.”
About Sarah:
For the past 14 years, Sarah and her husband Calvin have been pastoring in the heart of Dorchester. She’s also spent over thirty years working in both corporate America and the nonprofit sector. More recently, she has become a certified coach with the John Maxwell Team.
Andrew Walker
Home Church:
First Lutheran Church
UB Reps Focus:
Back Bay
Why Andrew enjoys serving with UB:
“Conversations starting with, “What is God doing among us?” are very influential in forming our goals and direction.”
About Andrew:
Andrew is an IT professional at the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health. He studies, teaches and coaches Biblical Peacemaking. He lives in Medford and enjoys walking and reading.
UB Board of Directors
From Left to Right –
- David Wright, Black Ministerial Alliance, UniteBoston Board Member
- Vito Nicastro, Associate Director Archdiocese of Boston Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs, UniteBoston Board President
- Kelly Steinhaus, UniteBoston Executive Director & Board Member
- Rita Powell, Associate Rector for Liturgy, Trinity Episcopal Church, UniteBoston Board Treasurer
- Dana Baker, Pastor of Social Justice and Multicultural Ministry, Grace Chapel, UniteBoston Board Member
Rev. David Wright
Ministry Roles:
Assistant to the Pastor, People’s Baptist Church
Executive Director, Black Ministerial Alliance
Why David enjoys serving with UB:
“I believe in the mission of UniteBoston, and we have a really interesting board of dedicated, fun people.”
About Rev. Wright:
Born and raised in Roxbury, Rev. David Wright is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law. From 1999 to 2004, David Wright served as the President and CEO of the African American Federation of Greater Boston, Inc., a collaboration of 35 community-based organizations located in inner-city Boston. David has been serving as Executive Director of the Black Ministerial Alliance since October 2007. David loves learning how to play guitar and other instruments.
Dr. Vito Nicastro
Ministry Roles:
Associate Director of the Office for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston
Home Parish: St. Mary Parish, Dedham
Why Vito enjoys serving with UB:
“I love Unite Boston for the focus on full unity among all Christians, which is Jesus’ own prayer.”
About Dr. Nicastro:
Dr. Vito Nicastro has earned degrees from Brown University, the Weston Jesuit School of Theology and Boston College. He has worked in Ecumenism since 1990 and published a book entitled From Division to Christian Unity. He is Associate Director of the Office for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs of the Roman Catholic Archdiocse of Boston. He also serves on the North American Orthodox-Catholic Theological Consultation.
Rev. Rita Powell
Ministry Roles:
Associate Rector for Liturgy, Trinity Church
Why Rita enjoys serving with UB:
“I love UB because in our time, we need to have concrete, tangible signs that God is alive in Christianity. Christians coming together across divisions is one of the ways we affirm that Christ is bigger than any of us.”
About Rev. Powell:
Rev. Rita Powell has a Masters of Divinity from Yale Divinity School, and is an episcopal priest with a particular friendship with the ecumenical community of Taize. She has worked with the Taize movement towards reconciliation for seven years in South Dakota.
Pastor Dana Baker
Ministry Roles:
Pastor of Social Justice, Multicultural Ministry, Grace Chapel
Greater Things for Greater Boston
Why Dana enjoys serving with UB:
“I especially like UniteBoston’s vision for neighborhood reps that develop deep relational ties with specific geographic areas in Boston, and how they seek to understand where God is on the move. So many of UniteBoston’s volunteers represent the next generation of leaders that God is raising up in the city.”
About Pastor Dana:
Raised in Oklahoma, Pastor Dana graduated from Rice University and practiced architecture for 20 years. She has over 20 years of experience in urban and multicultural ministry in Greater Boston, both as a lay leader and in vocational ministry. She resides in Medford with her husband Ron. She has two young adult children, and one of their favorite activities as a family is to spend time in Ocean Park, Maine each summer, where reading, games on the beach, and even an occasional swim in the frigid Maine waters provide an important opportunity for rest, relaxation, family and friends.