Creativity with Purpose

Our mission is to inspire, develop, and affirm influential student artists who understand their identity as a child of God.

Info for Spark 2024

SPARK Camp

Over a whirlwind week, students get an incredible summer camp experience learning brand new inspirational songs written by our Spark Songwriters.

Classes in singing, dancing, and acting are combined with workshops from guest artists from the local, professional community of photographers, visual artists, designers, or performers. There are daily community time lessons based on the Biblical theme of the week filled with object lessons, fun skits or sketches, and other memorable moments.

The camp ends with a live concert performance.

Spark Songwriters Group

Spark Songwriters is an auditioned group of diverse young artists from Kaleo Arts programs and Shiloh Detroit who collaborate and use their gifts to create original songs. While attending weekly workshops co-led by professional musicians and music producers, these songwriters also perform their songs at live events across the community. Many songs created by Kaleo Songwriters Group are recorded and released for both our "Kaleo Kids" programs and "Spark" albums.

“It’s not just about growing gifts, it’s about growing them as individuals”

— Jenny, Parent of Ollie and Oscar ages 9 and 12.

“I feel like I’m connecting with God in a very different way”

— Talbot, Age 11

“When we launched Kaleo Spark Camp we had no idea how many people would be engaged in the life of our church who otherwise wouldn’t have been engaged.”

— Steve Andrews, Founding Pastor of Kensington Church

**Original Music Written By Kids (Seriously though — written by kids!)**