Bringing human lights together to create new communities for change!

Who Are We?

First Phase: 153 Cafe & Marketplace-Creating a Neighborhood Gathering Space and an Entrepreneurial Community

First Phase: FREE Summer Arts & Craft Club-Creating an Artisan Community

153 Cafe: Creating an outdoor space for community gathering, a gathering place for our gardeners, a relaxing spot under the umbrellas to sip on our Famous Hibiscus Tea and enjoy our delicious Spice Cake while you talk story. Proceeds of the 153 Cafe go back into the Kaleidoscope Movement to insure its longevity and growth to impact our neighborhood.

153 Marketplace: Our hope is to partner and collaborate with our neighbors to not only raise their standard of living but to help them create an entrepreneurial business out of whatever they love to do or create. Our lights shine brighter when we are doing what we love and as we learn and experience it together!

Creating a raised bed gardening community in our green space not only addresses the food insecurity of our neighborhood, but also creates a gathering space for gardeners, a place where seniors can establish friendships and experience less isolation, where those with wisdom can nurture young people, families can experience planting and harvesting together, gardeners can learn from speakers and special events about gardening, healthy foods and wellness, and so much more!

Kaleidoscope Honolulu is a grass roots initiative of First Christian Church (DOC) of Honolulu- a non-profit organization bringing human lights together to create new communities that empower our neighbors and impact positive change in our neighborhood and city.

First Christian Church-Disciples of Christ of Honolulu has been serving the community for more than 125 years. FCC of Honolulu is a multi-cultural church, whose mission is to be a billboard for Love and a vibrant community of ambassadors for inclusive Love, through building relationship bridges into our neighborhood that love all and serve all through collaboration and partnerships with our neighbors.

The "Kaleidoscope Honolulu" mission is to bring the unique human lights in our neighborhood together, creating different patterns of light that form small communities, who bring positive impact to our neighbors and to our city.

First Phase: Growing a Gardening Community

Discover what you love to create or create what you love! At our summer artisan club, we'll be creating a variety of arts & crafts with our neighbors to provide opportunities to explore entrepreneurship or you may want to keep what you create or use as gifts! It's a wonderful way to gather, create, make new friends, and spark the light of your imagination! (Ages 6-99years)

Kaleidoscope Team

Pastor Nan Riddle

Intern Rebecca Woodland

Pastor Nan Riddle has a heart for trailblazing the way in transforming churches, neighborhoods, and communities through collaborations, partnerships, empowering neighbors with new perspectives and skills, shaping unique communities from the interests and needs of the people, celebrating the light of each individual, and creating pathways in which, together, our new patterns of light effectively impact our community's needs and social injustice for the better!

With over 20 years in ministry, she believes that everyone's story is a light that has meaning and value for the past, present moment, and to shape the future for the better!

She was abandoned at birth...so the whole world is her true OHANA. Proclaiming her entire life as a miracle, she is the evidence of the power of hope...and that today isn't the end of your story.

Pastor Nan has been a musician since she was 3 years old, loves music, adores gardening and everything outdoors, is an adventurer, and loves people of all ages, cultures & experiences! She holds a Masters Degree in Divinity, a Masters Degree in Education, and a Bachelors Degree in Music.

Rebecca Woodland is our resident chef who has traveled the world teaching cooking lessons and learning about cooking. Her passion is cooking, healthy eating and wellness, as well as weaving the Gospel teachings through cooking and sharing a meal at "Dinner Church" at First Christian Church (DOC) of Honolulu. She's a former Wellness Cuisine Instructor at Castle Medical Center.

She studied at Vancouver School of Theology, Living Light Culinary Arts Institute, University of British Columbia, and the Milan Art Institute. She's also taught Middle School and owned her own catering company. Rebecca is also an accomplished and celebrated artist.

Chef Rebecca will be the cooking heart of our 153 Cafe and other cooking communities, or entrepreneurial pursuits, we might envision to create for our neighbors to learn and build/or be part of a cooking/food small business.