James
Kelly
Founder/CEO
James lives in Waterloo, Canada with his wife and two children. He has spoken at conferences and institutions including Harvard University, Google and Urbana, and holds degrees in business and theology (MDiv).
Who We Are
A tech community for Christ, rooted in Africa and part of the global FaithTech family.
Our mission
FaithTech exists to see a Jesus revival awakened in and through tech by practising redemptive technology design.
It all started in 2016 with 35 people in a coffee shop asking: is there anyone else like me out there, a Christ-follower working in tech? Is there a way to use my skills that also aligns with my faith?
Since that first meetup, people have been finding each other all over the world, in FaithTech cities and beyond, in person and online. We wrestle with important questions and build important tools, in relationship with each other and in Christ.
Put simply, we are a global tech community for Christ. FaithTech Africa carries that same calling into the cities of this continent.
A different way
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A redemptive way
A different way of building technology.
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A sacrificial way
A different way of being people engaged in technology in this digital age.
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A Jesus way
A different way of believing in a world powered by technology.
In Africa
What we value on the continent
We share the practices of the global community, shaped around African cultures, languages and needs.
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Rooted in Christ
We start with Jesus. Our work flows from worship, prayer and Scripture, not the other way round.
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Built for neighbours
We build technology that serves the communities around us: the trader, the farmer, the student, the city.
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Made together
Engineers, designers, founders, pastors and students side by side. Nobody builds alone.
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Continental, local
One movement across many cities, each shaped by its own languages, cultures and needs.
Our team
Josh
Kevin
Adebayo
Meet our team.
Global leadership
James
Josh
Chu
Chief of Staff and Vice President of Philanthropy
Josh's mission is to welcome the generosity of the global Church to the mission of FaithTech. Born in Australia and raised in Hong Kong and Canada, he lives in Toronto with his wife Ashley and their two boys.
Kevin
Burgess
Vice President of Cities and Create
Kevin came to Canada from the UK in 2018 with a background in web design, church planting and health-services analytics. He is passionate to see God blur the boundaries between people's faith, vocations and work.
FaithTech Africa
FaithTech Africa
Adebayo
Oluwaseun
FaithTech Africa Lead