Meet our Team
At Christ Kaleidoscope, it is our hope that every person who walks through our doors feels like they have a role in serving the church and the surrounding community. Every week, we have many faces and personalities that take part in the privilege and witness of gathering together at the feet of Jesus. Meet a few of those faces.
Ken Hsu
Pastor
Favorite way to relax after a long day: Watch a horror movie :)
Something I’d like to learn: Robot dance
Something I’ve changed my mind on in the last few years: Golden State Warriors (Used to hate them, now I love them)
Favorite TV show: Can’t pick just one — Fringe, True Detective (Season 1), The Bear, The Last of Us
Hobbies / Interests: Watching my daughter dance, my son play basketball, following NBA, deciphering Twenty One Pilots songs, dabbling in theology
Comfort food: Kickin’ Crab or Wingstop Wings (lemon pepper)
Pet peeve or quirk: slow driving in the fast lane
Favorite Bible Passages: Isaiah 43:19, Revelation 21:5, Romans 8, John 8:1-11
Favorite item I own: If a dog is an item you can own then my dog Nugget. If not, my Zojirushi water bottle
Katie Hiew
Pastor
Favorite way to relax after a long day: Sitting on the couch with my husband while our son is asleep
Something I’d like to learn: Sign language
Something I’ve changed your mind on in the last few years: What friendship actually means and looks like
Favorite TV show: Brooklyn 99
Hobbies / Interests: Baking :), hiking/nature walks, crochet, reading
Comfort food: Quesadillas…or mac n cheese… or charcuterie…basically bread and cheese
Pet peeve or quirk: Loud chewing :/
Favorite Bible Passage: John 21:15-23 (especially the 20-23 part)
Favorite item I own: My two stuffies…Ferdinand the cow and Bubba the sky bison
Joseph Chen
Music Minister
Favorite way to relax after a long day: Mindless Youtube watching, Video games
Something I’d like to learn: How to sing correct harmonies
Something I’ve changed my mind on in the last few years: Wearing socks and climbing shoes
Favorite TV show: Fleabag / Arrested Development (Seasons 1-3)
Hobbies / Interests: Indoor rock climbing, mostly
Comfort food: Beyond BBQ Burger w/ fries from Carl's Jr.
Pet peeve or quirk: When people make one thing into their entire personality
Favorite Bible Story: Road to Emmaus
Favorite item I own: Taylor Acoustic Guitar
janet Hsu
Children’s Minister
Meet our Board
Brandon Chuang
Board President
Favorite way to relax after a long day: Spending time with my wife
Something I’d like to learn: Painting
Something I’ve changed my mind on in the last few years: Definition of Success
Favorite TV show: How I Met Your Mother
Hobbies / Interests: Tennis, Rock Climbing, Cooking
Comfort food: Pizza, Noodles
Pet peeve or quirk: When I hiccup, I also burp
Favorite Bible Passage: John 9:1-12
A Man Born Blind Receives His Sight
(I'm an optometrist!)
Favorite item I own: Purple Tinted Sunglasses
Stan Hiew
Vice President
Favorite way to relax after a long day: Playing Polytopia
Something I’d like to learn: Extracting honey from a beehive
Something I’ve changed your mind on in the last few years: Tokyo Central is superior to Mitsuwa
Favorite TV show: Naruto
Hobbies / Interests: Gardening
Comfort food: Ramen
Pet peeve or quirk: known to sit on the toilet for an abnormally long time
Favorite Bible Passage: Romans 5:3-5
3 Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5 and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
Favorite item I own: crocheted Charmander
LINus Tan
Secretarty
Favorite way to relax after a long day: Either an evening walk or jacuzzi time.
Something I’d like to learn: I need to brush up on cooking Asian cuisine.
Something I’ve changed my mind on in the last few years: Nothing comes to mind.
Favorite TV show: Andor
Hobbies / Interests: Creative Writing / Movies / Hiking / Pickleball
Comfort food: Anything soupy. Spicy Beef Noodle Soup. Lobster Bisque. You name it.
Pet peeve or quirk: I'm mildly OCD.
Favorite Bible Passage: Romans 9
Favorite item I own: It's gotta be my iPhone
Judy
Treasurer
Favorite way to relax after a long day: watching a Lakers game in my recliner with my puppy snuggled next to me
Something I’d like to learn: how to line dance
Something I’ve changed my mind on in the last few years: It's ok that I have grey hair.
Favorite TV show: Outlander, all Star Trek series except for the original
Hobbies / Interests: swimming, hiking/exploring nature, musical theater, listening to podcasts
Comfort food: mac and cheese
Pet peeve or quirk: when people use the wrong pronoun ("My friend and me went to the movies")
Favorite Bible Passage: Mark 9:24 "Lord, I believe; help my unbelief."
Favorite item I own: my ten-year old car