Rev. Kevin Kim Wright is an ordained United Methodist Elder with over fifteen years of experience working in entrepreneurial roles that advance the work of justice in this world. He earned his Master of Divinity at Duke University Divinity School and currently lives in Los Angeles, CA. 

Wright is currently the Chief of Staff at The Point Foundation, which seeks to build community and springboard a new generation of LGBTQ leaders toward success. Point does this through scholarship funding, mentorship, leadership development, and community service training, and is the nation’s largest scholarship-granting organization for LGBTQ students of merit.

He was formerly the Chief Growth Officer and former Chief Program Officer at Urban Arts, a non profit organization dedicated to helping youth from low-income communities explore their creativity and harness technology to defy the odds and define their future. His work flows directly from his own faith journey and theology. 

“I believe in a good God who desires for us all to live at peace with each other. This God calls us into radical kinship with each other through which we celebrate our gifts and acknowledge our differences. Too often religion has been defined through dogma that seeks to control, exclude, and manipulate people for the aims of those entrenched in patriarchal power structures. I reject those things and instead see my work as working to repair places in the world where love and hope have been forgotten and yet is so sorely needed.”

Wright sees the work of those funded by Invested Faith as a new path to living out the Gospel.

“If Gospel is good news, then much of what gets passed around as "Gospel" is counterfeit at best. Social/spiritual entrepreneurs have a unique opportunity to cultivate demonstration plots where kindness, equity, justice, and love are practiced and proclaimed in unique and innovative ways. Good news means the hungry are fed, the lonely are comforted, and the poor are lifted up. Invested Faith Fellows are true practitioners of this truly great news.”

The work of Invested Faith offers new options for the mission of the church, even in these days of declining attendance and worry over programs and money. Wright sees this as a positive. 

“So much of what the mission of the Church seems to be about these days centers on preservation and risk mitigation. Conversations and decisions are governed by fear and a mindset of scarcity. Invested Faith offers an antidote to that limited and small mindset. The work of proclaiming good news to people is an inherently risky endeavor. It requires conviction and courage, grace and determination. Invested Faith plots a new way forward for us to think about what the true meaning of legacy is and how we might think beyond just merely surviving to see another day.

Inclusivity and a commitment to justice are cornerstones of the Invested Faith community and Wright is excited to be a part of this work.

“I'm excited to see individuals from historically excluded communities have the opportunity to have their creativity and imagination nourished. BIPOC individuals especially deserve and need resources to see their dreams come to life and Invested Faith is one of the organizations that will provide space and accomodation for that to happen.”