Cleveland's outpost of the Threaded national ministry, inspiring relationships, reconciliation, and collaborative action.
ThreadedCLE began with a simple conviction: the gospel is the answer to racial conflict, and Cleveland needs a movement of faith leaders willing to live into that answer together.
Since 2021, ThreadedCLE has been the Cleveland outpost of Threaded, a national ministry founded in Dallas by Markus Lloyd. What started with Threaded resourcing Bridge City Church's diverse plant team has grown into a citywide network: Journey Groups crossing Cleveland's east and west sides, a Civil Rights History Tour reorienting hundreds of leaders, and the Cleveland Reconciliation Collaboration bringing diverse ministry leaders together monthly.
We are part of Threaded's vision to catalyze the existing multi-ethnic church presence in a community and steer it toward cross-cultural, collaborative action that partners with other community entities for lasting transformation.
Learn About Threaded National →"Like a beautifully woven tapestry's array of colorful threads reveal the creator's artistic imagination, Threaded dreams of creating communities that display God's cross-cultural imagination."— Threaded Vision Statement
Markus Lloyd is a speaker, writer, performer, husband, and father committed to using his passion, creativity, and magnetic leadership to weave the Body of Christ back into a unity that makes the world run to Jesus.
Markus has been a regular presence in Cleveland since ThreadedCLE's earliest days, co-facilitating retreats, leading workshops, and building relationships across the city's diverse ministry landscape. His story, rooted in navigating Black and White cultures from childhood, gives him a uniquely grounded perspective on the long work of reconciliation.
He holds degrees and concentrated studies in international studies, cultural intelligence, and diversity, equity, and inclusion, and has worked in vocational ministry for over 15 years across roles including Creative Director, Worship Leader, and Director of External Focus.
Full bio at wearethreaded.org →
Keith Hileman is Director of ThreadedCLE and Director of Operations for Threaded, the national racial reconciliation ministry. A pastor, executive coach, church consultant, and certified Cultural Intelligence facilitator, Keith brings 30 years of pastoral ministry experience to the work of cross-cultural relationship and reconciliation across Cleveland and Northeast Ohio.
Keith's work with Threaded is grounded in long-term local presence, building the relationships, networks, and resources that make reconciliation sustainable, not just eventful. Locally, he leads ThreadedCLE's programming across Cleveland: convening the Cleveland Reconciliation Collaboration (CRC), launching Journey Groups and Let's Talk Race classes with partner churches, and leading the Cleveland Racial & Civil Rights History Tour. Nationally, he works alongside Markus Lloyd consulting with denominational leaders, churches, and organizations on Cultural Intelligence and racial reconciliation strategy.
Beyond Threaded, Keith coaches and consults with pastors, church planters, and nonprofit leaders through RunFree.co, with particular attention to multicultural contexts and organizational clarity. He holds theological training from Dallas Theological Seminary and is certified in Meta Performance Coaching, Cultural Intelligence, Church Unique, and Younique. Currently Pastor/Theologian in Residence at Bridge City Church (ECO Presbyterian), a multi-ethnic church plant in Cleveland's Clark-Fulton neighborhood.
Contact Keith →ThreadedCLE's work in Cleveland is made possible through deep partnerships with local ministries committed to the same mission.
The Wholeness Project (TWP) is ThreadedCLE's primary Cleveland strategic partner and operational host. TWP and ThreadedCLE operate under a formal MOU, with ThreadedCLE functioning as a Threaded-owned ministry outpost hosted through TWP's platform and community infrastructure.
Visit twpcle.org →Bridge City Church in Cleveland's Clark-Fulton neighborhood is ThreadedCLE's origin story. Threaded first came to Cleveland to resource Bridge City's diverse plant team, and that relationship remains a foundational anchor for ThreadedCLE's work on the city's west side.
Bridge City Church →The CRC is a growing network of diverse ministry leaders across Cleveland meeting monthly for shared learning, honest relationship, and collaborative action. ThreadedCLE convenes and facilitates the CRC as part of its broader citywide mission.
Connect with the CRC →ThreadedCLE is part of the Threaded national network, a ministry inspiring relationships, reconciliation, and collaborative action among the diverse body of Christ. Threaded provides ThreadedCLE with curriculum, training, strategy, and national cohort support.
Visit wearethreaded.org →Whether you're a pastor, a lay leader, or just someone who wants to understand, ThreadedCLE has a next step for you.
Contact Keith