Zao MKE Church

05/28/2026

We made our match and more! THANK YOU for showing up for each other in community. Together, we brought in $12,411 over the past six weeks. With our $10k match, that brings us to a total raised of over $22k, which will go a long way in making sure our next steps in building a network of safe harbors are supported and sustainable. As we complete our transition to a network of digitally connected house churches next month, we look forward to sharing more about how the Spirit is moving in this new, more expansive Zao. Thank you for being part of what we are building together.

05/24/2026

Join us for a Jesus-Rooted, Justice Centered, and Radically Inclusive message from Pastor Jonah.

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All are welcome.
Childcare provided.
Every Sunday, 10am @2319 E Kenwood Blvd

05/24/2026

Just 18 hours left to reach our $10k matching gift challenge, and $513 left to raise! Donate here: zaomke.org/give

05/21/2026

With four days to go, we're just $1,273 short of our $10k match! Will you join Kennae, Paula, Cesar, Mark, Bree and the rest of the Zao community as we build a new network of community, resistance, and spiritual safe harbor? Donate here: zaomke.org/give

05/18/2026

It’s the final week of our $10k match challenge! As Cesar Cornier shares, our new model of digitally connected house churches is already creating opportunities for Zao’s Jesus rooted, justice centered, and radically inclusive vision to spread beyond Milwaukee. Will you join us in this bold experiment? Donate by May 24th and your gift will be doubled! Find our giving page here: zaomke.org/give

05/13/2026

With less than two weeks to go, we still need to raise $3,977 in order to reach our $10k matching gift challenge by May 24th! Will you join us in nourishing and deepening the networks of resistance and care that are so needed in this moment? Donate here: zaomke.org/give

05/07/2026

With two weeks to go, we're just over halfway to our $10k matching gift challenge! As Paula and Kennae share, this new season of Zao's ministry is a chance to strengthen and deepen the ways we are building spiritual home and family together. Will you join them in giving in support of that vision? All gifts are doubled through May 24th - donate here: zaomke.org/give

04/13/2026

Right now, we are seeing an exponential increase in threats to the safety of many in our community, including trans and q***r folks and immigrants. But together, we keep us safe. We are called to build networks of resistance and care for the most vulnerable.

Zao has heard the call, and we hope you have too. As we’ve shared, Zao will be moving to a new model of ministry in the next season. We’ll be transitioning from a single-site, traditional church to an interconnected network of house churches, which we’re calling “harbors.”

This model, and the depth of community we’ve already created, uniquely positions Zao to reach those most in need of connection and safety in this moment. This potential now extends beyond Milwaukee across the country and world. These harbors are intended as places of deep community building, justice work, and sanctuary for the oppressed and marginalized.

We want to build a firm and sustainable foundation for this network of safe harbors, and to do that we need resources. We’re asking those who believe in this vision to step up through tangible support. During this Easter season, between now and Pentecost on May 24th, a generous friend of Zao has offered to match up to $10,000 in funds raised by our community.

The majority of our budget goes towards paying the people who are laboring to lead us into next season of Zao's ministry, and those funds come almost exclusively from what we raise in individual donations. That means that in order to build what our community needs in this moment, we need you. Will you help us build safe harbors by making a donation today? Give here: zaomke.org/give

02/27/2026

After meeting in our harbors last week, we’re back to our typical service at our Kenwood building this Sunday, March 1st! Over the next few months, we’ll be moving gradually toward the full implementation of our new model. Meanwhile, we want to make sure you know where to find us!

We will continue to hold regular services at the Kenwood Avenue building most weeks through June 7th.

However, on the following Sundays, we will meet in our new house churches (“harbors”) in lieu of a regular service: March 22, April 12, April 26, May 3, May 17, and May 31. On harbor Sundays, there will also be no livestream on Youtube or Facebook.

For every Sunday not listed above, we’ll see you at Kenwood!

Please note that June 7th will be our final service at the Kenwood building—a special Pride Month celebration you won’t want to miss. More information to come on that soon!

If you have questions about our new model, or would like to get connected to a harbor, reach out to [email protected].

02/22/2026

No livestream today - we’re meeting for the first time in our newly formed harbors! You can participate virtually in our Digital Sanctuary on the Discord platform. If you’re not on Discord yet, reach out to [email protected] to get connected! We'll be back in person at our current church building next Sunday, and will be announcing the schedule for the next few months soon. Read more about Zao’s next season and the harbor model here:

Looking ahead to Zao’s Next season Since our beginnings in Pastor Jonah’s living room, Zao has tried to be a church that is alive to the movement of the Spirit and the needs of the moment. Our core identity as a community of liberation calls us to always be reaching wider and deeper into solidar...