Kimberly Deckel

Kimberly and her family recently moved to Austin from Phoenix, Arizona where Kimberly was a church planter director of operations for Surge Network. Kimberly currently serves as a priest and executive pastor at Church of the Cross Austin. After completing her education in social work at the University of Missouri, Kimberly relocated to Phoenix, where she met her husband Steve.

Before transitioning into full time ministry, Kimberly worked in the field of social work for over a decade serving as therapist, hospice social worker, and working in foster care and adoptions. She completed her MA in Missional Theology through the Missional Training Center and has done work related to faith, work, mercy and justice for Surge Network, Made to Flourish, and other ministries. Kimberly and Steve have a nine year old daughter, Keenan, and they enjoy movies, the outdoors, the arts, and good food.