Steve and Chris Galegor

 Dr. Steve Galegor is the Southwest trainer for CHIEF’s “School without Walls.” Steve is a graduate of Grace Theological Seminary in Winona Lake, Indiana. He holds a Master of Divinity degree and a Doctor of Ministries degree, with major studies in intercultural ministries. Steve is an ordained elder in the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches and has ministered among Native Americans for over twenty years.

Steve was born in Missouri, while his dad was finishing college. After college they moved to Ardmore, then Oklahoma City, where Steve grew up. Chris was born and raised in Oklahoma City. Chris has relatives and in-laws who are Native Americans. Oklahoma has the largest population of Native Americans in the US, but like most Americans, the Galegors grew up oblivious to their needs. After Grace Seminary, Steve worked for Grace Brethren Home Missions, where he had some responsibility with Grace Brethren Navajo Mission. On a visit with Chris to the mission, they felt their call to service with Native Americans. After raising support, they joined the mission staff in 1989 where their daughter Shanda became one of the few white graduates of Grace Christian Indian School. In 1991, Steve became the director of the ministry and labored in church planting and Bible training among the churches in New Mexico and Arizona, while being the superintendent of Grace Christian Indian School. In 1999, the ministry headquarters were moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico, because of the movement of Native Americans to urban centers and to concentrate more on church planting. In 2007, Steve and Chris joined the ministry of Christian Hope Indian Eskimo Ministry (C.H.I.E.F., Inc.) to be more involved with leadership development among Native American leaders.

A special greetings from Steve and Chris Galegor
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