International Women’s Month Spotlight: Kel’ley Garner
At Hello To Natural, we love taking time to honor and celebrate extraordinary women who are making a difference in their families, their communities, and the Kingdom of God. This year, we are proud to feature an incredible woman who wears many hats with grace, strength, and faith: Kel’ley Garner.
Kel’ley Garner is a woman who truly loves the Lord. She finds joy in praising Him all day long, and her life reflects a deep and steady commitment to faith, family, service, and purpose.
Kel’ley was raised in the Catholic church and baptized as a baby. In her early years, she worshipped at St. Clara St. Cyril Catholic Church in Chicago, where she celebrated her first communion and confirmation, attended Sunday school, served as an altar server, and enjoyed many years as part of the teen youth group. These early experiences helped shape a spiritual foundation that has remained with her throughout her life.
While attending the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, Kel’ley continued to nurture her relationship with God by worshipping at various churches near campus. No matter where life took her, her heart remained centered on praise and worship.
Since returning to Chicago, Kel’ley has worshipped at Christian Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church of Chicago, where her father serves as pastor. There, she has continued to serve faithfully through the choir and the missionary team, using her gifts to uplift others and glorify God.
For more than eight years, Kel’ley has also been a cherished part of ADOR Ministry. Through ADOR, she has shared, connected, and grown alongside women from all over the country. She currently serves as the Outreach Missions Coordinator for ADOR Ministry, a role that reflects her heart for service, compassion, and helping others.
Kel’ley is also a devoted mother and grandmother who seeks to lead by example. Her life speaks to the beauty of nurturing generations with love, wisdom, and faith. She is the kind of woman who pours into her family and community with quiet strength and steadfast dedication.
Professionally, Kel’ley has served as an attorney for more than 23 years and lives and currently works for the City of Chicago. Her career is a testament to her intelligence, discipline, and commitment to justice. Yet even with such a demanding profession, she continues to make room for ministry, motherhood, sisterhood, and service. She is also a proud member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., carrying herself with excellence, leadership, and purpose. Additionally, Kel’ley is a member of the Charms, Inc., a civil and social organization:
SMILE, HELP YOUR FELLOWMAN AND ASPIRE TO GREATER THINGS
“The purpose of the organization shall be cultural, civic and social: to establish and maintain high cultural standards, to encourage civic improvement, and to provide social activities.
What makes Kel’ley so special is not simply the many roles she holds, but the spirit in which she carries them. She is a lawyer, mother, grandmother, sister, daughter, ministry leader, and friend, but above all, she is a woman of faith. She embodies grace, perseverance, and love in a way that inspires those around her.
One of her favorite scriptures is Psalm 37:25:
“I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread.”
That verse beautifully reflects the faithfulness of God that Kel’ley has trusted throughout her life.
This International Women’s Month, Hello To Natural is honored to celebrate Kel’ley Gardner as a true example of strength, devotion, leadership, and godly womanhood. We thank God for her life, her service, and the powerful impact she continues to make.
Kel’ley, we celebrate you.